August 29th, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
Hurricane Laura, one of the most intense hurricanes to hit the Gulf in over a century, made landfall along the Texas-Louisiana border. It is being described as a historic storm because a category four hurricane of this strength has never made landfall in this part of the Gulf Coast
April 30th, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
The COVID-19 crisis is compounding risks for U.S. communities still contending with past extreme weather and climate-related disasters and bracing for future disasters. The recovery could likely be compounded by a string of extreme weather events starting this spring, continuing towards the end of summer when wildfire season peaks along with extreme heat and drought conditions, lasting well into the fall through the end of hurricane season
April 30th, 2020 | by World Resources Institute
The ocean plays a surprising role in fighting COVID-19. With death and infection numbers escalating daily, the World Health Organization has made it clear that countries need to do three things to successfully fight this pandemic: test, test and test
April 12th, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
Last month, when the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released its seasonal forecast for the spring flooding season, I was jolted into a reality that some people in the US are already experiencing: extreme weather stops for no virus. Just days after NOAA’s forecast came out, the flooding arrived: floodwaters from heavy rains in central and southern Ohio required the evacuation of dozens of people, leading one local sheriff to state, “God knows how we will figure it out with COVID-19.”
