The National Hurricane Center had warned the storm surge could be higher than many buildings. Here’s what to know.
Author: Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY
As death toll in Maui fire rises, here’s how it compares to the deadliest fires in the US
At least 111 people died in the Maui wildfire, now one of at least 18 wildfires that have claimed 10 or more lives in the US
Atlantic ocean hurricane season may be more eventful than normal, NOAA says
NOAA slightly increased its outlook this week for the 2023 hurricane season.
Brooke, an American alligator, gets exam at University of Florida’s veterinary school
Brooke, a 376-pound resident of the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park, got a CT scan and other tests at the University of Florida’s vet school
101.1 degrees? Water temperatures off Florida Keys currently among hottest in the world
South Florida water temperatures reach world record highs. Scientists say climate change is at least partly responsible.
Heat record after heat record will be broken in 2023. Here’s how to make sense of it all.
The dizzying headlines are unlikely to slow down over the next few weeks, or in the years to come as climate change reshapes the world’s weather.
At least 10 dead amid public gun violence in US cities over long Fourth of July weekend
Public gun violence had claimed at least 10 lives and injured dozens more people across the country over the long holiday weekend.
Pressure on Titanic sub would have been ‘enormous’ in final moments, experts say
OceanGate’s Titan submersible would have been vulnerable to enormous pressures near the ocean floor as it dove toward the Titanic.
Patents, lawsuits, safety concerns — then tragedy. A timeline of OceanGate’s Titan sub.
Timeline: History of how OceanGate developed and promoted its Titan submersible to take tourists to the Titanic
NOAA: $2.6 billion will help communities prepare for weather disasters and climate change
More frequent and costly climate and extreme weather events have profound economic and social impacts, NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad said.