Winds

Extreme Weather-Colorado Floods

In an event described as “biblical” by the National Weather Service, a tropical monsoon dumped more than 17 inches of rain on the Front Range of Colorado, leaving a wide swath of death and destruction.. Just last year the same area experienced devastating forest fires, which scientists say made the flooding and landslides even worse.

Indian meteorologists trying to develop more precise forecasts of critical monsoon rains

Reflecting on India’s Monsoon Rains

Environment

A West African Dust Storm

Environment

Almanac/Warm Winter Wind

Almanac: Chinook Wind

This week, facts about a Chinook Wind that swept through a South Dakota town, causing the fastest temperature change in history.

The World

Geo answer

Environment

The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is Guerrero. The Mexican government wants to build a hydro-electric dam near the popular tourist resort of Acapulco and local residents aren’t happy about it. The World’s Lorne Matalon reports.