Texas Power Use to Hit Record as Temperatures Soar June 6, 2022 Power demand in Texas is set to break the all-time record this week, far ahead of the hottest days of...
Weather’s Unwanted Guest: Nasty La Nina Keeps Popping Up May 31, 2022 By Seth Borenstein Something weird is up with La Nina, the natural but potent weather event linked to more drought and wildfires in...
Crews Slow New Mexico Fires, Brace for Dangerous Conditions May 20, 2022 By Susan Montoya Bryan ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — More than 2,000 firefighters battling the largest U.S. wildfire dug back-up fire lines and rearranged fire...
Vast Swath of US at Risk of Summer Blackouts, Regulator Warns May 19, 2022 By Naureen Malik and David R. Baker A vast swath of North America from the Great Lakes to the West Coast is at risk of blackouts this...
Drought Ravages Some French Crops, Key Regions Uncertain – Expert May 19, 2022 By Sybille de La Hamaide PARIS —Extremely dry weather has caused severe damage to grain crops in some parts of France and substantial rain will...
Rain Brings Relief to Massive, Record-Wildfire in New Mexico May 18, 2022 By Susan Montoya Bryan Lightning sparked a few new small fires in the drought-stricken Southwest Monday but the thunderstorms brought welcome rain to the...
Iraqi Merchants Struggle on Amid Series of Strong Sandstorms May 17, 2022 By Samya Kullab BAGHDAD (AP) — The thick layer of dust blanketing the sky did not deter Muhammed Ghalib from walking to work...
New Mexico Governor Seeks More US Aid for Wildfire Response May 16, 2022 SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor is asking for additional federal assistance to respond to wildfires burning across...
Menaced by Flames, Nuclear Lab Peers Into Future of Wildfire May 16, 2022 By Morgan Lee LOS ALAMOS N.M. (AP) — Public schools were closed and evacuation bags packed this week as a stubborn wildfire crept...
Financial Firms Face $225B in Losses From Water Risks of Flood, Drought, Pollution May 5, 2022 By Simon Jessop and Tommy Wilkes Financial institutions face losses of at least $225 billion from risks related to water, with a third of them doing...