Jul 07 Debate erupts over weather forecasts for deadly Texas floods and adequate staffing By Michael Biesecker, Brian Slodysko, Associated Press Former federal officials and outside experts have warned for months that President Donald Trump’s deep staffing cuts to the National Weather Service could endanger lives. After torrential rains and flash flooding struck Friday in the Texas Hill Country, the weather… Continue reading
Jul 07 What to know about the deadly flash floods in Texas By Associated Press Survivors have described the floods as a “pitch black wall of death” and said they received no emergency warnings. Continue reading
Jul 01 Major climate change reports are removed from U.S. websites By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The White House, which was responsible for the assessments, said the information will be housed within NASA to comply with the law, but gave no further details. Continue reading
Jun 24 New York City hits 100 degrees under extreme heat wave baking Eastern U.S. By Associated Press Large swaths of the country were broiling under a heat dome, worsened by a humid atmosphere that’s circling the East. Continue reading
Jun 24 LIVE MAP: Track the path of Tropical Storm Andrea By Associated Press The tropical storm is expected to be short-lived. Continue reading
Jun 18 Hurricane Erick threatens to bring flooding and mudslides to Mexico's Pacific coast By Luis Alberto Cruz, Associated Press Up to 20 inches of rain could fall across the Mexican states of Oaxaca and Guerrero. Continue reading
Jun 18 Eruption of Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki forces evacuations and flight cancelations By Handrianus Belutowe, Edna Tarigan, Associated Press The eruption alert was raised Tuesday to the highest level and the danger zone where people are recommended to leave was expanded to about 5 miles from the crater. Continue reading
Jun 17 Tropical Storm Erick, located near southern Mexico, is expected to become a hurricane By Associated Press The National Hurricane Center said Erick was expected to rapidly intensify and become a hurricane by late Tuesday or early Wednesday. Continue reading
May 28 Prepare yourself for several years of killer heat, top weather forecasters warn By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Record-breaking heat will push Earth to more deadly, fiery and uncomfortable extremes, according to a five-year forecast released Wednesday by the World Meteorological Organization and the U.K. Meteorological Office. Continue reading
May 22 NOAA predicts another busy Atlantic hurricane season, but maybe not as crazy as 2024 By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press With warmer than normal ocean waters, forecasters are expecting yet another unusually busy hurricane season for the Atlantic. But they don't think it will be as chaotic as 2024, the third-costliest season on record. Continue reading