Wildfires Race Across US as Drought Spans Half the Nation April 10, 2026 By Lauren Rosenthal An unusually hot, snowless winter has fueled a fast start to the spring fire season across large swaths of the...
FEMA to Offer $1 Billion for Disaster Resilience After Lawsuit March 26, 2026 By Zahra Hirji and Lauren Rosenthal The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Wednesday it will fund up to $1 billion in disaster-resilient infrastructure under a grant...
Planet-Warming El Niño to Form by September, US Forecasters Say March 13, 2026 By Lauren Rosenthal US forecasters say an El Niño is favored to emerge in the Pacific Ocean by September, threatening to drive global...
3 Big Questions Facing FEMA With Kristi Noem Out March 9, 2026 By Zahra Hirji and Lauren Rosenthal President Donald Trump ousted Kristi Noem as head of the Department of Homeland Security, a move that will also have...
Deep Freeze and Drought Fueled a Massive Florida Wildfire March 2, 2026 By Lauren Rosenthal Firefighters in southwest Florida on Friday continued battling an expansive blaze on a federal nature preserve as an unusually intense...
AI Lost Out to Traditional Models in Forecasting NYC’s Blizzard February 25, 2026 By Lauren Rosenthal Two days before New York’s biggest snowstorm in a decade began, forecasters were still unsure how much snow would fall....
Texas Fire Threat to Worsen as Oklahoma Panhandle Burns February 20, 2026 By Lauren Rosenthal A fast-moving wildfire in the Oklahoma panhandle doubled in size as it pressed into Kansas while winds threatened to shift...
Explosive Wildfires Surge Through Oklahoma Panhandle and Kansas February 19, 2026 By Lauren Rosenthal A fast-moving wildfire on Oklahoma’s panhandle has doubled in size as it presses into Kansas, as firefighters contend with days...
Rising Fire Risk Prompts Utilities to Deliberately Cut Power February 10, 2026 By Michelle Ma and Lauren Rosenthal States in the U.S. West are grappling with an unusually warm, arid winter that is ramping up fire risk in...
Post-Storm Freeze to Test US Power Grids as Demand Surges January 26, 2026 By Lauren Rosenthal and Naureen S. Malik US power grids are expected to grapple with unprecedented seasonal demand and the threat of blackouts after a damaging winter...