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The southeastern U.S. is facing a severe weather risk Monday following deadly tornadoes over the weekend, while another powerful storm system is coming to California.

Since 2011, a fleet of seaweed patches double the size of the contiguous U.S. has cycled from West Africa to Florida, threatening beaches from Martinique to Miami. This year, it could grow bigger.

Officials in West Virginia are investigating reports of powder in the air and on vehicles in parts of the mid-Atlantic. Authorities are collecting samples of the dust substance.

The Southeast will potentially be swept by rain and stronger thunderstorms on Saturday, with a more active weather pattern forecast next week bringing multiple weather hazards.

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The one-stop-shop will open its door in 2025 in Detroit, giving Metro Detroiters a taste of the restaurant, convenience store and gas station all in one type of establishment.

Wet weather is forecast across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, leading to flooding risks in New York and New England. This comes as snow shifts over the Midwest.

Cooler temperatures are forecast from the Plains to the Gulf Coast over the next few days and lake effect snow will fall for parts of Wisconsin and Michigan.

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Danielle picked up strength in the Atlantic and was forecast to become the first hurricane of an unusually quiet storm season on Friday morning. The hurricane center said the storm is expected to meander in the Atlantic over the next few days. This infrared radar image shows Tropical Storm Danielle in the mid-Atlantic on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. (NOAA - GOES-East/TNS)TNSThe tropical storm comes amid what had been a calm hurricane season. In the north Pacific, Tropical Storm Javier formed overnight.

More than 40 people had been unaccounted for after torrential rain Tuesday night and early Wednesday caused widespread damage in the county.

A woman and two dogs were killed by a lightning strike Wednesday as thunderstorms pounded Southern California, authorities said.

The persistent heat dome which imposed oppressively high temperatures on the northern Plains and Midwest over the weekend will begin to shift further eastward this week, ending a short reprieve many states in the Great Lakes and...

A Delaware man was sentenced today to 21 years in prison for trafficking minor and young adult victims throughout the mid-Atlantic region. Jones was found guilty of conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of minors by force, fraud or coercion, and of sex trafficking three minors by force, fraud or coercion. Bridges was the violent ringleader who used force and threats to cause the victims to engage in commercial sex acts. Jones was also sentenced to 10 years of supervised release and ordered to pay $15,160 in restitution to the victims. The FBI’s Philadelphia Field Office investigated the case with substantial assistance from the Tinicum Township Police Department; Newark Police Department; Delaware State Police; Philadelphia Police Department; Delaware River & Bay Authority and Wilmington Police Department.

Just a day after spring warmth, wintry weather seized Colorado on May 20.

The following is a transcript of an interview with Dr. Scott Gottlieb that aired Sunday, April 10, 2022, on "Face the Nation."

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The Mykolaiv Zoo bills itself as the best in Ukraine, but now the 4,000 animals it holds are trapped by bombardments, with Russian rockets landing among them. Volodymyr Topchyi, the zoo’s director, says their evacuation via the bridge across the Buh river to territory held by Ukrainian forces is not feasible.

The total estimated loss for the Porsches, Bentleys, Lamborghinis and Volkwagens aboard the Felicity Ace is close to $440 million.

A Portuguese Air Force helicopter evacuated the 22 crew members when the fire first broke out, setting the ship adrift.

A large cargo vessel carrying cars from Germany to the United States has sunk in the mid-Atlantic nearly two weeks after a fire broke out on board.

A large cargo vessel carrying cars from Germany to the United States sank Tuesday in the mid-Atlantic, 13 days after a fire broke out on board, the ship’s manager and the Portuguese navy said. The Felicity Ace sank about 400 kilometers (250 miles) off Portugal’s Azores Islands as it was being towed, MOL Ship Management in Singapore said in a statement. The Portuguese navy confirmed the sinking, saying it occurred outside Portuguese waters.

A fire aboard a huge car transport ship adrift in the mid-Atlantic is dying out.

The Portuguese navy rescued the 22-member crew from the Felicity Ace, which was scheduled to arrive in the port of Davisville, R.I., next week. None of the crew was injured.

The Felicity Ace, which was carrying Volkswagen Group vehicles to the U.S., is adrift near Portugal's Azores Islands.

The Felicity Ace, which was carrying Volkswagen Group vehicles to the U.S., is adrift near Portugal's Azores Islands.

Winston-Salem, North Carolina is asking people within one mile of a blaze at a fertilizer plant to evacuate because the large volume of ammonium nitrate on site could potentially explode. (Feb. 1)

A major Nor'easter is on the way and could dump up to 2 feet of snow on some areas.

The quickly-intensifying winter storm could develop into a nor'easter, possibly unleashing blizzard conditions.

