natural-hazards

This post examines the worsening cycle of wildfires and extreme weather in California. It summarizes how prolonged drought, record heat, […]

In a matter of days, a dirt pit the size of five football fields appeared next to the weathered headstones of Center Cemetery in Castana, Iowa. The excavation site sits on the edge of the Loess Hills, a 200-mile corridor of craggy bluffs and ridges bordering the Mississippi River valley in western Iowa. The hills, […]

Last week, AB 2385 (Petrie-Norris) died in the California Senate Appropriations Committee. Its demise is the latest frustration in the long saga to rebuild from the terrible January 2025 Los Angeles fires—and to apply some lessons learned about disaster recovery in the process. I’ve had a front row seat, as both an Angeleno and a … Continue reading "El Niño is Coming. Californians Still Need Bett…

Our planet is constantly carved by the flow of wind, water, and ice. These images, all shortlisted by the International Aerial Photographer of the Year competition, highlight those forces. From meandering rivers and spreading deltas to cracked valleys and windswept dunes, flow is all around us. (Image credit: Various Artists/IAPOTY, see images for details; via […]

This blog post expands on a brief news summary that links an Associated Press photograph of extreme weather in India […]

Heavy rain and winds are pounding the Northeast U.S. Storms tore through a beach on Long Island and stranded dozens of people in their cars in New Jersey on Thursday

The summer of 2026 saw an unprecedented wave of landslides in the French Alps, especially around Mont Blanc, driven by extreme heat and thawing permafrost.