Early Start to Hurricane Season May Not Result in Many Storms August 3, 2018 By Brian K. Sullivan The Atlantic hurricane season may have gotten off to an early start this year, but it’ll probably end with a...
Odds of El Nino Rises July 12, 2018 By Brian K. Sullivan It’s increasingly likely an El Nino will form this year in the equatorial Pacific to roil global weather patterns and...
La Nina Is Dead, But Watch Out for El Nino May 11, 2018 By Brian K. Sullivan La Nina is dead. Long live El Nino? A weather pattern known as La Nina that has worsened drought conditions...
Earth Keeps on Warming Without El Nino January 23, 2018 By SETH BORENSTEIN Earth last year wasn’t quite as hot as 2016’s record-shattering mark, but it ranked second or third, depending on who...
North America Pounded by Disasters in 2017 January 3, 2018 By SETH BORENSTEIN North America couldn’t catch a break in 2017. Parts of the United States were on fire, underwater or lashed by...
LexisNexis: Catastrophe Claims Rise as Losses Decline September 27, 2017 In 2016, Colorado and Texas homeowners suffered the greatest percentage of catastrophic losses due to extreme weather and other perils,...
Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast Raised Again August 8, 2017 By Brian K. Sullivan Researchers again boosted the number of storms the Atlantic may produce before the hurricane season ends as a missing Pacific...
Severe Storms Dominate First Half of 2017, Cause $41B in Large Losses July 26, 2017 A series of hailstorms and tornadoes in the U.S. dominated the natural catastrophe statistics in the first half of 2017,...
El Nino Not Likely, Active Atlantic Hurricane Season Looms June 8, 2017 By Brian K. Sullivan Forecasters again lowered the odds of El Nino forming by year’s end, a scenario that may mean more Atlantic hurricanes...
Above Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season Predicted This Year June 1, 2017 Forecasters at NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center say the Atlantic could see another above-normal hurricane season this year. For the upcoming...