Forecasters Warn of Rare, Life-Threatening Oklahoma Wildfire Weather April 19, 2018 By KEN MILLER Forecasters warned of dangerous, life-threatening wildfire conditions in parts of the Southwest and Southern Plains on Tuesday, as a forestry...
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas Face Double Spring Threats April 9, 2018 By KEN MILLER Emergency officials in Oklahoma, Texas and Kansas are bracing for two types of disasters as spring gets into full swing:...
Forecasters Issue Fire, Crop Damage Warnings Across U.S. High Plains March 19, 2018 By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN The amount of moisture received across the United States’ southern high plains since October has been ridiculously low, and forecasters...
Smoky Skies Due to Western Wildfires on Tap for Minnesota January 9, 2018 Minnesota could see a repeat of smoky skies next summer as huge fires continue in the western United States. Daniel...
La Nina Contributing to Wildfire Threat in Mid-South, Plains December 6, 2017 By KEN MILLER Conditions are ripe for winter wildfires from the mid-South through the Great Plains thanks to a combination of weather factors,...
Drought May Have Contributed to Storm That Walloped Maine, Northeast November 2, 2017 By PATRICK WHITTLE Drought conditions across much of Maine may have contributed to the large numbers of trees that toppled during a storm...
States Directed to Use More Aggressive Measures to Prevent Wildfires September 14, 2017 By MATTHEW DALY Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke on Tuesday directed all land managers and park superintendents to be more aggressive in cutting down...
Florida’s Dry While Rest of U.S. is Wet May 23, 2017 By Brian K. Sullivan Spring dumped so much rain on the U.S. that most of the country is drought-free for the first time in...
Above Average Wildfire Risk Expected for Southwest, Florida May 3, 2017 By KIMBERLEE KRUESI Wildfires this summer are expected to be most severe in southwestern U.S. states, Florida, Georgia and in some parts of...
Snowpack Melt Could Lead to Flooding Near Los Angeles March 22, 2017 By BRIAN MELLEY The threat of destructive flooding from a monstrous Sierra Nevada snowpack that supplies Los Angeles, Calif., with its water led...