initiative is about building community resilience in the face of increasing vulnerability to extreme weather and water events. In People of Weather–Ready Nation, we sit down with some of the people responsible for building a WeatherReady Nation. We recently talked to Mark Ray, Director of Public Works/City Engineer for the City of Crystal, MN. 1.… Keep Reading
Last year, the U.S. experienced 14 weather and climate disasters with losses exceeding $1 billion each and totaling approximately $45 billion. At least 44 people died and many more were injured. Keep Reading
Many metropolitan areas are experiencing the hottest air temperatures of the summer so far as a heat wave envelopes a wide swath of the United States. Keep Reading
The potential tropical cyclone category, which was launched in 2017, allows the NHC to issue forecasts for systems that have yet to develop but pose a threat. Keep Reading
Flooding has become so common that Norfolk resident Kiquanda Baker says residents will cancel plans if rain is in the forecast. Keep Reading
The period from September through November was the second warmest on record for the globe, with a temperature of 1.44 degrees F above average. Keep Reading
“We sent the data to the National Hurricane Center and watched it go from a Category 1 to a Category 2 storm while we were fixing the center and it appeared to be intensifying.” Keep Reading
The 13 tornadoes smashed the state's previous October record from Oct. 5, 1979, of four tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service. Keep Reading
So far, the season has seen four named storms, including two hurricanes. An average six-month hurricane season produces 12 named storms, of which six become hurricanes, including three major hurricanes. Keep Reading
Including 2017's hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, 38 tropical cyclones impacting the U.S. have caused at least $850.5 billion in total damages. Keep Reading