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Climate change is making the weather more severe. Why don’t most forecasts mention it?
By: Rebecca Hersher | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — At global climate talks that just wrapped up, one of the few areas of agreement was about the worldwide toll of climate-driven weather disasters. Leaders from… Read More
Ohio utility crews help restore power in Florida after Hurricane Ian
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Thousands of workers from Ohio, along with Kentucky and Indiana, are ready to move into the Hurricane-ravaged areas of Florida to help bring the… Read More
Shortage of plow drivers means longer waits for clear roads in some parts of Ohio
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Department of Transportation plans to have about 1700 plow trucks on state roads during the height of the storm. That’s a little… Read More
Extreme weather in the U.S. cost 688 lives and $145 billion last year, NOAA says
By: Scott Neuman | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes and a winter storm and cold wave were among 20 weather and climate disasters in the U.S. last year that cost $1 billion… Read More
House full of Asian lady beetles? Blame the weather. And be careful not to crush them
By: David Forster
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EDITOR’S NOTE (Oct. 24, 2023): This article was originally published in 2021, but the info again seems relevant for southeast Ohio in 2023. ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — If you’re finding… Read More
All This Summer Rain? Same As It Ever Was
By: David Forster
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — It’s summer. It’s raining again. And maybe you’re thinking, or heard someone say: ‘Jeez, I can’t believe how much it’s been raining this summer.” Well, believe… Read More
Ohio National Guard To Assist Winter Storm Cleanup In Lawrence And Gallia Counties
By: WOUB News Team
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOUB) — Residents of Lawrence and Gallia Counties now have assistance in the cleanup of recent ice storms. Gov. Mike DeWine activated the Ohio National Guard Friday to… Read More
West Virginia AG Warns Of Price Gouging In Snow Emergency
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s attorney general is warning against price gouging during a state of emergency that took effect on Tuesday due to winter weather. Gov. Jim Justice… Read More
Weekly Weather: A Fairly Dry, But Gloomy Pattern
By: Nicholas Snider
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ATHENS, OH (WOUB)– Mainly cloudy skies and near average temperatures. Those will be the weather headlines across southeast Ohio over the next 5 days or so. There are a few… Read More
An Icy Start to 2021: Winter Weather Advisories for Freezing Rain Issued
By: Nicholas Snider
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ATHENS, OH (WOUB)—Another winter system will begin working its way through southeast Ohio Thursday night into Friday morning. The National Weather Service in has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for… Read More
December 2019 vs December 2020: A Tale of 2 Weather Years
By: Nicholas Snider
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — 0.1” of snow. That is how much snow Parkersburg, WV, the nearest climate reporting station, saw in the month of December in 2019. This year tells… Read More
Ohio Valley Mayors Aim For A Green Recovery Amid Coronavirus And Climate Change
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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PITTSBURGH, Pa. (OVR) — When newly elected President Donald Trump announced in 2017 that he would pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement on climate change, he said, “I… Read More
Dorian Weakens To A Category 2, But Is ‘Growing In Size’
By: Brakkton Booker | NPR
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Dorian is roughly 105 miles off the shore of Fort Pierce, Florida. It has maximum sustained winds of 110 miles per hour. Officials in the Bahamas say there are at least five storm-related deaths.
Now a Category 4 Storm, Slow-Moving Dorian Batters Bahamas, Tracks Toward U.S.
By: Brakkton Booker | NPR
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Hurricane Dorian has sustain maximum winds of 155 mph. Hurricane conditions are expected on the east coast of Florida by late Monday or early Tuesday, along with “life-threatening” storm surge levels.
Small Towns Fear They Are Unprepared For Future Climate-Driven Flooding
By: Rebecca Hersher | NPR
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The central U.S. just experienced the most widespread river flooding ever recorded there. Flood defenses in major cities largely performed well, but many smaller communities were simply overwhelmed.
Winter Storms To Heat Waves, How Better Climate Data Can Make Us More Prepared
By: Joe Wertz | NPR
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Scientists are getting more and better data on our changing climate. Now, there’s a push to use it to help people cope with the extremes we know are coming.
Schuneman Symposium on Photojournalism and New Media
“The Big Story” brings together journalists who are covering the big stories in the news today: heroin, climate change, the border wall, California wildfires, the Mueller investigation, the Rohingya refugee… Read More
Beryl Becomes ‘Very Tiny’ First Hurricane Of Atlantic Season
By: Amy Held | NPR
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The Category 1 storm is expected to cross the Lesser Antilles in the eastern Caribbean by late Sunday or early Monday. Some of the islands are still recovering from last year’s hits by Maria and Irma.
Heat Warnings Cause Ohio Towns To Cancel Fireworks Shows
By: Associated Press and WOUB Staff
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TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – It’s going to be too hot for fireworks this weekend, at least for a few Ohio communities. Organizers of Fourth of July celebrations in Springfield Township… Read More
Woman Says Tornado Sent Her Flying From Home On Mattress
By: Associated Press
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CRESTLINE, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio woman says she and her daughter were blown out of their home by a tornado and feel fortunate to have suffered only scratches and… Read More