
Weather
8 years later, Sandy still costing transit systems billions
“It seems like at least once a decade, you’re going to get something that has a major impact on the transportation network."
5 years ago
Earth breaks September heat record, may reach warmest year
Earth sweltered to a record hot September last month, with climate officials saying there’s nearly a two-to-one chance that 2020 will end up as the hottest year on record.
5 years ago
Delta adds insult to injury in hurricane-ravaged Louisiana
Debris piles went airborne as Delta blew through, and some of the wreckage floated around in the storm surge.
5 years ago
Louisiana braces to relive a nightmare as Delta nears
The city of Lake Charles was already a landscape of towering debris piles still uncollected after Hurricane Laura.
5 years ago
NWS: N.J. rip currents ‘life-threatening’ to anyone who enters ocean
Large swells up to eight feet high — generated by the distant Hurricane Teddy — are creating dangerous conditions and rip currents, according to the National Weather Service.
5 years ago
Greek alphabet now in use as extremely active hurricane season depletes names
For the second time in the history, the National Hurricane Center is using the Greek alphabet to name new cyclones during this year's record-breaking hurricane season.
5 years ago
Puerto Rico getting funds for power grid 3 years after Maria
“The Trump Administration delayed, dragged its feet and resisted allocating these badly needed funds,” said Rep. Velázquez, who was born in Puerto Rico.
5 years ago
Rescuers reach people cut off by Gulf Coast hurricane
Sally's remnants were over South Carolina on Thursday afternoon and were expected to move into the Atlantic within 24 hours.
5 years ago
When will the sun return? Philly skies could be hazy until California gets some rain
The smoke might get pushed south this weekend, weather experts say, but it’s likely to return.
5 years ago
Hurricane Sally unleashes flooding, hundreds rescued
Authorities in Pensacola said 200 National Guard members would arrive Thursday to help. Curfews were announced in Escambia County and in some coastal Alabama towns.
5 years ago
Forecasters eye multiple systems in the tropics: ‘This is what peak hurricane season looks like’
With more than two months left in the current hurricane season, forecasters advise coastal residents to have a plan should a tropical system threaten or strike.
5 years ago
First Alert: Tropical downpours and flooding to hit area Thursday
While the flooding isn’t expected until Thursday afternoon, the rain starts earlier during the day.
5 years ago
‘My whole house shook’: Overnight earthquake strikes in N.J.
Hundreds of people as far away as Philadelphia and Long Island, New York, contributed to the USGS' "Did You Feel It?" map, reporting only weak or light shaking and no damage.
5 years ago
USGS reports 3.1 magnitude earthquake in New Jersey
New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection says the state is probably overdue for a more significant earthquake.
5 years ago
COVID-19 concerns means fleeing a storm at Jersey Shore will be different in 2020
New Jersey emergency officials are making plans to put evacuees in dorms and hotels instead of large gyms. They want shore residents to plan — now.
5 years ago
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