With its mighty strength and its dangerous path, Hurricane Milton has powered into a very rare threat that is flirting with experts’ worst fears.
Here’s what has made Hurricane Milton so fierce and unusual
Category: Environment
Climate change boosted Helene’s deadly rain and wind and scientists say same is likely for Milton
Human-caused climate change boosted a devastating Hurricane Helene ‘s rainfall by about 10% and intensified its winds by about 11%, scientists said in a new flash study released just as a strengthening Hurricane Milton threatens the Florida coast less than two weeks later.
Supreme Court leaves in place two Biden administration environmental regulations
The Supreme Court left in place Friday two Biden administration environmental regulations aimed at reducing industry emissions of planet-warming methane and toxic mercury.
Harvey family holds out as MWRD flood control project moves forward
An extended family living in two adjacent homes in Harvey remains in the footprint of a proposed MWRD flood control project.
As search for Helene’s victims drags into second week, sheriff says rescuers ‘will not rest’
With at least 215 killed, Helene is already the deadliest hurricane to hit the mainland U.S. since Katrina in 2005.
Helene’s reach was shocking, another example of how climate change ‘is here and now,’ scientists say
Weather attribution science uses real-world data and models to establish if and how climate change influences the intensity and likelihood of a specific event.
Will County woods get a financial boost from 10-year-old Nature Foundation
Despite being “still in our infancy,” the 10-year-old Nature Foundation of Will County has raised almost $2 million for forest preserves.
Florida communities hit three times by hurricanes grapple with how and whether to rebuild
It was just a month ago that Brooke Hiers left the state-issued emergency trailer where her family had lived since Hurricane Idalia slammed into her Gulf Coast fishing village of Horseshoe Beach in August 2023.
Hurricanes like Helene are deadly when they strike and keep killing for years to come
The average storm hitting the U.S. contributes to the early deaths of 7,000 to 11,000 people over a 15-year period, which dwarfs the average of 24 immediate and direct deaths that the government counts in a hurricane’s aftermath.
Water and power outages from Helene test patience in the Southeast
Many residents of the Carolinas who still lacked running water, cellphone service and electricity Wednesday made do for the moment and questioned how long their patience would last nearly a week after Hurricane Helene devastated the Southeast. The storm and its aftermath have killed at least 178 people.