Traffic comes to a halt in Istanbul, Turkey, after major snowfall created dangerous road conditions.

Snow covers the mountains of Lebanon as a heavy winter storm hits the Mediterranean region.

After a winter storm swept through Damascus, Syria, a group of children was seen playing in the snow on Jan. 20, building snowmen and having snowball fights.

Heavy snow rolled through Tennessee and Kentucky on Thursday, and was expected to hit several states across the northeast next.

A Black Brant IX sounding rocket is scheduled to launch from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia between 10 p.m. Thursday and 2 a.m. Friday, Jan. 5 EST (0300-0700 GMT Friday, Jan. 7).

Severe winter weather traveling through the U.S. is causing power outages for nearly half a million people. Hundreds of flights continue to be canceled or delayed as airports grapple with staff shortages. Errol Barnett has the details.

Impacts from the winter storm are expected across the South, Appalachian states, the mid-Atlantic and up the East Coast.

The first nor'easter of the season blasts the Northeast with fierce winds and heavy rain. Peak winds could top 50 miles per hour and 3-6 inches of rain is expected to fall. Mola Lenghi reports from Long Beach, NY.

Residents on the East Coast are now bracing for the season's first nor'easter, as severe weather threatens tens of millions of Americans from the Pacific Northwest to New England. CBS news lead national correspondent David Begnaud reports on the impact of a record-breaking bomb cyclone on the West Coast, and CBS news meteorologist and climate specialist Jeff Berardelli joins Elaine Quijano on CBSN to discuss the severe weather across the nation this week.

Organizers of the world-renowned triathlon, which was scheduled to have thousands of competitors, told AccuWeather's Jillian Angeline they had no choice but to call off the event.

The San Francisco Bay Area is recovering from what’s being called the strongest storm to hit the region in more than 25 years. Record rain, howling winds and mudslides caused widespread damage from southern California to the Pacific Northwest. David Begnaud reports.

A powerful storm barreled toward Southern California after flooding highways, toppling trees, cutting power to 380,000 utility customers and causing mud flows in areas burned bare by recent fires across the northern part of the state. (Oct. 25)

About 13% of United's Thursday schedule was cancelled after Ida flooded its Newark hub.

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A mysterious ailment has sickened and killed thousands of songbirds in several mid-Atlantic states since late spring. While scientists are still racing to confirm the cause, it seems juvenile birds may be most susceptible. The U.S. Geological Survey, which oversees responses to some natural hazards and risks, has recommended that people temporarily take down bird feeders and clean out bird baths to reduce places that birds could closely congregate and potentially spread disease.

Severe weather in Delaware and New Jersey early Friday prompted tornado warnings.

Severe weather from Tropical Storm Elsa spurred tornado warnings in Delaware and New Jersey early Friday as the system moved over the mid-Atlantic states and into the northeastern United States. Overnight in coastal New Jersey, a 78 mph (126 kph) wind gust was recorded in Ludlam Bay, and a 71 mph (114 kph) gust was recorded in Beach Haven — both appeared to be “associated with nearby tornadoes,” the National Hurricane Center said in a 5 a.m. update.

Undeterred New Yorkers trekked through water-filled subway stations on Thursday as flash floods struck the city.

Wildlife officials are asking people not to feed birds or provide bird baths amid dozens of reports of mysterious songbird deaths.

All the information you need to get ready for Sunday's Drydene 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Dover International Speedway.

Nearly 2,400 health care facilities, schools and governments in the United States were hit by ransomware attacks last year.

