A new early warning system, called ShakeAlert, will use cell phones to alert people in California, Oregon, and Washington of an earthquake. The alerts come from sensors from the USGS seismic system. Once the sensors pick up movement, a message…
Weather and climate disasters have a devastating—and pricey—toll. In 2020, there were 22 billion-dollar weather disasters in the U.S. This is a record number. The most damage came from the seven billion-dollar tropical cyclones. They created over $40 billion in…
Part of Louisiana received eight days of rain from August 10-17. An unnamed storm dropped almost 30 inches (76 cm) in certain parts of the state. That is three times more rain than fell during Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Rainfall of…