Goodbye El Nino, Hello La Nina Mayhem May 26, 2016 By Brian K. Sullivan Think of it as Mother Nature’s roller-coaster ride: the shift between the weather patterns known as El Nino and La...
El Nino Blamed for Record Carbon Dioxide Levels May 24, 2016 By SETH BORENSTEIN The amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air jumped by the biggest amount on record last month, a rise...
Warming-Fueled Wildfires on the Rise May 12, 2016 By SETH BORENSTEIN Alberta’s unusually early and large fire is just the latest of many gargantuan fires on an Earth that’s grown hotter...
As El Nino Dissipates, Texas Still Recovering From Warmer Than Normal Winter May 10, 2016 The current El Nino weather pattern that’s been in place since last summer over the central Pacific Ocean is on...
Less Severe Wildfire Season Expected in 2016 May 2, 2016 By DAN ELLIOTT The upcoming wildfire season across the U.S. isn’t expected to be as bad as last year’s infernos, when a record...
Misleading 100-Year Flood Label Doesn’t Mean 99 Years of Safety April 25, 2016 By Brian K. Sullivan Eleven months ago, Houston had a deadly flood. This week, the city had another. Events like these are often called...
As El Nino Fades, La Nina Watch Issued April 18, 2016 Next winter could be cold across the northern U.S. as odds increase that a La Nina will replace the fading...
Allianz: Shipping Safety Hampered by Cyber Risks, Superstorms April 15, 2016 Shipping losses continue their long-term downward trend with 85 total losses reported worldwide in 2015, according to the Allianz Global...
Swiss Re Ranks 2015 Disasters, February Winter Storm is Biggest Loss in U.S. April 7, 2016 Insured losses from global catastrophes and man-made disasters reached $37 billion in 2015, well-below the $62 billion average of the...
Hope for El Nino Drenching Southern California With Rain Continues March 14, 2016 By SETH BORENSTEIN Even though Southern California hasn’t gotten the drought-busting rainy windfall some might have expected from El Nino, federal scientists hold...