Jul 11 Louisiana braces for possible hurricane and flooding By Kevin McGill, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press The storm that dumped 8 inches of rain in just three hours over parts of New Orleans is forecast to strengthen into a tropical depression. Continue reading
May 23 NOAA predicts a ‘near-normal’ hurricane season. Here’s what that means By Gretchen Frazee Scientists expect to see four to eight hurricanes — half of which may become major hurricanes with winds of at least 111 miles per hour. Continue reading
May 23 Congress on the cusp of approving long-overdue disaster aid By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Congress is rushing to wrap up a long-overdue $19 billion disaster aid package, but only after Democrats insisted on jettisoning President Donald Trump's $4.5 billion request to handle an unprecedented influx of migrants at the southern border. Continue reading
May 06 Trial to determine if government liable for Hurricane Harvey flooding By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Residents allege their properties became storage facilities used by the federal government to hold water from the two dams run by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Continue reading
Apr 11 How natural disasters can increase inequality By Gretchen Frazee A report from the Urban Institute shows that low-income Americans experience the biggest drop in their credit scores following “medium-sized” disasters. Continue reading
Nov 27 Trump rejects key conclusion of U.S. government climate report By Seth Borenstein, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The president has rejected a central conclusion of a report on the economic costs of climate change released by his own administration, but economists said the warning of hundreds of billions of dollars a year in global warming costs is… Continue reading
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
Oct 22 ‘Extremely dangerous’ Hurricane Willa aims for Mexico’s western coast By María Verza, Associated Press After briefly reaching Category 5 strength, the storm's maximum sustained winds weakened slightly to Category 4 at midafternoon. But it was expected to bring "life-threatening storm surge, wind and rainfall" to parts of west-central and southwestern Mexico ahead of an… Continue reading
Oct 19 Here’s where Hurricane Michael damage and recovery stand more than a week later By Patty Gorena Morales It’s been nine days since Hurricane Michael, one of the most powerful storms to hit the U.S. in nearly 50 years, made landfall. Here’s where the numbers stand today. Continue reading
Oct 16 Florida families still seek people missing in the hurricane By Russ Bynum, Kelli Kennedy, Associated Press Days after the hurricane slammed into the Florida Panhandle, people are struggling to locate friends and loved ones who haven't been heard from. How many are missing seems to be anyone's guess. Continue reading