Utah Blaze Now Nation’s Largest Active Wildfire June 27, 2017 The nation’s largest wildfire is burning in Utah and has forced more than 1,500 people from their homes and cabins...
Average 2017 Wildfire Season Predicted for Wyoming May 31, 2017 By Bob Moen State forester Bill Crapser says most of Wyoming is predicted to have slightly below average to average large wildfires this...
Alaska Hosts Plate Tectonics Research Effort May 25, 2017 Alaska averages 40,000 earthquakes per year, with more large quakes than the other 49 states combined, and America’s shakiest state...
Flooding Overwhelming Central Idaho Neighborhoods May 11, 2017 City officials in central Idaho are warning residents to prepare for more flooding as muddy water continues to overwhelm neighborhoods...
Idaho Flood Recovery Is Far From Over May 5, 2017 By Heather Kennison Accustomed to drought, south-central Idaho was overwhelmed this winter by simply too much water. Snowstorms cloaked the mountains and valleys....
Managers Made Errors in Handling California Dam Crisis April 21, 2017 By Ellen Knickmeyer and Michael R. Blood Late in the afternoon of Feb. 12, Sheriff Kory Honea was at the emergency operations center for the tallest dam...
San Jose Flooding Resulted in $73M in Damages, City Official Says March 1, 2017 A San Jose, Calif. official says an initial estimate puts damage costs from last week’s flooding of several residential neighborhoods...
Oregon’s Largest City Requests $3.2M in Federal Disaster Aid For Storms February 15, 2017 The Oregon city of Portland is asking for over $3.2 million in federal disaster aid to cover costs related to...
Western Kansas Saw 3 Brief Tornadoes Seen On Christmas Day December 28, 2016 Three tornadoes were reported in Kansas on Christmas Day, causing some damage but no injuries, the National Weather Service confirmed....
Despite Disastrous Flooding, Future of Louisiana Project Remains Murky December 28, 2016 Despite the flooding that struck south Louisiana in August, prospects for a decades-old project aimed at protecting Baton Rouge, La....