UK Braces for ‘Storm Eunice’ and Hurricane-Strength Gusts on Friday February 17, 2022 By Rachel Morison and Brian K. Sullivan Britain’s Met Office issued a rare red weather warning for parts of the UK, saying hurricane-strength gusts of 90 miles...
More Tornadoes in Midwest, Great Plains Leave One Dead and 500,000 in the Dark December 16, 2021 By Brian K. Sullivan Dec 16, 2021 — A powerful storm that spawned tornadoes across the Midwest and Great Plains killed at least one...
Month-Long Halt in Hurricanes Thanks to Dry Air and Atmospheric Lull October 29, 2021 By Brian K. Sullivan This year’s hurricane season started out as one of the most prolific in the modern era. Then suddenly, in October,...
Pounding Rain Raises Flash Flood Threat in New York, New England October 26, 2021 By Brian K. Sullivan The powerful storm battering the U.S. Northeast will inundate New York City with lashing rain and possible flash floods through...
La Nina Arrives, Threatening More Droughts, Storms and Supply Disruptions October 14, 2021 By Brian K. Sullivan A weather-roiling La Nina appears to have emerged across the equatorial Pacific, setting the stage for worsening droughts in California...
U.S. Endures 18 Major Weather and Climate Disasters in 2021 October 11, 2021 By Brian K. Sullivan The U.S. has endured 18 major weather and climate disasters so far this year that killed a combined 538 people...
Ida’s Inland Path May Reveal Hidden Risk, Test Mapping Methods of Hurricane Floods September 2, 2021 By Brian K. Sullivan and Leslie Kaufman With remnants of Ida delivering downpours and fierce winds from North Carolina to New Jersey, U.S. government methods for assessing...
Storm Henri Causes Flooding, Power Outages in Northeast; Heavy Rains to Continue August 23, 2021 By Lars Paulsson and Brian K. Sullivan Henri is soaking the U.S. Northeast with rain and disrupting transport after being downgraded to a tropical depression. The former...
Tropical Storm Henri Could Strike New York, New England as Hurricane Starting Sunday August 20, 2021 By Brian K. Sullivan Tropical Storm Henri is set to grow into a hurricane before slamming the U.S. Northeast anywhere from Long Island to...
California Wildfires Are Exhausting 10,000-Strong Army Fighting Them August 19, 2021 By Brian K. Sullivan and David R. Baker There are over 10,000 firefighters battling unprecedented blazes in California, but that isn’t enough, and the state is having a...