California Heads into its Peak Fire Season with State-Sized Burn Scar October 8, 2018 By Brian K. Sullivan and Mark Chediak California is poised to set an annual record it never wanted to break: the amount of earth scorched by wildfires....
After Spate of Typhoons & Hurricanes, World’s Oceans May Take a Breather September 19, 2018 By Brian K. Sullivan With the remnants of Hurricane Florence wringing out heavy rain through the Appalachians and New England this week, and Typhoon...
Update: Category 1 Hurricane Florence Lands in Carolinas, Threatening Floods, Tornadoes, Power Outages September 14, 2018 By Brian K. Sullivan Hurricane Florence hit North Carolina, leaving more than half a million people without power and facing at least another day...
Update: Hurricane Florence Expanding as It Moves Toward Carolinas Coast September 11, 2018 By Brian K. Sullivan Wed., Sept. 12, 2018, 8:08 am — Florence’s track to the U.S. East Coast shifted slightly to the south and...
Orange Blob in Gulf Following Harvey’s Path Toward Texas September 11, 2018 By Brian K. Sullivan and David Marino While all eyes are on Hurricane Florence churning toward the North Carolina coast, a little orange blob may be much...
Update: ‘Extremely Dangerous’ Hurricane Florence Prompts Evacuations in Carolinas September 10, 2018 By Brian K. Sullivan Tuesday, Sep 11, 2018, 5:47 am— Florence continued to roll toward the U.S. East Coast, poised to become the strongest...
East Coast Warned Hurricane Florence May Visit Next Week September 6, 2018 By Brian K. Sullivan As the remains of Tropical Storm Gordon soak the Mississippi Valley, forecasters are tracking a major hurricane deep in the...
Record Numbers of Named Hurricanes Form in Pacific, with Much Quieter Atlantic September 4, 2018 By Brian K. Sullivan Hurricanes in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans follow a see-saw pattern — when one region is down, the other is...
Tropical Storm Gordon to Become Hurricane, Strike Gulf Coast Tuesday; Flood Damage Expected September 3, 2018 By Brian K. Sullivan Tropical Storm Gordon will grow into a hurricane as it grazes offshore natural gas and oil fields, where it has...
Calm August No Guarantee of Hurricane-Free September August 31, 2018 By Brian K. Sullivan Where are all the big Atlantic storms? A year ago, Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Texas, kicking off a parade...