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Gulf could creep back to life as peak of hurricane season fast approaches

While the Gulf of America has been relatively quiet so far this hurricane season, forecasts show that may be changing as the peak of the season approaches.

Fox News - Top Stories - 11 hours ago

Invest 91L designated in tropical Atlantic as peak of hurricane season approaches

The development odds of a tropical wave swirling in the Atlantic have risen once again, and the National Hurricane Center (NHC) now says a tropical depression is "likely" to form sometime this week or over the weekend as we inch closer to the peak of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season.

Fox News - Top Stories - 12 hours ago

I was lieutenant governor of Louisiana during Katrina. We can't let Trump wreck FEMA

Former Louisiana official warns Trump's dismantling of FEMA could repeat Hurricane Katrina failures as the emergency agency faces potential elimination

Fox News - Opinion - 18 hours ago

How to Read Hurricane Maps and Avoid Common Mistakes

Hurricane forecast maps are more complex than they appear. Understanding them could change how you prepare for the next storm.

Scientific American - Top Stories - 1 day ago

Weather -- How to Read Hurricane Maps and Avoid Common Mistakes

Hurricane forecast maps are more complex than they appear. Understanding them could change how you prepare for the next storm.

Scientific American - Environment - 1 day ago

Salvation Army reveals how Hurricane Katrina changed disaster relief operations forever

Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, nonprofits like the Salvation Army continue long-term recovery efforts in New Orleans using community-focused disaster relief strategies.

Fox News - Environment - 6 days ago

Hurricane Katrina survivors share stories of perseverance 20 years after deadly storm

Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, a Salvation Army captain reflects on his dangerous rescue mission and how tragedy led him to find purpose in helping others.

Fox News - Environment - 6 days ago

The Lessons of Hurricane Katrina Were Obvious From the Moment It Struck

The hurricane told us all we needed to know about disasters in the age of environmental devastation. Only some wanted to listen.

The Nation - Entertainment - 6 days ago

Lessons 'unlearned': 20 years after Katrina, disaster readiness lags in US

Katrina’s legacy persists, emphasising hard truths and fears Trump White House failing to learn from past disasters.

Aljazeera - Environment - 6 days ago

Weather -- 20 Years after Katrina, Major Hurricane Forecasting Advances Could Erode

Hurricane forecasts have made huge leaps since Katrina hit 20 year ago, but that progress is threatened by Trump administration cuts to research

Scientific American - Environment - 6 days ago

"It's a Warning, Set to a Dance Beat": Jon Batiste on His New Song 20 Years After Katrina

The New Orleans jazz great tells Covering Climate Now, “When you make a song, you want to inspire people, but you also want to let them know what they can do.”

The Nation - Entertainment - 7 days ago

Is New Orleans Safer Now Than When Hurricane Katrina Hit 20 Years Ago?

Scientists and engineers have been implementing steps to better protect New Orleans, but recent government actions are undermining the work, raising alarm

Scientific American - Opinion - 7 days ago

Opinion -- Is New Orleans Safer Now Than When Hurricane Katrina Hit 20 Years Ago?

Scientists and engineers have been implementing steps to better protect New Orleans, but recent government actions are undermining the work, raising alarm

Scientific American - Environment - 7 days ago

Hurricane Katrina left lasting legacy for youngest survivors

Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, survivors who lived through the storm as children are still reckoning with a city transformed — and the stories of loss and trauma they never got to tell.

Deutsche Welle - Environment - 8 days ago

FEMA staffers warn Trump's cuts will result in Katrina-level catastrophe

Nearly 200 current and former employees of the US emergency response agency urge Congress to protect FEMA.

Aljazeera - Environment - 10 days ago

FEMA Employees Warn Trump Administration Has Ignored Lessons Of Hurricane Katrina

In a "Katrina Declaration," dozens of FEMA employees warned that the agency is ill-prepared for the next natural disaster.

Huffington Post - Environment - 10 days ago

Weather -- How to Decode a Hurricane Forecast

Hurricane forecasts feature a “cone of uncertainty,” but what is it actually showing? Scientific American breaks it down for you

Scientific American - Environment - 14 days ago

Hurricane Erin Triggers Dangerous Rip Currents

Hurricane Erin is hundreds of miles wide and growing. One ocean-rescue official says Erin is triggering dangerous rip tides "several blocks wide."

Inside Edition - US News - 15 days ago

See Hurricane Erin from the International Space Station -- As Hurricane Erin​ hovered over the Atlantic Ocean, the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season​ was spotted from above by cameras on the ISS.

As Hurricane Erin​ hovered over the Atlantic Ocean, the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season​ was spotted from above by cameras on the ISS.

CBS News - Science - 15 days ago

Hurricane Erin prompts beach closures and emergency declarations across multiple states

Hurricane Erin is bringing 100 mph winds and dangerous rip currents to coastal towns, prompting beach closures and tropical storm warnings from North Carolina to Virginia.

Fox News - Environment - 15 days ago

The Caribbean closely watches Hurricane Erin, the first major storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season

As with 2024’s Hurricane Beryl, forecasters have commented on Erin’s speedy acceleration from tropical storm to hurricane, which studies are linking to climate change.

Global Voices - Environment - 19 days ago

Unauthorized North Carolina mine allegedly seizing on Hurricane Helene devastation, court battle imminent

Western North Carolina residents head to court Monday in a fight against an "illegal" mine that swept into the mountains in the wake of Hurricane Helene.

Fox News - Environment - 24 days ago

Some Texas Officials Didn't Respond to Flood Alerts, Echoing the Tragedies of Hurricane Helene

Weather warnings predicted devastation from both the Texas floods and Hurricane Helene. But in both disasters, people were left in harm’s way.

ProPublica - Environment - 1 month ago

Prescient Warnings About Helene Didn't Reach People in Harm's Way. Here Are 5 Lessons for the Next Hurricane.

After four months of reporting, ProPublica found that the warnings about Helene were eerily accurate. Yet, local residents remained largely unaware of the enormity of danger approaching as the storm closed in.

ProPublica - Environment - 3 months ago

How Do You Stop a Hurricane Made of Fire?

California fights wildfires like wars, but this one may be unwinnable.

New York Magazine - Opinion - 7 months ago

Beryl, the first major storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, has the Caribbean's Windward Islands in its sights

Even as some social media users focused on “hurricane history” being made, Caribbean netizens were feeling deeply anxious.

Global Voices - Science - 11 months ago

As Jamaica braces for a direct hit, relief efforts have begun for islands shattered by Hurricane Beryl

Weather experts may be fascinated by Beryl's exceptionality, but those who have been routinely battered fear that all the factors that make Beryl stand out may well become the norm.

Global Voices - Science - 1 year ago