The first ever tornadoes ever recorded in Wisconsin in the usually frigid month of February caused more than $2.4 million in damage, officials said. The tornadoes that ripped through Rock County on Feb. 8 killed some cattle and hit 30 …
The latest in a series of robust storms is drenching California again with rain and snow, prompting officials to warn residents to stay on high alert for floods as weakened terrain gets further tested. Some hillside communities — including affluent …
A coalition of international law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and UK National Crime Agency, said they have disrupted LockBit, one of the most prolific hacker groups of all time, including shutting down websites the organization used for ransomware payments. …
The preliminary total damage and economic loss from the intense storms and record rainfall in California this week will be between $9 billion and $11 billion, according to AccuWeather estimates released on Monday. The atmospheric river hit California Saturday and …
The Hollywood Hills and Santa Monica Mountains face life-threatening landslides and flash flooding on Monday as an intense atmospheric river blankets Southern California. “We have an atmospheric firehose pointed right at Southern California,” said Ryan Truchelut, president of commercial forecaster …
Major U.S. business groups sued California on Tuesday seeking to overturn the state’s new sweeping climate disclosure laws that require companies to publicly report their greenhouse gas emissions and climate-related financial risks. The lawsuit was filed in Los Angeles federal …
The first of two large moisture streams are coming ashore in Northern California and will spread rain further south through Thursday. Northern California will likely receive 3 to 5 inches (7.6 to 12.7 cm) of rain, while central areas are …
How many vultures are required and how long must they be present to create an infestation? The Pennsylvania-based owner of a Maryland commercial building has learned that the answer, at least for insurance purposes, does not lie with an expert …
When a baseball umpire, well-traveled in college baseball conferences, went to a hospital for X-rays on his surgically repaired ankle in 2015, a hospital attendant pushing the ump’s wheelchair accidentally bumped his foot against a desk. The question that has …
Nearly 75% of the U.S. could experience damaging earthquake shaking, a recent U.S. Geological Survey report shows. A USGS-led team of more than 50 scientists and engineers in the latest USGS National Seismic Hazard Model created a color-coded map that …