Articles by Brian K. Sullivan

California Storm Raises Mudslide Risk, Closes Interstate

Southern California will clock a few more tense hours as showers continue to soak the burn-scarred landscape around Los Angeles. While the rains are helping fight wildfires that have killed at least 28 and destroyed more than 16,000 structures, they’re …

New Wildfires Erupt in California, Forcing Thousands to Evacuate

Two new wildfires that erupted in Southern California are spreading quickly over dry hillsides and forcing evacuations, stoking new fears in a region that’s been devastated by recent deadly blazes. The Hughes Fire, which began Wednesday and grew within hours …

Worst Snowstorm in 130 Years Plunges US South Into Frigid Chaos

Across the US South, extreme weather usually means boarding up windows against hurricane winds and lining streets with sandbags to hold back floods. This week, freezing temperatures and record-breaking snowfall are instead sending residents from Florida to Texas rushing to …

Rare Snow Imperils Texas Gas Exports, Shuts Louisiana Roads

A historic winter storm threatened natural gas shipments from one the biggest US export plants while heavy snow shut schools and airports in Houston and highways in New Orleans. A low-pressure system is dropping bitter cold from Texas to North …

Extreme Cold and Record Snowfall to Test Texas Power Grid

A cold blast gripping the US South threatens to bring record-breaking snowfall to New Orleans and Houston and a deep freeze that endangers oil and natural gas output and electrical grids. Snow and sleet began dropping Monday night in Houston, …

Extreme Cold From NY to Texas Threatens to Topple Records

A blast of extreme cold is poised to descend on the central US this weekend before spreading to New York and the rest of the East Coast, testing power grids and threatening to break temperature records. Frigid conditions will sweep …

Fire-Ravaged LA to See Respite But Danger ‘Not Yet Passed’

The dry, dangerous winds that have kept fire-scarred Los Angeles on edge for days are finally forecast to end — but a lack of rain and another round of winds forecast next week has officials worried. “Things are starting to …

Los Angeles Is on Edge as Strong Winds Keep Fire Danger Elevated

Los Angeles is bracing for critical wildfire conditions again as dry winds scour Southern California, creating the risk of more blazes in the wake of a disaster that has killed at least 24 people, driven thousands from their homes and …

Los Angeles Faces Another Day of Extreme Fire Risk as Winds Rise

Hot, dry winds are pummeling Los Angeles and surrounding areas of Southern California, raising wildfire risks through at least Wednesday as the region reels from blazes that have killed at least 24 people and burned neighborhoods to the ground. Tropical-storm-strength …

Winter Storm Sweeps US South, Grounding More Than 2,000 Flights

A powerful winter storm sweeping the US South has grounded more than 2,000 flights, halted passenger trains and threatens the region with heavy snowfall. As of 7:15 a.m. New York time, 2,043 flights around the US were canceled, more than …