Changing Climate Means Shorter Winters October 30, 2017 Winter is coming … later. And it’s leaving ever earlier. Across the United States, the year’s first freeze has been...
National Weather Service Staff Said Harvey Was Unprecedented October 30, 2017 By JOHN WAYNE FERGUSON, The Galveston County Daily News They had to find new words. In advance of Hurricane Harvey‘s landfall, the meteorologists at the National Weather Service in...
Wildfire Recovery May Take Years in Northern California October 30, 2017 By KATHLEEN RONAYNE It will take at least months and likely years to fully recover from devastating wildfires that ripped through Northern California...
Trump Signs $36.5B Emergency Aid Bill for Disasters October 30, 2017 By KEN THOMAS President Donald Trump signed a $36.5 billion emergency aid measure on Thursday to refill disaster accounts, provide a cash infusion...
Study Finds More Evidence That Energy Waste Wells Cause Quakes October 30, 2017 By DAN ELLIOTT Scientists say they have more evidence that an increase in earthquakes on the Colorado-New Mexico border since 2001 has been...
California Dam Repair Costs to Top $500M October 27, 2017 By JONATHAN J. COOPER California officials say repair costs at the nation’s tallest dam will be nearly double the original estimate of $275 million....
White House Warns Next Disaster Bill to Cost ‘Tens of Billions’ October 27, 2017 By ANDREW TAYLOR The White House says the next request for disaster aid will cost tens of billions of dollars and Congress should...
Officials Reflect on Superstorm Sandy 5 Years Later October 27, 2017 By Denise Johnson It’s been five years since Superstorm Sandy struck the Eastern seaboard late during the 2012 hurricane season. Recently, local city...
Honolulu Building Fire Site Open for Inspection by Potential Litigants October 27, 2017 The Marco Polo condominium building in which a July fire killed four has been opened to numerous people who might...
Report Highlights Regional Differences in California Workers’ Comp Claim Costs October 27, 2017 The Los Angeles Long Beach region continues to lead the state in workers’ compensation claim frequency (28 percent above average),...