UK Recorded Highest-Ever Temperature in Last Week’s Heatwave July 30, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan The U.K. was never hotter. Last week temperatures reached 101.6 degrees Fahrenheit (38.7 Celsius) at the Cambridge Botanic Garden on...
Now a Tropical Storm, Barry Takes Aim at Louisiana July 11, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan Tropical Storm Barry formed in the Gulf of Mexico and could strike Louisiana as a hurricane Saturday, causing almost $1...
As Gulf Storm Bears Down, New Orleans Faced with Threat of Two-Sided Flood July 10, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan New Orleans is under the threat of floods from two fronts as the Mississippi River could jump to its highest...
Nobody Seems to Know Why Hail Storm Losses Suddenly Began Rising in 2008 June 17, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan In 2008, the year the stock market crashed and Barack Obama won the presidency, the U.S. was hit with a...
California Heat Stokes Fire Risk, Residents Asked to Curb Power Use June 12, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan A second day of unrelenting heat is scorching California, sending temperatures to near record levels, raising risk of wildfires and...
Unusual If Not Unprecedented: 500 Tornadoes in 30 Days May 30, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan The U.S. has been rocked by 500 tornadoes in the past 30 days with a trapped jet stream in the...
Viewpoint: Ground Will Shake and Snakes Will Flee as the Mississippi Drains May 29, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan I was on site in 2011 when the Army freed the Mississippi from a man-made barrier and unleashed it into...
As Many as 8 Hurricanes Forecast for ‘Near Normal’ 2019 Hurricane Season May 24, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan As many as 8 hurricanes may form in the Atlantic in 2019, a “near normal” season following two years of...
Mississippi River’s Morganza Floodway May Be Opened for Third Time Ever May 23, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan A major barrier that keeps the Mississippi River in its current path may be opened for just the third time...
Storm-and-Twister Threat Moves to Arkansas-Missouri Farm Belt May 21, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan The heavy rain, high winds and hail that swept across the southern Great Plains is now headed to Arkansas and...