EartherExtreme Weather Not Good: Hurricane Beryl Is the Earliest Category 5 Storm in Recorded History The hurricane already hit Grenada, St. Vincent, and the Grenadines with venom, and now encroaches on Jamaica. By Isaac Schultz Updated July 2, 2024 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather A Homeowner Mutiny in Florida Is Leaving the State More Vulnerable to Hurricanes The federal government is refusing to restore eroded beaches in Pinellas County unless homeowners agree to one condition: public access. Jake Bittle, Grist Published June 4, 2024 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather This Summer Could Bring Some of the Wildest Weather Yet El Niño has been rough. Its departure could be even rougher. Sachi Kitajima Mulkey, Grist Published June 3, 2024 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather How ‘Kitty Cats’ Are Wrecking the Home Insurance Industry Supercharged thunderstorms and tornadoes are ravaging the Midwest, driving insurance costs to record highs. Jake Bittle, Grist Published May 16, 2024 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather Photos: Hellish Dust Storm in Greece Leaves Athens Dark Orange The dusty event, nicknamed Minerva Red, is one of the largest of its kind seen in over five years. By Ed Cara Published April 25, 2024 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather Category 6 Hurricanes Are Already Here Some scientists say Category 5 is not enough to describe the monster storms that have battered us in recent years. Kate Yoder & Jake Bittle, Grist Published February 9, 2024 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather Photos: California’s Coastline Under Siege by Atmospheric River Heavy winds and rain battered cities from San Francisco to San Diego. By Isaac Schultz Published February 5, 2024 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather Fast-Growing Wildfire in Southern California Forces Thousands to Evacuate The Highland Fire in Southern California exploded in size on Tuesday. Only 15% of it has been contained as of Wednesday. By Angely Mercado Published November 1, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather Hurricanes Now Twice as Likely to Strengthen and Grow, Study Finds A warming planet means warmer oceans, which fuel storms to grow and strengthen at a much faster rate compared to a few decades ago. By Angely Mercado Published October 20, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather What Happens When the Flood Insurance Market Goes Underwater? More homeowners than ever need flood insurance. Fewer than ever can afford it. Lois Parshley, Grist Published October 16, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather Tropical Storm Brewing Off the Carolina Coast That Could Head Up to New England The storm is expected to bring rainfall, gusts of wind, and isolated flash flooding throughout the coast. By Angely Mercado Published September 22, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather See the Aftermath of Severe Flooding in New England This Week Heavy rain slammed Massachusetts and Rhode Island this week, and more stormy weather may be headed for New England this weekend. By Angely Mercado Published September 14, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather Hurricane Lee Is Moving Up to New England and Coastal Canada The storm has maximum sustained winds of more than 100 miles per hour and could bring flash flooding to the Northeast. By Angely Mercado Published September 13, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather Satellite Photos Reveal Extent of Floods at This Year’s Burning Man The equivalent of several months of rain fell over the area, and the water pooled into the playa where the event takes place every year. By Angely Mercado Published September 8, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather Hurricane Lee Intensifies Into a Category 5 Storm, Unclear If It Will Make Landfall in the US The storm has grown quickly and the most immediate concern is dangerous rip currents around the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. By Angely Mercado Published September 8, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather Burning Man’s Fyre Fest Moment Is Coming to a Close Attendees were trapped in the mud, it took hours to leave the area, and one eventgoer tragically died. By Angely Mercado Published September 5, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather See How Hurricane Idalia Pummeled the Florida Coast and Beyond The storm destroyed homes, flooded streets, and even dropped a tree on Florida Governor Ron DeSantis' house in Tallahassee. By Angely Mercado Published August 31, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather Hurricane Idalia Makes Landfall in Florida, Cutting Off Power to Over 200,000 Households The storm plowed into the Big Bend area of the state with catastrophic winds and flooding. By Angely Mercado Published August 30, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather Florida Braces for Impact as Hurricane Franklin and Tropical Storm Idalia Intensify More than 30 counties in Florida have declared a state of emergency in anticipation of dangerous winds and storm surge. By Angely Mercado Published August 28, 2023 | Comments (0)
EartherExtreme Weather Tropical Storm Harold Has Swept Into Texas This is the first storm of the Atlantic hurricane season to make landfall over the U.S. By Angely Mercado Published August 22, 2023 | Comments (0)
