Month: April 2021

Flooding and erosion are one of the biggest challenges our communities face as a result of climate change. Our ABC Owned Television Stations meteorologists are witnessing, in real time, the disappearance of coastlines, and flooding damage in places far from the oceans. This segment shows the disproportionate impact of flooding on low-income and communities of color. Our team details how the changing climate is reshaping life along U.S. coasts and how innovations are already making…

In 2020, over 58,000 wildfires burned 10.3 million acres in the United States. That’s the most acreage impacted in a year; and nearly 40 percent of those acres were in California. Our America: Climate of Hope examines the increasingly destructive wildfires and the challenges it poses to life, property and public health and spotlights the people helping us adapt to the increasing threat. The story of fire in California is two-fold: On one hand, it’s…

By Aimee Wilmoth, WRAL weather executive producer Ten years ago on April 16, 2011, 30 tornadoes touched down in North Carolina for the greatest one-day total on record for our state. Twenty-four North Carolinians lost their lives that day, and anyone who was in the state will surely never forget it. WRAL News will feature several stories Friday, April 16, to look back at some of the hardest hit areas and reflect on what was…

By WRAL Severe Weather Center Raleigh, N.C. — Wednesday will be partly cloudy and hot before a chance for thunderstorms moves into central North Carolina. An approaching cold front could bring rain and possible storms to the area, especially from the Triangle northward. The best chance for storms will be from 7 to 10 p.m. in the northern part of the viewing area. Almost everyone will stay dry until dusk on Wednesday, although there could…