Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly…
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Tropical Storm Erin could become the first Atlantic hurricane of the 2025 season
The National Hurricane Center expects the storm to strengthen over the next several days and says…
President Trump—and his critics—have described his tariffs as an earthquake that would transform the U.S. economy. So far, the impact has been mostly a series of tremors.
U.S. tariffs are higher than they have been in decades. Their effects have been mild.
Hurricane Katrina was a catalyst for change in New Orleans’ public defender office
Hurricane Katrina exposed longstanding flaws in the New Orleans criminal justice system. In the 20 years…
A Tiny Company Is Vouching for Risky Insurers in Hurricane Country
As major home insurers flee storm-ravaged markets, Demotech’s ratings enable smaller ones to step in. A…
Lawmakers Eye AI Weather Tracking to Advance Flood, Hurricane Forecasting
A new era of meteorological monitoring is emerging as businesses seek more data on everything from…
‘ProPublica’ climate reporter calls Texas floods an ‘early warning’ of future chaos
Abrahm Lustgarten says the undermining of science, and cuts to FEMA and NOAA, at a time…
The Trump administration reverses its promise to publish key climate reports online
Earlier this month, the government websites that hosted the authoritative, peer-reviewed national climate assessments went dark.…
NPR’s Short Wave explores how climate change is shifting ocean currents in new series
In this first glimpse of the “Sea Camp” series from NPR’s Short Wave podcast, hear how…
The Sequoia Investor Whose Anti-Mamdani Posts Set Off a Silicon Valley Storm
Shaun Maguire’s right-wing political commentary is clashing with the culture of his much quieter employer, Sequoia…