Los Angeles Braces for Floods as Atmospheric River Nears
California will get more flooding rains starting late Saturday, unfolding into early next week, as another powerful atmospheric river rolls in off the Pacific Ocean. Los Angeles will likely get 5 to 6...
View Article‘Firehose’ of Flooding Rains Bring Landslide Risk to Hollywood
The Hollywood Hills and Santa Monica Mountains face life-threatening landslides and flash flooding on Monday as an intense atmospheric river blankets Southern California. “We have an atmospheric...
View ArticleCalifornia Faces Renewed Flood Risk as Deadly Storm Drops More Rain
The risk of flash flooding and landslides persists for 21 million people across California as rains from a deadly atmospheric river keep falling throughout the day. Flood watches continue across...
View ArticleRising U.S. Losses From Powerful Hurricanes Flag Need for Better Protection
Only a few U.S. states are taking significant steps to reduce hurricane risks, as a study this week showed the most damaging storms are now three times as frequent as a century ago and have become the...
View ArticleSnowstorm Descends on NYC as Hundreds of Flights Canceled
A powerful winter storm descended on the US Northeast on Tuesday, dropping snow across the region while snarling commutes, shutting schools and canceling hundreds of flights. Parts of Pennsylvania...
View ArticleAustralia Set for Another Cyclone Hit After Storm Forms in North
Australia will be struck by a third tropical cyclone in around two months after a system formed off the country’s north on Friday, with the storm expected to cross the coast in a sparsely populated...
View ArticleNew Storms Hit California as Wet Winter Brings More Flooding, Winds and Heavy...
AccuWeather meteorologists on Sunday forecasted the “relentless wet pattern” will continue for residents along the West Coast at least the middle of the week, as stormy conditions move onshore with...
View ArticleCalifornia Hillsides Are at Risk of Floods After Days of Downpours
The latest in a series of robust storms is drenching California again with rain and snow, prompting officials to warn residents to stay on high alert for floods as weakened terrain gets further tested....
View ArticleNYC Walloped by Fast-Moving Snow Storm That Surpasses Forecasts
A surprisingly robust winter storm blanketed New York City with snow at the start of the long holiday weekend, leaving streets slippery and coated with powder and delaying air travel for the second...
View ArticleLos Angeles Area on Alert for Flash Floods: Weather Watch
California, which has been suffering through wet weather for weeks, has more rain in the forecast. A flash flood warning is in place for downtown Los Angeles, as well as the surrounding area, through...
View ArticleFEMA Expands Reinsurance Program by Transferring $575M in Flood Risk to...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency in an effort to engage reinsurance markets to bolster the financial framework of the National Flood Insurance Program and promote private sector participation in...
View ArticleUS Natural Gas Pipeline Accidents Pose Big, Unreported Climate Threat
Last October, an Idaho farmer using a backhoe punched a hole into a 22-inch pipeline buried under a field, sending more than 51 million cubic feet of natural gas hissing into the air. While the...
View ArticleSpring Storm Threatening New England With 18 Inches of Snow
A late-season storm rolling out of the US Midwest threatens to dump more than a foot of wet, heavy snow on northern New York and New England starting Wednesday night, with parts of New Hampshire and...
View ArticleFEMA Assistance Tops $20M for San Diego County
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Small Business Administration today have distributed more $20 million in disaster recovery assistance for survivors in San Diego County. It is part of an...
View ArticleAnother Report Forecasts 2024 Atlantic Basin Hurricane Season to Be...
A 2024 Atlantic hurricane season forecast calls for 23 named storms, 11 hurricanes and five major hurricanes, This is the 41st year Colorado State University’s tropical meteorology project has made...
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