Natural Disasters

The ingredients that come together to produce such storms make nighttime tornadoes more common in the region

The deadly storms are likely to be the 19th billion-dollar disaster to hit the U.S. in 2021

External influences on volcanoes can make predicting unrest more difficult

So-called atmospheric rivers could become more intense and drop more rain in the future

Both independent and remote-controlled machines can save lives

The New York City homes where 11 people drowned were in areas marked as low risk for inundation

High, rocky peaks are no longer an insurmountable hurdle for ever fiercer flames fueled by heat and drought

Proposed legislation includes funding to redo badly out-of-date flood risk maps

Extremely dry conditions could help the blaze overtake last year’s August Complex fire as the record holder

Like Katrina before it, the storm may make living conditions untenable in hard-hit areas

Caused by wildfires, they can trigger lightning, create fire tornadoes and turbocharge winds that accelerate the spread of a conflagration

An eddy in the Gulf of Mexico and some heavy vapor played key roles