LoginAs Natural Disasters Expand, a Disaster-Tracking App Is Booming
18 July 2026 at 10:01
Known for tracking California wildfires, Watch Duty is moving beyond that mission. Millions of people are turning to it for help.
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National Academies Report Backs Climate Change Attribution Science
17 July 2026 at 02:43
Attribution science is advancing quickly, researchers said. That could support lawsuits seeking damages for severe events worsened by global warming.
As Natural Disasters Expand, a Disaster-Tracking App Is Booming
18 July 2026 at 10:01
Known for tracking California wildfires, Watch Duty is moving beyond that mission. Millions of people are turning to it for help.
An emergency vehicle at the flooding Guadalupe River in Comfort, Texas, on Thursday.
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National Academies Report Backs Climate Change Attribution Science
17 July 2026 at 02:43
Attribution science is advancing quickly, researchers said. That could support lawsuits seeking damages for severe events worsened by global warming.
A firefighting helicopter at a wildfire burning in the Forest of Fontainebleau near Paris on Monday.
© Stephane Mahe/Reuters
New Rules Require Election Changes for States to Get Terrorism Grants
8 July 2026 at 15:56
Federal officials said they would withhold some money unless states pursue paper ballot systems, verify citizenship and conduct costly audits.
Courts have already blocked similar efforts by the administration to withhold funding, saying the Constitution does not grant the executive branch power over elections.
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Gregg Phillips Leaving FEMA
26 June 2026 at 18:20
Gregg Phillips was in charge of the emergency response agency’s largest division and had come under scrutiny for a series of bizarre claims.
Gregg Phillips was appointed to lead FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery, with 1,000 employees and a budget of nearly $300 million.
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Trump’s FEMA Nominee Calls Staff Cuts a ‘Challenge’ for Disaster Agency
17 June 2026 at 18:10
Cameron Hamilton, who briefly led the agency on an acting basis last year but was fired for contradicting the president, also said he would get money out to states faster.
Trump’s FEMA Nominee Calls Staff Cuts a ‘Challenge’ for Disaster Agency
17 June 2026 at 18:10
Cameron Hamilton, who briefly led the agency on an acting basis last year but was fired for contradicting the president, also said he would get money out to states faster.
Cameron Hamilton, President Trump’s FEMA nominee, testifying before the Senate Homeland Security Committee on Wednesday.
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- She Used A.I. to Create Better Forecasts for Extreme Weather. Then Her Funding Was Cut.
She Used A.I. to Create Better Forecasts for Extreme Weather. Then Her Funding Was Cut.
12 June 2026 at 10:00
Amy McGovern was the director of an A.I. institute dedicated to weather forecasting — until the National Science Foundation ended its funding.
A Powerful El Niño Is Forming. If History Is a Guide, It Could Hit Hard.
21 May 2026 at 18:36
The biggest episodes of the past have altered the course of human events, according to researchers. An emerging one is drawing historic comparisons.
An illustration published in 1877 depicted a scene in southern India. Millions died from a famine that coincided with an El Niño that year.
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