How Homes Are Being Built, Raised to Withstand Extreme Weather May 13, 2019 By Jim Efstathiou Jr. and Prashant Gopal Breezy Point is beautiful in the summertime, a quaint neighborhood sitting on a slim peninsula that juts out into the...
More Than 200K Without Power Following Violent Northeastern U.S. Storms April 15, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan and Jim Efstathiou Jr. More than 200,000 homes and businesses in eight states were without power early Monday after violent thunderstorms and heavy rains...
Gas Blasts Near Boston Linked to NiSource Unit’s Work Orders October 12, 2018 By Ryan Beene, Jim Efstathiou Jr. and Naureen S. Malik A series of explosions that rocked several towns north of Boston, Mass., last month has been linked to work orders...
Duke Energy Braces for Second Hurricane Hit as Michael Nears Florida October 10, 2018 By Jim Efstathiou Jr. Utilities are warning that lights in the Carolinas may go out for the second time in a month, thanks to...
Duke Restores Power to 1.2 Million in Carolinas as Florence Heads North September 18, 2018 By Jim Efstathiou Jr. Duke Energy Corp., the biggest utility in the Carolinas, has faced a three-front war as it battles back against the...
Hydroelectric Dams Operating at Peak to Manage Florence’s Floods September 18, 2018 By Jim Efstathiou Jr. Florence’s driving rains are forcing hydroelectric dam operators to run generators at full tilt and open flood gates that haven’t...
For First Time, 5 Named Storms Could Crowd Atlantic Ocean September 14, 2018 By Jim Efstathiou Jr. For tropical storms, two’s company, three’s a crowd and five is, well, unprecedented. Maybe not for long. Weather forecasters are...
Climate Forces Behind Florence Look Like Those of Harvey, Sandy September 12, 2018 By Jim Efstathiou Jr. and Eric Roston As Hurricane Florence barrels toward North Carolina, it’s being strengthened and guided by a one-two punch of climate factors scientists...
Hurricane Florence Risks to North Carolina Include Toxic Sludge, Lagoons of Pig Manure September 11, 2018 By Jim Efstathiou Jr., Sylvia Carignan and Shruti Date Singh Hurricane Florence’s potential for destruction also includes increased risks for the environment and public health as torrential rains could overwhelm...
Researchers Cool Their 2018 Hurricane Season Forecast June 1, 2018 By Jim Efstathiou Jr. Subtropical Storm Alberto kicked off the Atlantic hurricane season a week early, but don’t take that as a harbinger of...