Trump’s Science Cuts Have Thrown the Research World Into Chaos March 17, 2025 By Zahra Hirji, Jessica Nix, Lauren Rosenthal and Janet Lorin Harvard University is imposing a temporary freeze on hiring faculty. Columbia University is grappling with cuts to $400 million in...
After Tens of Billions in Insured Losses, Record-Breaking Hurricane Season Ends November 27, 2024 By Chad Hemenway The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season ends Nov. 30 after 18 named storms including the earliest Category 5 storm on record,...
Was July 2023 or July 2024 the Hottest Month on Record? Yes. August 14, 2024 By Olivia Rudgard and Eamon Farhat July saw record-breaking heat around the world, including the hottest day ever recorded and multiple national heat records. But whether...
NOAA Chimes in With Prediction of Above-Average Atlantic Hurricane Season May 23, 2024 By Chad Hemenway The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today predicted an 85% chance of an above-average Atlantic hurricane season, with up...
NOAA: U.S. Withstands Record 25 Disasters in 2023 November 15, 2023 Another billion-dollar disaster was confirmed in October, bringing the total to a record 25 such disasters in the first 10...
US Already Sets Record for Yearly Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters September 13, 2023 By Seth Borenstein The deadly firestorm in Hawaii and Hurricane Idalia’s watery storm surge helped push the United States to a record for...
Severe Weather Causes First-Half 2023 Losses of at Least $1B in Seven States: Report July 13, 2023 Seven states experienced at least $1 billion in total insured severe weather loss for the first half of 2023, according...
More Than 17 Million Properties Face Substantial Flood Risk: Study July 3, 2023 By Ezra Amacher More than half of the U.S. population resides in a county that is likely to experience stormwater system failure due...
Gulf of Mexico ‘Dead Zone’ Forecasted to be Smaller Than Average June 9, 2023 EW ORLEANS (AP) – The oxygen-depleted “dead zone” that forms each year in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana and...
NOAA Predicts Near-Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season May 26, 2023 As the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season approaches June 1, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting “near-normal” activity. The...