By Nick Davis, and Rachel Hagan Jamaicans are taking stock after Hurricane Melissa, the strongest storm to strike the island in modern history, barrelled across the country leaving behind a trail of ruin. Without power or phone coverage, much of the country is isolated
By Nick Davis, and Rachel Hagan Jamaicans are taking stock after Hurricane Melissa, the strongest storm to strike the island in modern history, barrelled across the country leaving behind a trail of ruin. Without power or phone coverage, much of the country is isolated and so information is trickling through. Authorities were only able to confirm the
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By Kate Reilly, George Solis and Dennis Romero Jamaican officials warned Sunday that some communities may not survive “catastrophic” flash floods as Hurricane Melissa, a powerful Category 4 storm, inched slowly toward the island. Melissa was packing maximum sustained winds of 145 mph and moving west at 5 mph, the National Hurricane Center said in its 11 p.m. ET
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By Chase Cain The Trump administration is planning to undo most of the cuts to the National Weather Service put in place earlier this year by the Department of Government Efficiency. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has received permission to fill 450 positions at the National Weather Service, roles that will include meteorologists, hydrologists and
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By Mike Bedigan,Isabel Keane,Gustaf Kilander New Yorkers and millions of others in the Northeast have faced flash floods for the second time in two weeks as severe thunderstorms and torrential downpours slammed the East Coast. Some workers in NY and New Jersey were sent home early Thursday afternoon ahead of the evening commute. The city’s emergency management agency urged people to avoid
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By Minyvonne Burke Severe storms rolled through Pennsylvania on Tuesday evening, killing at least four people, knocking down trees and leaving hundreds of thousands without power. A 22-year-old man in State College was electrocuted near a utility pole while he was trying to put out a mulch fire, police said. The man encountered an active electric
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By Danny Flannery On April 7, Dr. Janelle Burke, interim chair of the Department of Earth, Environment, and Equity (E3), and assistant professors of atmospheric science Dr. Joseph Wilkins and Dr. Osinachi Ajoku hosted the Extreme Weather Symposium as part of Howard Research Month. During the event, faculty and staff from E3 presented research aimed
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By Kimberly Kruesi Rivers rose and flooding worsened Sunday across the sodden U.S. South and Midwest, threatening communities already badly damaged by days of heavy rain and wind that killed at least 18 people. From Texas to Ohio, utilities scrambled to shut off power and gas, while cities closed roads and deployed sandbags to protect homes and businesses. In
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By Patrick Smith and Phil Helsel A severe winter storm killed at least seven people and left almost half a million energy customers without power Monday morning as strong winds and heavy rain caused havoc from the mid-Atlantic to the South. Four people were killed in Michigan, two died in Indiana and one person was killed in Oklahoma, officials said. An
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By Susan Miller At least 80 million people — from the Midwest to the South to the East — are in the path of turbulent weather, including violent storms, large hail, and potent tornadoes Sunday into Monday, forecasters said. “Numerous severe thunderstorms are expected today and tonight across a broad portion of the Southeast and
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By Brandon Drenon At least 40 people have died after tornadoes ripped through a swathe of the US Midwest and South. Missouri bore the brunt of the twisters, which began to spawn on Friday. At least 12 people have died in that state. Powerful winds in Texas and Kansas whipped up dust storms that resulted
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