Science Sep 27 3 reasons why Hurricane Ian could cause major flooding in Florida Much of the state is at risk of heavy rainfall, and the coast could see devastating storm surge, particularly around Tampa Bay. By Athena Masson, The Conversation
World Sep 21 Watch 4:18 Puerto Rico begins hurricane recovery with most of island still without power and water Hurricane Fiona is expected to hit Bermuda hard as a Category 4 storm. But when it saturated Puerto Rico earlier this week, it did plenty of damage as a Category 1 storm and set back the modest progress made in… By William Brangham, Cai Pigliucci, Sam Lane, Karina Cuevas, Marcos Perez, Eduardo Mariota
Nation Jun 01 Houston seethes over being frozen out of federal flood funds Houston residents and officials are seething over a Texas agency's decision to not award the city a single cent of the initial $1 billion in federal flood mitigation funding the state was promised following Hurricane Harvey in 2017. By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press
Nation Sep 15 Watch 4:03 Hurricane Sally could unleash torrential rain and significant storm surge on Mobile Hurricane Sally is slowly making its way to the Gulf Coast Tuesday evening, with Alabama squarely in its path. The city of Mobile is on high alert for the possibility of torrential rainfall and a storm surge that is seven…
Sep 05 Watch 4:16 How Charleston is faring after battering from Hurricane Dorian The port city of Charleston is prone to flooding even in normal rain events, so local officials and residents prepared for the worst when awaiting Hurricane Dorian. In the end, the city saw less flooding and storm surge than they… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch 4:26 What the East Coast of the U.S. can expect from Hurricane Dorian After causing calamity in the northern islands of the Bahamas, Hurricane Dorian is just offshore from northern South Carolina and southern North Carolina Thursday. When will this storm conclude its path of destruction? The National Hurricane Center's Ed Rappaport joins… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch 3:17 All of Florida should prepare for hit from strengthening Hurricane Dorian, officials say After missing Puerto Rico, Hurricane Dorian veered toward the U.S. Virgin Islands, battering them with drenching rains and strong winds. The Category 1 storm now appears to be headed for Florida, but its path is difficult to predict. Still, Florida… Continue watching
Nov 14 Climate change has intensified hurricane rainfall, and now we know how much By Julia Griffin Hurricane Harvey wasn’t an outlier. A new study reports that climate change intensified the rains of other recent cyclones by between 4 and 9 percent. Continue reading