Watchdog Details Storm of Political Pressure in Sharpiegate July 14, 2020 By Seth Borenstein Political pressure from the White House and a series of “crazy in the middle of the night” texts, emails and...
Hurricanes May Cause More Pain For Pandemic-hit Insurers June 1, 2020 By Carolyn Cohn The official start of the Atlantic hurricane season on Monday could signal more steep losses for insurers and reinsurers, already...
Forecasters Predict Busy 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season May 26, 2020 By Freida Frisaro FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — With forecasters predicting another intense Atlantic hurricane season with as many as 13 to 19 named...
Judge: Salvage Firm Can Recover Titanic’s Telegraph Machine May 20, 2020 By Ben Finley NORFOLK — A federal judge in Virginia has ruled that a salvage firm can retrieve the Marconi wireless telegraph machine...
NOAA Study Says ‘Atmospheric Rivers’ Cause 84% of Flood Damage in the West February 11, 2020 By Brian K. Sullivan Climate change is spurring a new, deep dive into a complex, little-studied weather system blamed for creating billions of dollars...
Emails Show the Fallout from Trump’s Claims About Dorian February 3, 2020 By Lynn Berry And Jill Colvin WASHINGTON — A flurry of newly released emails from scientists and top officials at the federal agency responsible for weather...
U.S. Had 14 Weather Disasters Costing $1 Billion or More in 2019 January 10, 2020 By Brian K. Sullivan The U.S. had 14 weather disasters costing $1 billion or more last year, with Midwest flooding accounting for almost half...
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,...
How One Startup is Trying to Help Car Dealers Weather Hailstorms November 12, 2019 By Ira Boudway Nick Pacifico has been working at his family’s Cadillac dealership in Denver since 2003. He’s never seen insurance costs this...
National Weather Service Chief Backs Forecasters who Contradicted Trump September 10, 2019 By Jay Reeves HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — The head of the National Weather Service issued a strong public defense Monday of forecasters who contradicted...