Lawmakers: Ida Damage Shows Need for Infrastructure Upgrades September 7, 2021 By Matthew Daly and Hope Yen WASHINGTON (AP) — Shaken by haunting images of surging rivers, flooded roads and subways and other damage caused by the...
Fred Weakens to Tropical Depression But May Strengthen Near Cuba August 12, 2021 By Will Wade Tropical Storm Fred weakened to a tropical depression as it dumped heavy rain across the Dominican Republic, but was expected...
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...
Iota Set to Become 30th Named Storm in Historic Hurricane Season November 13, 2020 By Brian K. Sullivan A system swirling across the central Caribbean is expected to become Tropical Storm Iota Friday as it heads toward hurricane-ravaged...
Louisiana Bracing for 6th Hurricane to Make U.S. Landfall This Year October 9, 2020 By Stacey Plaisance and Rebecca Santana MORGAN CITY, La. — Louisiana residents still recovering from the devastation of a powerful hurricane less than two months ago...
Tropical Storm Sally Menaces New Orleans, U.S. Gulf Coast September 14, 2020 By Brian K. Sullivan Tropical Storm Sally’s flooding rains are set to reach the U.S. Gulf coast late Monday as the storm grows into...
Hurricane Laura Approaches Gulf Coast Forcing Tens of Thousands to Evacuate August 25, 2020 Hurricane Laura was bearing down on the U.S. Gulf Coast on Tuesday, threatening fierce winds and storm surge from San...
Hanna’s Rain Remains Biggest Threat to Virus Hot Spot Texas July 27, 2020 By Juan A. Lozano and John L. Mone CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — South Texas braced for flooding Sunday after Hanna roared ashore as a hurricane the day before,...
Houses in Hurricane Strike Zones are Built Back Bigger April 23, 2020 By University of Southhamptom A study of hurricane-hit areas of the United States has revealed a trend of larger homes being built to replace...
Study Finds Greenhouse Gases to Billow on Gulf Coast Petrochemicals Boom January 15, 2020 By Erwin Seba HOUSTON, Jan 14 — A multi-billion dollar boom in petrochemical plants proposed along the U.S. Gulf Coast could pump as...