Andrew Freedman
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Senior Reporter, Weather & Climate @cnn. Priors: Axios, WaPo | Alum: The Fletcher School, Columbia Climate & Society | Tips: andrew.freedman@cnn.com | afreedman@protonmail.com | Signal: @afreedmanclimate.03
Another week, another strikingly powerful heat dome in the US, this time in the West. This could be the start of a long duration extreme heat event, too. Details: www.cnn.com/2026/07/30/w...
A record-challenging heat dome is about to bake the West with the summer’s hottest temperatures so far | CNN
An unusually strong heat dome will scorch much of the western United States this weekend, bringing the hottest temperatures so far this year to tens of millions from California to Canada.
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July has showcased the increasing likelihood of heavy rainfall in a warming world, with a spate of flash flood emergencies occurring across the U.S. www.cnn.com/2026/07/23/w...
July is flash flood emergency season now | CNN
Flooding this July has felt extraordinary, but it’s part of a multi-year pattern where extremes are becoming the new normal.
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"This summer proves we don’t have to wait until the future for climate change to smack us in the face. From torrid heat waves, to deadly flash floods, to raging wildfires and their associated acrid smoke — the signs are all around us, right now." www.cnn.com/2026/07/20/c...
Fires, floods and record heat: This is the summer of compounding disasters | CNN
This summer has proven we don’t have to wait for climate change to smack us in the face. The signs of global warming are all around us, right now.
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Alright, we have reached the point in our climate dystopia that different hazards are fighting amongst one another.
There's something bizarrely Pyrocene about being thankful that high altitude wildfire smoke knocked temperatures down a few notches today during a heat wave in New England. Unfortunately, low altitude smoke still to come... www.cnn.com/2026/07/14/w...
Dangerous smoke from Canadian wildfires moves into the Great Lakes and Northeast | CNN
Wildfires in Canada are pouring thick clouds of smoke into the US and will usher in unhealthy air quality for millions of people in Northeast and Midwest.
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Experts tell me there's increasing reasons to believe the ongoing El Niño event in the tropical Pacific could rival, if not break, historical records for its intensity. Here's what that would mean: www.cnn.com/2026/07/06/w...
We knew this Super El Niño would be intense. But it could end up being even worse than anticipated | CNN
This El Niño could set the new benchmark for peak intensity, with potentially dire implications for the extreme weather events it influences worldwide.
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Why do we have so many different ways to measure heat? Between the heat index and wet bulb globe temperature, what do each of these mean and when/why should we use them? www.cnn.com/2026/07/03/w...
Why we have so many ways to measure hot weather | CNN
Temperatures are skyrocketing for the third straight day across the Eastern US, but there’s at least three different ways to say how hot it really is.
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Why do we have so many different ways to measure heat? Between the heat index and wet bulb globe temperature, what do each of these mean and when/why should we use them? www.cnn.com/2026/07/03/w...
Why we have so many ways to measure hot weather | CNN
Temperatures are skyrocketing for the third straight day across the Eastern US, but there’s at least three different ways to say how hot it really is.
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A deep dive into the various factors favoring record heat in Europe & the US, including climate change, the jet stream configuration & to some extent, the strengthening El Niño . www.cnn.com/2026/07/01/c... Thx to @kimcobb.bsky.social @michaelemann.bsky.social @mktippett.bsky.social & others.
Cruel summer: Punishing heat waves hit Europe, US, with a preview of what’s to come | CNN
Summer has barely started in the Northern Hemisphere, but already it’s offering an oppressive preview of life on a hotter planet.
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First the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), and now Argo! We must continue to FIGHT BACK! 🌊 🦑 ⚒️ 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41... Thank you @alexwitze.bsky.social and cc @scrippsocean.bsky.social
US funding uncertainties threaten to sink key global oceanography projects
The United States has led the world in observing the oceans — but cuts and threats of cuts have researchers worried it is no longer a reliable partner.
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Today has been another record breaking day, with a new provisional June temperature record of 37.3°C recorded at Santon Downham this afternoon
If the US government decides to allow a company to pollute by forgoing enforcement, DOJ argues in a recent legal filing that local communities can’t sue over the resulting pollution. Here's what you need to know (gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Why the Trump Administration Is Defending Musk’s xAI Data Centers in Court
The government’s bid to shield the AI company from a pollution lawsuit is raising concerns that citizens could lose a longstanding tool for enforcing environmental rules.
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After furious backlash on Capitol Hill and in the scientific community, the Trump Admin's NSF is reversing its decision to dismantle a sprawling ocean observing system. (Note: some damage has already been done, however.) www.cnn.com/2026/06/18/c...
Trump administration reverses plans to ditch a critical ocean monitoring system after furious bipartisan backlash | CNN
The Trump administration is U-turning on its controversial decision to dismantle a critical system of ocean monitoring that provides vital information on the health of the world’s oceans, after a bipa...
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NEWS: A bipartisan group of senators are seeking to triple the current size of NOAA’s aging Hurricane Hunter fleet, and codify NOAA’s weather recon role into law. www.cnn.com/2026/06/17/w...
