Hurricane Irene Ranked Most Costly Category 1 Storm
New figures show Hurricane Irene, which caused severe flooding in New England, was costliest Category 1 storm on record.… Read More
Climate Change Could Cripple New York’s Transportation
Right now, climate change factors are not part of the city's transportation procedures. And that may spell disaster for New York.… Read More
Hurricanes Pose Major Risk to Wind Energy Industry
A new study finds offshore wind energy turbines along the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico are vulnerable to hurricanes.… Read More
Flood Warnings at Risk as Cuts to Critical Gauges Loom
Cuts to the USGS stream gauge network threaten to undermine the accuracy of flood forecasts and warnings, officials say.… Read More
The 2011 Hurricane Season is Over: Now for the Recap
After a three-year hiatus, Irene was the first hurricane to make landfall in the U.S., and one of 19 named tropical storms in the third-most-active season on record.… Read More
Irene’s Potential for Destruction Made Worse by Global Warming, Sea Level Rise
As Hurricane Irene bears down on the mid-Atlantic states and New England, it's obvious to ask: is this climate change?It's the wrong question.… Read More
Battling an Ancient Scourge, With Satellites and Sari Cloth
Rising temperatures and gene mutations have given apparently unflagging legs to the current cholera epidemic. But researchers are finding ways to fight back.… Read More
Increase in Hurricane Numbers Due to Better Detection, Not Climate Change, Study Says
New study finds that a trend towards more frequent Atlantic hurricanes since the 1940s may be largely due to better ways of detecting them.… Read More
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