TheAtlantic hurricane season began June 1, and forecasters said 2024 could bean "extremely active"year. The 2023 season was also above average, with 20 named storms and seven hurricanes. The first hurricane of 2024 was namedBeryl, but the first named storm was Alberto, which never reached hur...
The first tropical storm of 2024, Alberto, hit on June 19. As of Sept. 26, eight other named storms have formed in the Atlantic. Five of the season's storms have been hurricanes. What are hurricanes? Hurricanes are tropical cyclones. When a tropical cyclone's sustained winds reach 39 to...
There's a theoretical limit to the maximum sustained wind speeds of hurricanes, but climate change may increase that "speed limit."
The amount of damage will depend on its storm surge, and the number of deaths may depend on how many heeded warnings to evacuate. Other major hurricanes to hit the U.S. left hundreds of people dead and caused billions of dollars worth of damage. Hurricane Helene - 2024 Hurricane Helene...
000 jobs in October, though the unemployment rate held steady at 4.1%. Experts say the unusually low job gains were likely tied to the impacts of Hurricanes Helene and Milton, as well as an extended work stoppage at plane maker Boeing Inc. (ticker:BA) that has stalled its aircraft ...
This averted a second strike at ports from Maine to Texas following the three-day strike at the start of October which resulted in significant supply chain disruption. The two parties subsequently agreed on a pay deal. While the specific terms of the agreement remain confidential pending ratificati...
Two hurricanes that rocked southern states in October can also end up wreaking havoc on the used car market in New Jersey. The Garden State itself has been rather dry, but scores of vehicles in other states have been destroyed by floodwaters. Because of this, you're being advised to not ...
With the recent avalanche of natural disasters hitting the United States, including the wildfires in northern California, and hurricanes and flooding in Texas, Florida and Puerto Rico, corporations are called upon to help those who are suffering, often including their own employees liv...
— On voters’ response to Hurricanes Helene and Milton:“Voters are seeing this extreme weather is made so much worse by climate change, and that we have two very different rooted visions on the table. ... This administration [Harris is] a part of is doing a phenome...
The battleground state is the latest of many to restore or expand abortion access since the fall of Roe v. Wade, but it’s the first to override a 15-week ban, the policy conservatives have long argued is a “compromise” embraced by a majority of t...