Aug 12 Detroit area continues to struggle with flooding By Justin Scuiletti The aftermath of a Monday storm that unleashed nearly five inches of rain on the Detroit area is still being felt Tuesday. Continue reading
Aug 06 Hawaii gears up for double hurricanes By Anna Christiansen Hawaii is under a tropical storm warning as two hurricanes spin their way across the Pacific ocean. Residents are bracing themselves for torrential winds, rains and flooding, all of which are likely to cause power disruptions on the Islands. Continue reading
Jul 20 100 homes destroyed as Washington wildfires rage By Xander Landen Wildfires in Washington state continued to rage Sunday, burning more than 360 square miles of land so far and destroying homes and power lines in their path. Continue reading
Jul 18 ‘Thunder god’ typhoon batters Southeast Asia By Andrew Troast Typhoon Rammasun, named after the Thai word for “Thunder God,” made landfall on the Chinese island of Hainan Friday killing at least one person. 130 mph winds and steady rain tore through the northern region of Hainan Friday as… Continue reading
Jun 15 Southeast especially vulnerable to tornadoes, study shows By Vic Pasquantonio A new study says four out of five U.S. states that are most vulnerable to “killer twisters” are in the Southeast, with Florida topping the list. Continue reading
May 22 Watch a wall of dense fog creep across Lake Michigan By Lorna Baldwin Two fishermen on Lake Michigan caught more than a big fish yesterday. They caught on camera a massive fog bank making its way across the lake. Andrew Ballard and his father Spencer were out for a leisurely day of fishing near… Continue reading
May 08 Higher odds for El Niño flame fear of reduced global crop yields By Ellen Rolfes The Climate Prediction Center, an agency that is part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, announced Wednesday in their monthly report that chances for an El Niño weather system have reached 65 percent, up from a 50 percent chance… Continue reading
Apr 30 After rash of storms, flooding hits Florida, Alabama By Ariel Min The giant storm system that violently swept across Oklahoma, Mississippi and Arkansas last weekend has evolved into widespread flooding in the Florida Panhandle and Alabama Gulf Coast on Wednesday. The death toll from the storms has grown to 36 so… Continue reading
Mar 19 White House harnesses power of data for new climate change initiative By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The Obama administration hopes to fight global warming with the geeky power of numbers, maps and even gaming-type simulations. The White House on Wednesday announced an initiative to provide private companies and local governments better access to already public climate… Continue reading
Feb 27 NASA and JAXA launch mission to measure global precipitation By News Desk A rocket containing the Global Precipitation Measurement Core Observatory satellite launched from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center at 3:37 a.m. Japan Standard Time Friday. The GPM satellite, a joint-effort between NASA and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, will be used to… Continue reading