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...
Winter Chill Gripping Central US Breaks Temperature Records February 20, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan and Naureen S. Malik Intense cold will grip the central and southern US for at least another day, sending temperatures to all-time lows in...
Record-Breaking Cold to Slam Central US and Test Texas Grid February 19, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan and Naureen S. Malik Winter storms and record-breaking cold will descend on the central and southern US this week, snarling transportation and putting the...
Los Angeles Sees Mudslides With Heavy Rains February 14, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan Heavy rains caused flooding and mudslides in Los Angeles late Thursday and early Friday, as authorities ordered evacuations and warned...