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Colin Zarzycki, Penn State U.S. forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are expecting an above-normal 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, with 13 to 19 named storms, and 6 to ...
Less accurate forecasts and reduced federal support may make local officials more skittish about calling lifesaving ...
One of the culprits for the quiet start to the season could be the large plumes of dry, dusty air wafting westward off of ...
*As the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina approaches, National Geographic has unveiled a compelling new project to honor the memory of one of America’s most catastrophic natural disasters.
These two bank CEO interviews detail how life threatening situations assisted in developing a new business focus that ...
Asha Bandele reflects on ESSENCE and Susan L. Taylor’s work to uplift Black children through the National CARES Mentoring ...
Along the quiet, redeveloped streets of Bay St. Louis in Mississippi, many homes now stand where entire blocks were once wiped clean by a record-breaking storm surge. Among those now calling this ...
President Donald Trump, who campaigned in 2020 on making Juneteenth a federal holiday, used the occasion this year to criticize the number of federal holidays—a comment many viewed as a direct slight ...
Tragically, these numbers increased even further in the 2024 hurricane season. By year's end, tropical cyclones (or hurricanes) caused more than $1.5 trillion in total damages, with an average cost of ...
When La Niña sets in during hurricane season, it has the potential to dramatically increase both the number and strength of tropical storms and hurricanes in the Atlantic basin.
He says it’s “where beauty meets strength.” You’ll see Josh Clark and more on our WGNO Special called Hurricane Season 2025-Your Questions Answered. It’s Friday, May 30 at 6:30 pm on WGNO.
As Hurricane Milton batters Tampa, Florida area, here's how the storm is alike and different from Hurricane Katrina, which struck New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast.