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Extreme Weather

Georgia declared a state of emergency after two fires scorched 50,000 acres in the southern part of the state

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

97% of the Southeast is in severe drought or worse — the region hasn’t been this dry since records began

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

Storms produced 65-mph wind gusts and possible tornadoes across central Florida from Tampa to Volusia County

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

Florida tornado watch: NWS issued warnings across 8 central Florida counties as storms swept the I-4 corridor on May 2

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

Mayon’s pyroclastic flow raced 4 kilometers down the Mi-isi Gully as ash plumes hit 600 meters above the crater

By Everett Sloane

Energy & Climate

Hurricane Helene left millions of downed trees across the Southeast in 2024 — now those trees are fuel

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

Florida has burned through 120,000 acres this year after drought “ratcheted up” in January, per NASA

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

AccuWeather predicts 65,000 to 80,000 wildfires and up to 8 million acres burned across the US in 2026

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

Colorado River system storage has dropped to 36% of capacity as the worst drought since 1895 intensifies

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

Washington got 104% of normal winter precipitation, but too much fell as rain instead of snow, leaving half the usual snowpack

By Everett Sloane

Climate Policy and Regulation

Washington state declares its fourth consecutive drought emergency — a record under the framework established in 1989

By Everett Sloane

Nuclear

NRC completed TerraPower’s safety review ahead of schedule and 11% under budget — construction is already underway

By Everett Sloane

Nuclear

TerraPower’s Natrium reactor in Wyoming is the first non-light-water power reactor ever permitted by the NRC for commercial construction

By Everett Sloane

Energy & Climate

Gas hit $4.39 nationally — up from $3.20 before the war started nine weeks ago

By Everett Sloane

Energy & Climate

Oil has surged 60% since the war began on February 28, with WTI above $105 and Brent near $110

By Everett Sloane

Energy & Climate

Strait of Hormuz blockade is now the “largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil market”

By Everett Sloane

Power and Grids

Hoover Dam may lose 40% of its power this fall as the feds drain one reservoir to save another

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

Georgia’s most destructive wildfire in history has burned 40,000 acres and destroyed 120 homes

By Everett Sloane

Extreme Weather

62% of the US is in drought, 1.85 million acres have burned, and wildfire season hasn’t even started

By Everett Sloane

Power and Grids

Lake Powell could lose all hydropower by August as drought drains the Colorado River to a breaking point

By Everett Sloane

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