Researchers Are Resurrecting Billion-Dollar Disaster Tool Trump Killed August 6, 2025 By Lauren Rosenthal A climate nonprofit is planning to revive a key federal database tracking billion-dollar weather disasters that the Trump administration formally...
US Weather Boss During ‘Sharpiegate’ Nears Return to NOAA August 5, 2025 By Lauren Rosenthal Days after floods killed at least 135 people in Texas Hill Country, weather scientist Neil Jacobs appeared before a Senate...
NY and NJ Flash Flood Threats Recede as Weather Stabilizes August 1, 2025 By Lauren Rosenthal and Mary Hui Thunderstorms disrupted New York City transit and inundated roads just as workers started their the home-bound commute Thursday, but conditions...
As Hurricane Season Picks Up, Key Forecasting Tool Access Set to End June 30, 2025 By Lauren Rosenthal and Brian K. Sullivan US National Hurricane Center (NHC) forecasters accurately predicted Hurricane Erick would explode in intensity as it hit Mexico’s Pacific coastline....
‘Abolishing FEMA’ Memo Outlines Ways for Trump to Scrap Agency June 17, 2025 By Zahra Hirji, Jason Leopold and Lauren Rosenthal Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to prepare a memo on how to abolish itself...
Trump Says FEMA Phaseout to Begin After Hurricane Season June 12, 2025 By Skylar Woodhouse, Lauren Rosenthal and Brian K. Sullivan President Donald Trump said his team will move forward with winding down much of the Federal Emergency Management Agency—but not...
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...
NOAA Risks Loss of Data Network and Web Service April 29, 2025 By Lauren Rosenthal A key contract that supports the network service provider for the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is set to...
Why New York and New Jersey Are at Risk of Spring Wildfires April 25, 2025 By Lauren Rosenthal The wildfire scorching southern New Jersey ignited despite a series of downpours in recent weeks — and the region is...
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...