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...
Sweeping US Winter Storm Threatens Blackouts and Snarled Travel January 23, 2026 By Naureen S. Malik and Lauren Rosenthal A vast swath of the US — sweeping east from the Southern Rockies to the Mid-Atlantic and New England —...
FEMA Puts Whistleblowers Back on Leave After Reinstatements December 4, 2025 By Lauren Rosenthal and Zahra Hirji Days after reinstating a group of Federal Emergency Management Agency employees who raised concerns about the government’s disaster preparedness, federal...
Massive Wildfire Liabilities Push Utilities to Use AI to Stop Blazes November 25, 2025 By Lauren Rosenthal and Joe Wertz On the hunt for cheap and fast strategies to prevent deadly wildfires, utilities across the US and Europeare contracting with...
FEMA Chief Resigns After Six Months, Criticism Over Floods November 17, 2025 By Zahra Hirji, Lauren Rosenthal and Myles Miller The Trump administration’s top official at the Federal Emergency Management Agency, David Richardson, resigned on Monday after about six months...
Jamaica Catastrophe Bond Has Now Triggered, Government Says November 3, 2025 By Lauren Rosenthal and Gautam Naik Jamaica’s catastrophe bond has now triggered as a result of the fallout from Hurricane Melissa, the government said. “Over the...
Hurricane Melissa Wreaks $8 Billion of Damage, Kills Dozens October 30, 2025 By Josh Saul, Lauren Rosenthal and Mary Hui The devastation from Hurricane Melissa came into focus after the record-setting storm moved past Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba with at...