Heathrow Shutdown Raises Concerns Over Contingency Planning March 21, 2025 By Joanna Plucinska and Tim Hepher The closure of Britain’s Heathrow Airport is set to affect the global aviation system for days at a cost of...
Winter Storm Sweeps US South, Grounding More Than 2,000 Flights January 10, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan A powerful winter storm sweeping the US South has grounded more than 2,000 flights, halted passenger trains and threatens the...
Severe Storms and Tornadoes Hit Oklahoma, Leaving 11 Hospitalized November 5, 2024 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Severe storms and tornadoes battered Oklahoma early Sunday, tossing cars and ripping roofs off buildings in...
Francine Knocks Out Power to Hundreds of Thousands in South September 12, 2024 Francine knocked out power to nearly half a million homes and businesses and canceled hundreds of flights across the US...
Severe Storms Leave Over 300K Michigan Homes and Businesses Without Power August 30, 2024 ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — Crews for two of Michigan’s largest utilities were working to restore power Wednesday to more...
Blackouts in Extreme Weather Create Demand for Cleaner Backup Power August 23, 2024 By Alexa St. John Software engineer Kenna Ofoegbu in Houston, Texas tries hard to keep his three kids cool during the summer and that...
Arkansas Governor Declares Emergency After Thunderstorms Knock Out Power August 19, 2024 LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders issued an emergency declaration Saturday after severe thunderstorms knocked down...
Houston Utility Slammed Over Fumbled Response to Beryl Power Outages July 22, 2024 By Mark Chediak, Naureen S. Malik and Tope Alake Thousands of people in the Houston area were still without power more than a week after Hurricane Beryl tore through...
Why Texas Mass Power Outages Continue to Happen July 19, 2024 By Alejandra Martinez, The Texas Tribune and Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune It’s become a familiar cycle: A powerful storm sweeps through a swath of Texas and takes the electric system down...
Texas Governor Criticizes CenterPoint Energy After Beryl Power Outages July 17, 2024 By Jim Vertuno and Nadia Lathan The majority of Houston outages that followed Hurricane Beryl should be fixed by Wednesday, the city’s main utility company said...