Huge El Nino Expected, But Early Readings Deceiving October 12, 2015 By Brian K. Sullivan The El Nino raising temperatures across the Pacific and roiling global weather patterns is poised to make the record books,...
Forecasters Open Winter Desk Just as Snow Memories Fade September 16, 2015 By Brian K. Sullivan The U.S. Weather Prediction Center opened its winter forecast desk Tuesday. Wait, isn’t it still summer? Yes. The calendar doesn’t...
El Nino to Peak Near Year End as Warm Sea Temperatures Continue September 15, 2015 By Phoebe Sedgman El Nino will peak around the end of the year as warming sea temperatures in the Pacific Ocean may exceed...
Wind Shear, Dry Air Curb Atlantic Storm Activity at Season Peak September 10, 2015 By Brian K. Sullivan The day during the Atlantic hurricane season when a tropical storm or worse is most likely to be swirling around...
Aon Catastrophe Report: Global Drought Losses to Surpass $8B as El Niño Intensifies September 4, 2015 A new report reveals that as a result of severe drought conditions in the western U.S. total economic losses are...
Survey: 75% of Small Businesses Don’t Have a Disaster Plan September 1, 2015 While 52 percent of small business owners say it would take at least three months to recover from a disaster...
Earth on Track to Beat 2014’s Record Hottest Year August 21, 2015 By Brian K. Sullivan With an El Nino growing in the Pacific Ocean and climate change spurring global temperatures ever higher, almost nothing can...
Strengthening El Nino Offers Benefits July 29, 2015 By SETH BORENSTEIN and FRANK BAJAK In California, they’re counting on it to end an historic drought; in Peru, they’ve already declared a pre-emptive emergency to...
Munich Re Finds Deaths From Global Disasters Rise in 2015 July 15, 2015 The death toll from natural disasters such as earthquakes, storms and heatwaves rose sharply worldwide in the first six months...
El Nino Predicted to Last Well Into Next Year July 10, 2015 By Brian K. Sullivan The Pacific Ocean’s weather-changing El Nino will probably last into 2016 and be stronger than previously forecast, the U.S. Climate...