Seth Borenstein
Science Writer at Associated Press
Associated Press science writer Seth Borenstein, covering climate change; email: [email protected] Threads: Borenbears; Teach @ NYU/DC @NewsMediaGuild
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8 hours ago |
jhnewsandguide.com | Seth Borenstein |Carolyn Kaster |Brittany Peterson
SHAMROCK, Texas (AP) — As severe storms once again soak, batter and pelt the nation’s midsection, a team of dozens of scientists is driving into them to study one of the nation’s costliest but least-appreciated weather dangers: hail.
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19 hours ago |
journalrecord.com | Seth Borenstein |Carolyn Kaster |Brittany Peterson
Key Summary:Scientists collect data from inside severe hailstormsHail causes over $10 billion in damage annuallyProject ICECHIP funded by NSF and insurance partnersStudy links larger hail to climate change trendsSHAMROCK, Texas — As severe storms once again soak, twist and pelt the nation’s midsection, a team of dozens of scientists is driving into them to study one of the nation’s costliest but least-appreciated weather dangers: Hail.
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1 week ago |
insurancejournal.com | Seth Borenstein
As nasty tornadoes popped up from Kansas to Kentucky, a depleted National Weather Service was in scramble mode. The agency’s office in Jackson, Kentucky, had begun closing nightly as deep cuts by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency began hitting. But the weather service kept staffers on overtime Friday night to stay on top of the deadly storms, which killed nearly 20 people in the Jackson office’s forecast area.
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1 week ago |
argus-press.com | Seth Borenstein
WASHINGTON (AP) — With warmer than normal ocean waters, forecasters are expecting yet another unusually busy hurricane season for the Atlantic. But they don't think it will be as chaotic as 2024, the third-costliest season on record as it spawned killer storms Beryl, Helene and Milton.
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1 week ago |
argus-press.com | Seth Borenstein
WASHINGTON (AP) — As nasty tornadoes popped up from Kansas to Kentucky, a depleted National Weather Service was in scramble mode. The agency's office in Jackson, Kentucky, had begun closing nightly as deep cuts by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency began hitting. But the weather service kept staffers on overtime Friday night to stay on top of the deadly storms, which killed nearly 20 people in the Jackson office's forecast area.
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