More passengers who were aboard an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 jet when part of its fuselage blew out in J...
2023 Was Average Year for Wildfires Despite Drought, Record Temps
Though 2023 began with nearly 50 percent drought across the U.S., combined with record-breaking temperatures later in the year, the 55,571 wildfires recorded burned...
Though 2023 began with nearly 50 percent drought across the U.S., combined with record-breaking temperatures later in the year, the 55,571 wildfires recorded burned...
Article / 2 months ago
UN Report Warns of ‘Silent’ Threat of Drought as Planet Warms
While wildfires, severe storms and floods cause short-term impacts that often grab the world’s attention, a drought that stretches over seasons or even years can...
While wildfires, severe storms and floods cause short-term impacts that often grab the world’s attention, a drought that stretches over seasons or even years can...
Article / 4 months ago
Northern U.S. to See Warmer Temps This Winter Thanks to El Nino
The winter weather outlook for the northern tier of the continental U.S. is expected to be warmer-than-average thanks to an El Nino system, according to NOAA’s U.S....
The winter weather outlook for the northern tier of the continental U.S. is expected to be warmer-than-average thanks to an El Nino system, according to NOAA’s U.S....
Article / 5 months ago
Northern Hemisphere to Experience El Nino Conditions Through Spring
There is an 80 percent chance that the El Nino weather pattern will continue through the Northern Hemisphere spring from March to May 2024, a U.S. government...
There is an 80 percent chance that the El Nino weather pattern will continue through the Northern Hemisphere spring from March to May 2024, a U.S. government...
Article / 6 months ago
Report: Atmospheric Rivers Impact California Wildfire Risks
The heavy precipitation seen earlier this year in California highlighted a meteorological event known as an atmospheric river (AR) – described as long, narrow corridors of water vapor that...
The heavy precipitation seen earlier this year in California highlighted a meteorological event known as an atmospheric river (AR) – described as long, narrow corridors of water vapor that...
Article / 8 months ago
Automated Weather Insurance Could Offer Help in an Increasingly Hot World
Carlos José Báez experienced the full brunt of Hurricane Maria when it made landfall in Puerto Rico as a catastrophic storm in 2017...
Carlos José Báez experienced the full brunt of Hurricane Maria when it made landfall in Puerto Rico as a catastrophic storm in 2017...
Article / 9 months ago
Heat Dome Causing Scorching Temps in Texas Expected to Spread North and East
“Going forward, that heat is going to expand … north to Kansas City and the entire state of Oklahoma, into the Mississippi Valley … to the far western Florida Panhandle...
“Going forward, that heat is going to expand … north to Kansas City and the entire state of Oklahoma, into the Mississippi Valley … to the far western Florida Panhandle...
Article / 9 months ago
Rapidly Melting Glaciers on Highest Mountains Threaten Quarter of Humanity
Rapidly melting glaciers in Asia’s Hindu Kush Himalayan region — home to the world’s highest mountains — are threatening the lives and livelihoods of as many...
Rapidly melting glaciers in Asia’s Hindu Kush Himalayan region — home to the world’s highest mountains — are threatening the lives and livelihoods of as many...
Article / 9 months ago
Earth to Hit Key Warming Threshold Within 5 Years
There’s a two-out-of-three chance that the world will temporarily hit a key warming limit within the next five years, the United Nations weather agency said Wednesday....
There’s a two-out-of-three chance that the world will temporarily hit a key warming limit within the next five years, the United Nations weather agency said Wednesday....
Article / 11 months ago
InsurTech Otonomi Raises $3.4M to Build Parametric Cargo Platform
InsurTech Otonomi has raised $3.4 million in order to build a blockchain-powered parametric cargo platform, according to a company press release....
InsurTech Otonomi has raised $3.4 million in order to build a blockchain-powered parametric cargo platform, according to a company press release....
Article / 1 year ago