Hurricanes
Fair Housing
The Port Arthur Community Action Network et al. sued the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, et al. in federal court, claiming they discriminated against poor, minority renters by letting only property owners apply for $5.6 billion in HUD recovery money after Hurricane Harvey.
Read moreTrump the Meteorologist
Did President Donald Trump and White House officials force federal meteorologists to alter their hurricane maps to bolster Trump’s prediction that Hurricane Dorian would hit Alabama when in fact it was never going to come anywhere near the Heart of Dixie? Inquiring minds – and FOIA complainant Ecological Rights Foundation – want to know.
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Experts Offer Look at Worst-Case Storm Scenarios in Houston
The tropical storms swamping Houston are child’s play compared to what a hurricane could unleash from the sea: A 25-foot surge ripping up the ship channel, pushing 200,000-barrel oil storage tanks like they were marbles, an expert said Thursday.
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A Year After Michael, Florida County Still Suffering
A year after Hurricane Michael, the Florida county hardest hit by the Category 5 storm is still in crisis: Thousands in Bay County are homeless, medical care and housing are at a premium, domestic violence has become a problem and severely diminished mental health services are overwhelmed.
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Super Typhoon Hagibis Bears Down on Japan
Japan is bracing for a super typhoon to hit central and eastern regions over the weekend, with sport events and domestic flights canceled and sandbags given away to reduce damage from torrential rains and strong winds.
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Two Dead, 1,700 High-Water Rescues From Tropical Storm Imelda
Tropical Depression Imelda gave Houston a needed reprieve Thursday night after a chaotic day that saw first responders rescuing hundreds of drivers stranded by floodwaters.
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Hurricanes Sprout in Atlantic, Pacific, as Houston Breathes Easy
Hurricane Humberto rushed past Bermuda, lashing the British Atlantic territory with powerful winds for hours before moving away early Thursday, as new Hurricane Lorena swirled in the Pacific, threatening resorts on Mexico’s southwestern coast, and Houston escaped major damage from Tropical Storm Imelda.
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Tropical Storm Drenches Houston; More Hurricanes Forming
Tropical Storm Imelda dumped 7 inches of rain in parts of southeast Texas on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, and though it’s been downgraded to a tropical depression, a flash flood warning remains in effect.
Read moreStill Reeling From Dorian, Bahamas Hit by Tropical Storm
Officials temporarily suspended aid efforts and closed a couple of small airports in the Bahamas Saturday as Tropical Storm Humberto dumped rain on parts of the archipelago’s northwest region that were already hammered by Hurricane Dorian two weeks ago.
Read moreTrial Over Hurricane Flooding in Houston Wraps Up
Is it inevitable that another massive storm like Hurricane Harvey will bring disastrous flooding to Houston? Seeking to avoid government liability for home flooding caused by two Houston-area dams retaining runoff from the historic deluge, a Justice Department attorney argued Friday the probability of another Harvey is “incredibly low.”
Read moreFEMA Officers and Contractor Accused of Puerto Rico Disaster Fraud
After Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico’s energy grid two years ago, the Federal Emergency Management Agency official in charge of planning and coordinating the recovery of the commonwealth’s energy sector oversaw two contracts that ballooned to more than $1.8 billion with a Delaware-based energy company that had formed less than a year earlier.
Read moreDorian Still Slamming Eastern Canada at Hurricane Force
The storm that has already walloped the Virgin Islands, Bahamas and North Carolina brought hurricane-force winds to far-eastern Canada on Sunday, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people.
Read moreNOAA Assailed for Defending Trump’s Hurricane Dorian Claim
Former top officials of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are assailing the agency for undermining its weather forecasters as it defends President Donald Trump’s statement from days ago that Hurricane Dorian threatened Alabama.
Read moreStranded North Carolinians Take Stock of Dorian’s Damage
Skies cleared and floodwaters receded Saturday from North Carolina’s Outer Banks, leaving behind a muddy trail of destruction wrought by Hurricane Dorian, which still was expected to unleash powerful winds in New England and Nova Scotia.
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Hurricane Dorian Leaves 350,000 Without Power in Carolinas
Hurricane Dorian howled over North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Friday — a much weaker but still dangerous version of the storm that wreaked havoc in the Bahamas — flooding homes in the low-lying ribbon of islands and throwing a scare into year-round residents who tried to tough it out.
Read moreAP-NORC Poll: Most Americans See Weather Disasters Worsening
Nearly three-quarters of Americans see weather disasters, like Hurricane Dorian, worsening and most of them blame global warming to some extent, a new poll finds.
Read moreHurricane Dorian Rakes Carolinas as It Moves Up Coast
Hurricane Dorian raked the Carolina coast with howling, window-rattling winds and sideways rain Thursday, spinning off tornadoes and knocking out power to more than 200,000 homes and businesses as it pushed northward toward the dangerously exposed Outer Banks.
Read moreTrump Defends Use of Altered, Inaccurate Hurricane Map
Trouble is raining down on President Donald Trump, who gave the nation incorrect information on Hurricane Dorian’s trajectory, using an altered weather map to defend himself.
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