California Wildfires Left Toxic Threats Behind March 13, 2019 By Sharon Bernstein PARADISE, Calif. — As an uncontrollable wildfire turned the California town of Paradise to ash, air pollution researcher Keith Bein...
Investors Ignored PG&E Warning About Disasters January 17, 2019 By Molly Smith, Emily Chasan and Janine Wolf PG&E Corp. told investors repeatedly that weather-related disasters were a risk, but many didn’t pay enough attention until the company...
Report: Fire-Resistant Homes Don’t Have to Cost a Fortune November 28, 2018 By Christopher Flavelle Homes in wildfire-prone areas around the U.S. could be built to better withstand blazes without increasing the cost of construction,...
Technology Shapes Insurers’ Wildfire Response November 27, 2018 By PAT EATON-ROBB As wildfires raged this month in California, insurance claims experts at Travelers sat in a command center 3,000 miles (4,828...
Incoming Governors More Likely to Face Natural Disasters November 26, 2018 By GEOFF MULVIHILL Governors have a wide range of priorities they want to tackle in the coming year, from tax reform to education....
Fires, Flooding, Record Cold Expected for Thanksgiving Holiday November 21, 2018 By Brian K. Sullivan Fires and flooding on the West Coast, record cold and gusty winds on the East Coast. Brace yourself for Thanksgiving...
Nevada Course Preps Students to Investigate Wildfires November 14, 2018 After a wildfire burns swaths of land, someone has to investigate the clues left behind to determine the fire’s cause...
Many Undetected Wildfires Occur in Florida September 17, 2018 A new study from Florida State University researchers indicates that common satellite imaging technologies have vastly underestimated the number of...
Climate Change-Driven Wildfires Reshape West September 5, 2018 By MATTHEW BROWN Wildfires in the U.S. have charred more than 10,000 square miles so far this year, an area larger than the...
Meteorologists Aid Wildfire Fight by Keeping Crews Informed August 21, 2018 By JAYATI RAMAKRISHNAN, East Oregonian As they sit at their screens in a small office outside Pendleton, a group of meteorologists can already tell what...