Trillions of Brood X cicadas are now emerging throughout parts of the mid-Atlantic and Midwestern U.S.Why it matters: Most immediately, because they can be as loud as a Metallica show when they're singing in concert.Stay on top of the latest market trends and economic insights with Axios Markets. Subscribe for freeBut the behavior of cicadas will provide important clues to how climate change and human influence are altering the environment, and preview a future where some insects — including many of the species that most threaten us — could swarm in ever greater numbers.By the numbers: As soil temperatures 8 inches underground reach 64°F, it will signal to cicadas of Brood X that it is time to end their 17 years underground and burst through the forest floors and suburban lawns of their native territory.Beyond their clockwork periodicity — which some scientists believe evolved during ancient glacial periods — Brood X cicadas have two things going for them: size and sound.As a mass, Brood X cicadas emerge in such numbers that as many as 1.5 million can be found in a single acre, which helps enough of them survive predators during their four- to six-week lifecycle to mate, lay hundreds of eggs and start the whole process over again.To attract those mates, male cicadas produce sound via the tymbals on either side of their abdomens. When masses of cicadas in a small area all sing at once, the volume can be higher than 85 decibels — loud enough to potentially damage hearing over a prolonged period. Aside from the annoying noise and the ick factor, cicadas pose no threat to human beings. But the reverse isn't necessarily true.Periodical cicadas thrive in forest edges, but they need trees to reproduce, which makes wider-scale deforestation a threat, one that's already taken a toll on other periodic cicada broods.Because cicadas are dependent on temperature cues to know when to emerge en masse, climate change can mess with their life cycle. Cicadas that emerge off-cycle are known as "stragglers," and there's evidence that some members of Brood X emerged years early, which puts them at greater risk from predators.The big picture: Climate change and habitat loss have already been implicated in the decline of countless other insects, from wild bees to monarch butterflies to certain kinds of moths. But other insect species will thrive in a warmer world — to the detriment of the rest of us.While honeybees have been under well-publicized stress, beekeepers have been able to curb losses in recent years. But that's less true for native pollinators, which have suffered as their native habitat has been replaced by sterile lawns. In general, though, as temperatures rise, insect metabolism and reproduction rates speed up, which means more insects eating more. One recent climate model predicted that as a result, the crop yield lost to pest insects could increase 10–25% for every additional 1.8°F degree of warming. A 2019 study predicted that under the most extreme warming scenarios, an additional 1 billion people around the world could face their first exposure to a host of mosquito-borne illnesses like dengue fever and Zika, as hotter temperatures allow the insects to expand their geographic range.Suburban development in partially forested areas — as well as climate change — is increasing the threat from tick-borne diseases, with the number of counties in the Northeast and upper Midwest considered at high risk of Lyme disease increasing by more than 300% between 1992 and 2012.The catch: Connecting climate change to insect-borne disease is tricky, in part because rising incidences of diseases like Lyme likely also reflect greater awareness and more meticulous tracking. Even with warmer temperatures, the spread of insect-borne diseases like Zika is still primarily a function of poverty. Yellow fever was once prevalent in the U.S. as far north as Boston, and the CDC's location in Atlanta is due to the fact that the agency's initial focus was the control of malaria, which was endemic through much of the South until the postwar era.What's next: This month, British biotech company Oxitec launched the first field trial in the Florida Keys of mosquitoes that had been genetically modified to curb population growth and limit the transmission of disease.MIT geneticist Kevin Esvelt has suggested genetically editing white-footed mice to be resistant to Lyme, which would potentially disrupt the chain of transmission to human beings.In both cases, though, some experts worry about unknown side effects that could come with releasing modified animals into the wild. The bottom line: Cicadas are a loud, if temporary nuisance, but more dangerous bugs aren't going anywhere.More from Axios: Sign up to get the latest market trends with Axios Markets. Subscribe for free

The cool-looking insects will soon be out in force, although they may not pose for a painting.

A slow-moving frontal boundary extending from the Northeast through the Ohio Valley is reaching southwest into the Mississippi Valley and Texas.

What looks to be the biggest snowstorm in several years is on the way for the Northeast. Heavy snow and wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph will cover a widespread area with blizzard-like conditions, near-zero visibility and 1 to 2 feet of snowfall on Wednesday into Thursday. Blizzard-like conditions are expected in the Northeast, while the Mid-Atlantic can expect a messy mixture of snow, ice and rain. CBS NewsNew York City poses a tricky forecast. However, for a few hours overnight, warm enough air will nose into the clouds to turn the snow to sleet, limiting snow totals.

What looks to be the biggest snowstorm in several years is on the way for the Northeast. Heavy snow and wind gusts of 40 to 50 mph will cover a widespread area with blizzard-like conditions, near-zero visibility and 1 to 2 feet of snowfall on Wednesday and Thursday. Blizzard-like conditions are expected in the Northeast, while the Mid-Atlantic can expect a messy mixture of snow, ice and rain. CBS NewsNew York City poses a tricky forecast. However, for a few hours overnight, warm enough air will nose into the clouds to turn the snow to sleet, limiting snow totals.

freeimages.com/krzysiuc(CNN) - Stormy weather is causing trouble for US travelers. Multiple severe storms are causing long delays Wednesday at airports in parts of the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, according to a report from the Federal Aviation Administration. Airplanes destined to arrive at Boston Logan, New York City's three international airports, Philadelphia International, Baltimore-Washington and Washington Dulles are all being delayed at their departure gates due to the weather, the FAA stated. Two West Coast hubs, San Francisco International and Seattle-Tacoma International, are similarly affected by delays as they wait for the stormy weather to clear in the Northeast, according to the FAA. Based on the cloudy skies, long delays will likely persist well into the evening hours.