Anna Phillips

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Skywatchers could see auroras as far south as Alabama

3 weeks ago | theoaklandpress.com | Kasha Patel |Anna Phillips

By Kasha Patel and Anna Phillips, The Washington PostThe sun probably produced its best eruption of the year so far – and could bring an equally brilliant aurora as far south as Alabama if strong activity lasts until nightfall on Sunday. A “severe” solar storm – rated a level 4 out of 5 – is expected to arrive on Earth any time from late morning to Sunday evening Eastern time, according to Saturday’s forecast by NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center.
Solar storm has reached Earth, could bring auroras to U.S. South

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Kasha Patel |Anna Phillips

Solar storm has reached Earth, could bring auroras to U.S. South (washingtonpost.com) Solar storm has reached Earth, could bring auroras to U.S. South By Kasha Patel; Anna Phillips 2025053121470800 The sun probably produced its best eruption of the year so far — and began bringing an aurora to the western United States on Sunday.
States caught unprepared for Trump’s threats to FEMA

2 months ago | washingtonpost.com | Anna Phillips |Jake Spring |Kevin Crowe |Dan Diamond

States caught unprepared for Trump’s threats to FEMA (washingtonpost.com) States caught unprepared for Trump’s threats to FEMA By Anna Phillips; Jake Spring; Kevin Crowe; Dan Diamond 2025040511005600 Torrential rain fell on Eastern Kentucky in July 2022, turning creeks into rivers that roared through the valleys and hollows, wrecking hundreds of homes and killing 45 people.
The oil industry takes its critics to court

Mar 27, 2025 | bostonglobe.com | Maxine Joselow |Anna Phillips

Across the country, fossil fuel firms are ramping up a decades-long fight against policymakers, academics, and activists who have sought to make them pay for their role in causing climate change. They are taking particular aim at so-called climate Superfund laws, which seek billions of dollars from oil companies to help cover the costs of coping with stronger storms, rising seas, and other weather disasters fueled by rising global temperatures.
Why more Americans are dying from the cold

Jan 13, 2025 | unionleader.com | Anna Phillips

On a warming planet, deaths in the United States related to cold weather are going up. Although it may seem counterintuitive, new research shows that even as climate change fuels hotter temperatures, cold weather is becoming an increasing risk in the United States. As a second winter storm in a week is forecast to pummel parts of the United States, experts cautioned that risk factors making people more susceptible to the cold — such as homelessness and social isolation — are on the rise.
Why Los Angeles was unprepared for fire

Jan 11, 2025 | adn.com | Anna Phillips |Molly Hennessy-Fiske |Evan Halper |Joshua Partlow

In Los Angeles’s chaparral-covered ecosystem, wildfires in the mountains are an annual ritual. But when those fires leaped into residential neighborhoods earlier this week, killing 11 people and destroying thousands of homes, the city suddenly found itself in survival mode. A critical question became why the largest city in California, a state that has spent years fortifying itself against wildfires, couldn’t stop the fires this time.
Why Los Angeles was unprepared for fire

Jan 11, 2025 | msn.com | Anna Phillips |Molly Hennessy-Fiske |Evan Halper |Josh Partlow

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Why Los Angeles was unprepared for fire

Jan 11, 2025 | torontosun.com | Anna Phillips |Molly Hennessy-Fiske |Evan Halper |Joshua Partlow

A critical question became why the largest city in California, a state that has spent years fortifying itself against wildfires, couldn’t stop the fires this time. State regulations required residents in high-risk neighbourhoods to create vegetation-free buffers around their homes. California had invested billions of dollars to reduce the amount of woody fuel for fires to burn. It boasted the largest firefighting force in the nation.
Why more Americans are dying from the cold

Jan 9, 2025 | phillytrib.com | Anna Phillips

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Why more Americans are dying from the cold

Jan 8, 2025 | texarkanagazette.com | Anna Phillips

On a warming planet, deaths in the United States related to cold weather are going up. Although it may seem counterintuitive, new research shows that even as climate change fuels hotter temperatures, cold weather is becoming an increasing risk in the United States. As a second winter storm in a week is forecast to pummel parts of the United States, experts cautioned that risk factors making people more susceptible to the cold -- such as homelessness and social isolation -- are on the rise.