Senators look to triple the size of NOAA’s aging Hurricane Hunter fleet | CNN
A bipartisan group of senators are trying to triple the size of the Hurricane Hunter fleet — the hulking and aging aircraft used to fly directly into hurricanes
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"We can debate funding levels and priorities. What we cannot afford to risk is the momentum that those waiting for cures expect from us. If we walk away from that, we will not just lose the cures we have — we will lose the cures we have not yet imagined." www.statnews.com/2026/06/12/o...
I’ve spent 40 years in research. I have never seen a threat to science like the new grantmaking rule
“American science is too valuable to be turned into a political football,” writes David J. Skorton, president of the Association of American Medical Colleges.
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Breaking: El Niño is officially here, and it could break records. NOAA is giving it a 63% chance of becoming one of the “largest El Niño events in the historical record going back to 1950.” www.cnn.com/2026/06/11/w...
Scientists are sounding the alarm about a new rule that would dramatically change how the federal gov't makes grant funding decisions. The rule is extraordinarily sweeping, and could have huge impacts on health and climate research. W/ @ellanilsen.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2026/06/04/c...
Researchers say this new Trump rule could destroy American science as we know it. They’re fighting back | CNN
Scientists across multiple disciplines are raising the alarm after the White House proposed taking greater control over how scientific research gets funded and allowing political appointees to decide ...
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Climate change has put the oceans in deep trouble, and now the Trump admin is ditching a $368 million deep-sea monitoring system. www.cnn.com/2026/06/03/c...
The oceans are in deep trouble. The Trump administration just ditched a vital deep-sea monitoring system | CNN
The Trump administration will dismantle a $368 million monitoring system that provides critical data on the world’s oceans, sparking alarm among scientists
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BREAKING: A federal court has blocked the National Science Foundation (NSF) from transferring a major supercomputer away from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Wyoming. This is good news! (🧵👇)
So, Reading University recorded 33.1°C today, which beats the previous all-UK May daily record. Kew Gardens says, “hold my beer”, recording 35.1°C. For the same weather patterns, these temperatures would have been low-30s in a past climate. Burning fossil fuels has made these heatwaves hotter.
A record-shattering heat wave is roasting Western Europe, spurred by a remarkably (record) strong heat dome for this time of year in that location. www.cnn.com/2026/05/26/c...
Europe is sweltering in a deadly, early heat wave. Here’s why it’s happening | CNN
Temperature records are being smashed across Europe as parts of the continent swelter under a heat dome that is bringing extreme temperatures alarmingly early in the year.
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El Niño is poised to play a large role in the 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season, with @noaa projecting that the odds favor a below average season. www.cnn.com/2026/05/21/w...
Thank El Niño for NOAA’s new forecast for Atlantic hurricane season | CNN
Time is ticking down to the start of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season and NOAA’s first forecast for it is finalized.
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Add hurricane seasons to the growing list of phenomena (tornado seasons, extreme rains) that climate change is tending to “clump” into more extreme intervals punctuated by quieter periods. Weather and climate weirding, if you will.
Dr. Jeff Masters@drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 3mo agoThe latest in my 10-post series on hurricanes and climate change covers studies showing dramatic swings between active and inactive hurricane seasons are likely in the future, the risk of back-to-back hurricanes is growing, and hurricanes will likely get more damaging and deadly.
We want to hear from you! The National Weather Service is planning to modernize its Cooperative Observer Program (COOP) network by harnessing new technology, optimizing observation sites and leveraging high-quality commercial data. Weigh in here: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...
New from me for @cnn.com: "Climate change makes this El Niño a wild card, since it will occur in a far warmer world than that of 2015-16 and 1997-98 — and especially 1982-83." www.cnn.com/2026/05/19/c...
What previous Super El Niños can tell us about the next one | CNN
The coming “Super” El Niño is poised to affect the lives of hundreds of millions of people worldwide as it strengthens into winter.
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Psyched for the launch of the CNN Weather App, which I've been working on with a dream team of colleagues for months. It connects you with the experts & gives you a daily source of wonder. Here's the philosophy behind it: www.cnn.com/2026/05/12/w...
Why we’re launching the CNN Weather app | CNN
A good forecast can tell you what might happen. A good weather app should help you understand that forecast and what to do with it, so you only need one.
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Together with my CNN Climate & Weather colleagues, I'm writing a newsletter (again!), this time a weekly on extreme weather and climate. It's free, and you can sign up here: www.cnn.com/newsletters/... Today's topic? The upcoming "Super" El Niño.
CNN Weather: Sign up for email updates | CNN
The forecast is just the beginning. We’ll send you expert coverage and the stories behind the weather — so you always know more than just the number.
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JournoJob alert: Come work with me at CNN Climate & Weather. Must have multimedia skills & be a sharp editor to shepherd and edit weather edutainment stories. This is a great role for the right person. careers.wbd.com/global/en/jo... (You can also be based in DC, NYC etc).
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A Super El Niño is coming. Here's some of the likely impacts it could bring, from drought in Australia to a new hottest year record. www.cnn.com/2026/04/07/w...
A Super El Niño is coming. Here’s how a hotter ocean could change the weather near you | CNN
El Niños happen when water in the tropical Pacific heats up, changing weather patterns all around the world. The hotter the water, the more intense the effects. Models suggest the oncoming El Niño cou...
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