Highways Baking at 158F Signal a Red-Hot Summer From China to the US June 2, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan, Joe Wertz and Mary Hui In northern China, road surfaces have soared to 158F (70C). In California’s Central Valley, temperatures are reaching into the triple...
Wildfires in Alberta Pose Growing Threat to Canada’s Oil May 30, 2025 By Robert Tuttle and Brian K. Sullivan Wildfires are threatening about 5% of Canada’s crude output as a blaze in Alberta’s oil sands region spreads and approaches...
Searing Heat in California and West Threatens to Break Temperature Records May 29, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan A short-lived heat wave will send temperatures soaring across California and the U.S. West through the weekend, elevating power demand...
Why Trump’s Plan to Stop Tallying Weather Losses Matters to the Insurance Industry May 9, 2025 By Lauren Rosenthal and Brian K. Sullivan Extreme weather is an increasingly expensive problem in the US. Last year, fires, droughts and storms caused more than $182...
Severe Storm Threatens Central US With Heavy Rains, Tornadoes April 2, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan Heavy rain, severe thunderstorms and the risk of tornadoes are threatening more than 40 million people from Michigan to Texas...
California’s Snowpack Data Likely Signals Another Fire-Prone Summer April 1, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan California is emerging from its wettest time of the year with new fire and drought risks. The state is scheduled...
Weather Service Merges Units as Staffing Pressure Rises March 28, 2025 By Lauren Rosenthal and Brian K. Sullivan The US National Weather Service will merge two of its largest forecasting units as it prepares for the loss of...
Unusually Active Hurricane Season in Store for the Atlantic: AccuWeather March 27, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan Another above-average hurricane season will threaten the Atlantic this year, with as many as six storms affecting the US, AccuWeather...
Cascading Extreme Weather Events Unleash Billions in Damages Globally March 10, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan, Mary Hui and Joe Wertz First came a dry spell that parched the land, then a spark, followed by some wind. Suddenly, swaths of South...
Critical Fire Conditions to Grip Texas’ Oil-Rich Permian Basin March 3, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan Critical to extreme fire conditions are expected to affect more than 2.7 million people across the Southwest, lower Great Plains...