Wildfires Are Taking an Unexpectedly Huge Toll on America’s Lungs June 30, 2020 By Eric Roston During the 2018 Camp Fire, which lasted 17 days and killed 85 people, residents of nearby Northern California communities breathed...
Big Wheat Growers Are Starting to Hoard Supply April 15, 2020 By Megan Durisin The wheat market is starting to get shaken up by the ,. Panic buying of food might have largely eased...
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...
Crazy Midwest Weather Spurs Hardest Year Ever for U.S. Farms August 28, 2019 By Isis Almeida Crazy weather that disrupted U.S. Midwest plantings is adding to farmer stress, with growers ranking 2019 as their hardest year...
Wave of New Tech Firms Targeting Farms as Weather Wars Mount April 15, 2019 By Lydia Mulvany and Brian K. Sullivan When surprise hailstorms hit the 6,000 acres Trevor Scherman plants each year with peas, wheat, canola and lentils, his first...
Wall Street Embraces Weather Risk in New Era of Storms, Drought April 1, 2019 Every uptick in wind speed along the Gulf of Mexico shoreline is of enormous interest to Mike Eilts. Eilts, senior...
California Storm Could Dump Snow on the Northeast if Jet Streams Collide January 14, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan A storm that’s swinging into southern California could end up blanketing New York and the rest of the Northeast next...
Midwest Could Face Severe Flooding, Other Problems February 23, 2018 Several states could see severe flooding and other weather-related problems amid a storm system that has brought rain, ice and...
What’s Driving Repair Cycle Time? December 1, 2016 By Susanna Gotsch This post is part of a series sponsored by CCC Information Services. Numerous studies have been completed over the years...
East Coast Warmth to Put a Garden Stake in Heart of U.S. Winter March 2, 2016 By Brian K. Sullivan If you live in the eastern U.S., it’s almost time to put that snow shovel away and get out the...