Tropical Storm Josephine Sets Record for Fastest Atlantic Season August 14, 2020 By Brian K. Sullivan The Atlantic spun it 10th storm faster than any other hurricane season in records going back to 1851, and more...
Hurricane Alpha? Amped Up Season Forecast, Names May Run Out August 10, 2020 By Seth Borenstein Already smashing records, this year’s hyperactive Atlantic hurricane season is about to get even nastier, forecasters predict. In the coming...
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,...