NOAA Announces $30 Million to Bolster Coasts From Flooding, Rising Seas November 20, 2019 By Ellen Wulfhorst NEW YORK — The U.S. government’s oceans and waterways agency will provide $30 million to improve coastal resilience, officials said,...
Nor’easter Steering Toward New York City With Flooding Rainfall October 16, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan A nor’easter barreling up the East Coast is aiming to soak the New York metro region starting around 4 p.m....
Florida Timber Farmers Face Tough Choices Year After Michael October 14, 2019 By Bobby Caina Calvan BLOUNTSTOWN, Fla. — The sunsets are a sight to behold in Joe Leonard’s neck of the woods these days. A...
Bahamians Struggle To Start Over After Dorian’s Devastation October 3, 2019 By Melissa Hernandez GRAND BAHAMA, Bahamas — Tanya Fox ignored evacuation warnings three years ago when Hurricane Matthew pummeled the Bahamas _ and...
Houston Begins Cleanup After Almost 4 Feet of Rain Falls September 20, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan and Catherine Ngai Imelda’s rains have largely left Houston, but the city and the surrounding region are reeling from the fallout. Much of...
Free Interactive Maps Plot Fires and Other Disasters in Real Time August 21, 2019 By Jim Sams On Wednesday afternoon, the Hillsborough River at Morris Bridge Road north of Tampa, Florida, was flowing at more than 3,020...
Barry to Unleash Life-Threatening Floods in Louisiana July 15, 2019 By Sheela Tobben Barry weakened to a tropical depression but was set to cause more life-threatening floods through Monday on its march northward....
US Won’t Impose Rule to Protect Against Coal Ash Spill Costs July 9, 2019 By Matthew Brown BILLINGS, Mont. — The Trump administration said Tuesday that it won’t require electric utilities to show they have money to...
Alaska’s Heat Wave Fuels Dangerous Smoke, Melts Glaciers July 1, 2019 By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska’s heat wave is driving wildfires and melting glaciers, choking the state’s biggest cities with smoke and...
Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana Face Flood of ‘Historic Magnitude’ May 30, 2019 By Alex Dobuzinskis Thousands of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana residents braced for more flooding on Wednesday, and some evacuated their homes, as forecasts...