An atmospheric river is coming to California. It could bring risks of debris flows
An atmospheric river that hit Los Angeles in February 2024 caused mudslides and flooding, dumping months’ worth of rain in a single day. Another one…
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Trump officials signal potential changes at NOAA, the weather and climate agency
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration includes the National Hurricane Center, which researches hurricanes and provides weather updates and forecasts for the dangerous storms. Employees…
Exclusive: Trump administration drops work on stronger building codes for disasters
FEMA has helped develop building codes for decades, including standards that reduce the risk that houses will flood in storms and hurricanes. That work is…
What the firings at FEMA could mean for the next hurricane or wildfire
When Hurricane Helene cause widespread destruction from Florida to North Carolina last year, FEMA deployed staff from all over the agency to help disaster victims…
Greenpeace faces a $300 million lawsuit after Dakota Access Pipeline protests
Protesters wade in the Cannon Ball River during a standoff with the police at Turtle Island north of the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota,…