US Oil Producers Ramp Down Gulf Output 25% on Storm Isaias October 8, 2026 By Lauren Rosenthal Offshore oil and gas producers have begun shutting in wells and evacuating personnel from rigs and platforms near the US...
Flood Watches Stretch From Phoenix to Dallas on Polo Remnants September 30, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan, Scott Squires and Lauren Rosenthal Remnants of Hurricane Polo are set to fuel a widespread flood threat across the US from the Southwest to the...
California’s El Niño Emergency Begins Now as Beaches Erode September 28, 2026 By Lauren Rosenthal California is facing a potentially multi-billion-dollar flood threat as El Niño gathers strength in the Pacific Ocean. The warming El...
Northern California Braces for Power Shutoffs Amid Fire Risk September 11, 2026 By Naureen S. Malik and Lauren Rosenthal Nearly a dozen counties in Northern California face an elevated risk of power shutoffs this weekend as extreme heat and...
Los Angeles Faces Days of 100F Heat as Southwest Fire Risk Grows August 24, 2026 By Lauren Rosenthal Los Angeles is bracing for a lengthy heat wave as the weather system that’s cooked Texas expands westward and begins...
Storm-Battered Hawaii Faces Torrential Rain, Mudslide Threat August 21, 2026 By Lauren Rosenthal Hawaii’s Big Island is preparing for another round of flooding rain, roughly a week after Storm Lala washed out roads...
Texas Heat to Challenge State Grid’s Power Demand Record July 21, 2026 By Lauren Rosenthal A blast of intense heat across eastern Texas is set to challenge the state grid’s all-time power demand record. Preliminary...
New York City Braces for Heavy Rain Tuesday After Weekend Floods July 20, 2026 By Lauren Rosenthal Flooding rain is set to make a return to New York and New Jersey Tuesday, days after a weekend storm...
Can Trump’s New FEMA Pick Save the Beleaguered Disaster Agency? May 13, 2026 By Zahra Hirji and Lauren Rosenthal President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency wrote a memo last spring laying out how to...
FEMA Council Backs Overhaul of Disaster Response May 8, 2026 By Zahra Hirji and Lauren Rosenthal President Donald Trump’s task force for reforming the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Thursday recommended sweeping changes to how the...