Mar 03 More flooding expected as deadly nor'easter moves out to sea By Associated Press On Saturday, areas from Maryland to Maine remained under flood warnings. Continue reading
Sep 09 Column: Six rules for rebuilding infrastructure in an era of 'unprecedented' weather events By Thaddeus R. Miller and Mikhail Chester, The Conversation After extreme weather events like Hurricane Harvey, city planners need to think about the smartest way to rebuild. Continue reading
Sep 08 What you need to know about Hurricane Irma By Erica R. Hendry, Michael D. Regan In a news briefing Friday, Florida Gov. Rick Scott called it “a catastrophic storm” like “our state has never seen.”… Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 15:01 Hurricane Irma could be catastrophic. Here's how officials are preparing By PBS News Hour Hurricane Irma is punishing Puerto Rico with 185 mph winds as it takes aim at the U.S. mainland. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Ed Rappaport of the National Hurricane Center, Kathleen Fox of FEMA and Key West Mayor Craig Cates about… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch 2:36 What we know about Hurricane Irma, the most powerful storm ever recorded in the open Atlantic By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 05 First Harvey, now Irma. Why are so many hurricanes hitting the U.S.? By Nsikan Akpan Some uncertainty still surrounds Hurricane Irma’s fate, but here’s what to expect -- plus an explainer on why this hurricane season is churning out so many extreme storms in the Atlantic Ocean. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch 5:20 News Wrap: In Pennsylvania, Trump thanks black voters By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, President-elect Donald Trump visited Hershey, Pennsylvania, for the last stop on his victory tour. There, he thanked his African-American supporters -- albeit to a largely white audience -- touting his success with black voters in… Continue watching
Dec 12 Here's the first weather report for an exoplanet By Nsikan Akpan You may want to pack goggles and sunscreen before you visit HAT-P-7b, based on the first convincing report of weather on an exoplanet. Continue reading
Sep 30 Hurricane Matthew gains strength in the Caribbean, becomes major storm By Nana Adwoa Antwi-Boasiako Meteorologists still do not know if or how the storm will make landfall in the United States. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch 4:34 News Wrap: Flood-ravaged West Virginia braces for more rain By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, a new round of storms pounded West Virginia, where more than 20 counties braced for additional flooding. Since last week, floods have killed nearly two dozen people across the state. Also, a California wildfire consumed… Continue watching