Heavy Rains in Texas, Louisiana Add to Misery in Flood Zones May 20, 2021 BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Heavy rain kept pounding parts of Texas and Arkansas before moving over Louisiana on Wednesday,...
Study: Climate Change Added $8 Billion to Sandy’s Damages May 19, 2021 By Seth Borenstein Climate change-triggered sea level rise added $8 billion in damage during 2012’s Superstorm Sandy, one of nation’s costliest weather disasters,...
Hurricane That Hit Louisiana in 2020 Was Category 3, Not 2 May 13, 2021 By Rebecca Santana NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Zeta, which swept through southeast Louisiana at the tail end of the 2020 hurricane season,...
Flooding From Fire-Charred Area Still Threatens Flagstaff May 10, 2021 FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — It’s nearly two years since a fire burned nearly 3.1 square miles (8.1 square kilometers) in...
America’s New Normal: A Degree Hotter Than Two Decades Ago May 5, 2021 By Seth Borenstein America’s new normal temperature is a degree hotter than it was just two decades ago. Scientists have long talked about...
South Texas Officials Worry About Breaches in Border Levees April 16, 2021 PALMVIEW, Texas (AP) — South Texas officials say they are worried about flooding during the hurricane season starting June 1...
Lincoln Considers Steps to Avoid Flooding April 13, 2021 By Riley Johnson LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lincoln’s defenses against Salt Creek flooding will face a stiffer test against heavier rains in the...
La Nina Is Fading But California, Gulf Coast Still Face Risks April 12, 2021 By Brian K. Sullivan La Nina, the cooling of the equatorial Pacific that shifts weather patterns the world over, is fading away. But California...
Evacuation Order Lifted at Florida Leaky Phosphate Reservoir April 8, 2021 By Curt Anderson ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A mandatory evacuation order near a leaking Florida wastewater reservoir that affected more than 300...
Trapped Sydney Driver Becomes First Flood Disaster Fatality March 25, 2021 By Rod McGuirk CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A motorist trapped in a car in Sydney on Wednesday became the first fatality of the...