Eric Zerkel - Supervising Editor of Weather
Eric Zerkel
Supervising Editor of Weather
Eric Zerkel is the Supervising Editor of CNN's weather team, covering extreme weather and its intersection with the climate crisis.
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Large, long-lived tornadoes are tearing across the South after a deadly outbreak Friday nightMar 15, 2025Large and destructive tornadoes are carving paths of destruction across the South for the second day in a row. -
Tornado outbreak is raking across Central US as part of a major storm that has killed 3 so farMar 15, 2025Dozens of tornadoes are reported from thunderstorms that lit up the radar from Wisconsin to Mississippi in the early hours Saturday. -
How Americans will feel the impact of Trump’s weather forecasting layoffsMar 1, 2025Scientists and politicians are sounding the alarm about potential consequences of the layoffs, including keeping people safe and protecting the economy. -
Mother and daughter killed in a tornado in a small East Tennessee communityFeb 8, 2025The year’s first deadly US tornado struck after dark Thursday, killing two people in a small East Tennessee community as the first of five back-to-back, jet stream-driven winter storms pummeled the eastern United States. -
Parts of the US face their most significant tornado and severe storm threat in monthsOct 30, 2024Second severe storm season is about to kick into gear with the threat of strong tornadoes and other dangerous storms. -
Critical Antarctica glacier appears to be smoking in rare view from spaceOct 29, 2024A vital glacier in western Antarctica appears to be smoking in a rare view captured by a NASA satellite earlier this month. -
Before-and-after images show Helene wiped parts of North Carolina off the mapOct 3, 2024New before and after satellite photos paint a grim picture of Hurricane Helene’s devastation in parts of western North Carolina that have been hard to access after the storm swiped away the state’s roads and bridges. -
Hurricane Francine will continue to strengthen on its collision course with LouisianaSep 11, 2024Francine has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph and is forecast to keep strengthening – possibly to a Category 2 storm – ahead of landfall along the Louisiana coast Wednesday. -
Southern California wildfire burns so intensely that it creates its own weather as it spreads, forcing evacuationsSep 8, 2024Some Southern California residents were forced from their homes Saturday after an explosive wildfire grew by more than 3,000 acres in mere hours – and is burning so intensely that it is creating its own weather. -
Watch the glacier outburst that sent a surge of water into Juneau, causing ‘unprecedented’ floodingAug 7, 2024A rush of water unleashed by an ailing glacier swelled an Alaska river to record levels Tuesday causing unprecedented flooding in Juneau nearly a year to the date of a similar destructive event. -
Tropical Storm Debby forms in the Gulf of Mexico, expected to reach hurricane strength before landfall in FloridaAug 4, 2024Tropical Storm Debby has sustained winds of 40 mph and is located about 270 miles south of Tampa, Florida, according to the hurricane center’s 8 p.m. ET update on the storm. -
Beryl, the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, is rapidly approaching the CaribbeanJun 29, 2024Beryl is the first hurricane of the 2024 Atlantic season, with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph with stronger gusts, according to a 5 p.m. EST update from the National Hurricane Center. -
A plant that’s everywhere is fueling a growing risk of wildfire disasterJun 9, 2024A ubiquitous, resilient and seemingly harmless plant is fueling an increase in large, fast-moving and destructive wildfires in the United States. -
1 dead, homes damaged after destructive tornadoes and storms hit three states and a DC suburbJun 7, 2024Storms with damaging tornadoes hit parts of Maryland on Wednesday, leaving at least one person seriously injured and knocking down trees on homes and other buildings in several areas. -
Unwieldy wildfires scorch Canada and threaten a community scarred by past catastropheMay 15, 2024Improving winds and a storm moving into western Canada are providing a temporary boost to firefighters battling massive wildfires, but the danger remains heightened as they burn close to three communities. -
Rapidly-spreading fires are threatening to burn through Canadian towns and degrading air qualityMay 15, 2024Dangerous wildfires have scorched tens of thousands of acres and are closing in on multiple Canadian towns, forcing thousands of evacuations and degrading air quality.
About
Eric Zerkel is the Supervising Editor of CNN’s weather team, covering extreme weather and its intersection with the climate crisis.
Zerkel is responsible for overseeing the editorial and content strategy of CNN’s weather team on its digital platforms.
He joined CNN from The Weather Channel, where he served in various roles during his decade with the company, including his last position as head of subscription content.
There, he also assigned and edited text stories, videos, and podcasts for weather.com, covered weather and climate science, and developed and launched subscription weather content, newsletters, and alerts. Prior to The Weather Channel, he reported for the New York Daily News, The Wall Street Journal, and Esquire.
Originally from Florida, Zerkel has a B.S. in Political Science and English from Florida State University and an M.S. in journalism from New York University.
