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...
Wheat Crops Wither, Herds Thin as Spring Drought Deepens May 5, 2026 By Lauren Rosenthal, Erin Ailworth and Ilena Peng Farmers across the Great Plains are confronting an intense drought that threatens winter wheat harvests and is pushing cattle producers...
Texas Hill Country on Alert for Flooding as Heavy Rains Approach May 1, 2026 By Lauren Rosenthal A band of severe storms bearing down on central Texas has raised concerns about flooding, with heavy rains expected near...
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...