More than 600,000 customers remained without power Wednesday in the Midwest due to the powerful derecho that roared across the region on Monday.
Month August 2020
The “Godzilla-sized” Sahara Dust Cloud from Africa that traveled 5,000 miles over the Atlantic Ocean into the southern states this summer not only caused incredible sunsets and breathing problems—it also prevented hurricanes from forming.
A new tropical depression or storm could develop in the Atlantic this week, piling onto what has already been a busy start to the season.
A new, USC-led study of more than 1,000 years of North American droughts and global conditions found that forecasting a lack of precipitation is rarely straightforward.
If asked to recall a hurricane, odds are you’d immediately invoke memorable names like Sandy, Katrina or Harvey. You’d probably even remember something specific about the impact of the storm. But if asked to recall a heat wave, a vague recollection that it was hot during your last summer vacation may be about as specific as you can get.
We ain’t seen nothing yet: The ravages of Hurricanes Hanna and Isaias are just a prelude to the main act to come, top forecasters said Wednesday, with 10 more hurricanes likely to follow.
An investor group managing more than $16 trillion on Wednesday launched the world’s first step-by-step plan to help pension funds and others align their portfolios with the Paris Agreement on climate change.
New York City is already experiencing wind gusts between 60 and 70 mph, as Tropical Storm Isaias moves up the East Coast. Wind speeds this high haven’t been seen in New York since Superstorm Sandy.
In many small towns across the East Coast, African American congregations are already beacons of resilience, supporting Black folks when local, state, and federal government failed to.
Isaias weakened to a tropical storm Saturday as it hit the Bahamas en route toward Florida. The storm could strengthen as it approaches the Sunshine State, and local authorities have warned residents to make preparations for a weather event amid the coronaviruspandemic.