Utilities + traders are "craving" more detailed forecasts as power demand gets harder and harder to predict. Using AI, a tech firm is pushing to predict swings in weather - down to the hour - months in advance. Story with @naurtorious.bsky.social (gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

It's officially fall! And more than 80% of the Northeast is in drought or teetering on the edge of it. Why that's cause for concern: (gift link) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

NEW: More than 500 pages of #FOIA docs @zhirji.bsky.social @davey.bsky.social & I obtained from FEMA detail previously unreported threats against personnel in the aftermath of Hurricanes Helene & Milton, including the swatting of then-FEMA Director Deanne Criswell 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

NEW: Bloomberg obtained 100s of pages of agency emails & other docs via FOIA, shedding new light on how disaster-related misinfo affects the govt's emergency response, sucks up resources & puts staff at risk. with @zhirji.bsky.social @jasonleopold.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

“They don’t want to know about it, and they don’t want anyone else to know about it." Amazing story about the fallout from the Texas oil boom - including 100-ft wastewater geysers! Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

When a wildfire destroys much of your city, how do you know if your house is too contaminated with toxins to move back in? Ask emmarcourt.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

🚨Exclusive🚨 NASA has revoked facilities-and-systems access for Chinese citizens with US visas who work on its space programs www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The Trump administration, from the CDC to EPA to NOAA, is going to war with established climate science. I, along w/@blkahn.bsky.social @eroston.bsky.social, try to capture the big picture of what's already happened & what's at stake. Gift link @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

At an alarming pace, the Trump administration has fired climate scientists, rolled back regulations, interfered in data collection, and cut planning and emergency response funds. That puts all Americans at risk. Read The Big Take ⬇️

Trump's ex-FEMA chief Cameron Hamilton speaks out against push to abolish the agency. “I cannot get behind this position that abolishing FEMA is the answer,” Hamilton said on Disaster Tough podcast, calling such a move "an extreme risk" to the American people. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

As President Donald Trump called to abolish the FEMA earlier this year, the agency chief he brought on was pushing back

New: After the LA firestorms, Berkeley was determined not to let the heavily-vegetated Berkeley Hills burn in the next climate-driven urban conflagration. City leaders moved quickly to mandate wildfire protections the state failed to implement for years. Free link. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Surging utility bills in key battleground states are threatening to become a political liability for Republicans heading into upcoming elections. 🎁 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Summer commutes in NYC can be miserable - 108F on the platform at City Hall w/ humidity. But New Yorkers are lucky compared to London, where subway cars lack AC + get hotter than city streets. With reporting from 3 continents: (free link) www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Extreme heat is taking a toll on the US’s aging bridges. Here comes the "bridge doctors" who enlist AI and automation to detect hidden dangers before it's too late. My latest for @bloomberg.com (read on for free for 7 days) www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... #infrastructureresilience #climatetech

High temperatures in SoCal raise wildfire risk “There’s pretty high concern because vegetation in some spots is at record dry values for August,” @weatherwest.bsky.social @ucanr.edu told @laurenthal.bsky.social @bloomberg.com www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/20...

California's last nuclear power plant was supposed to be shut down. But now it's on the verge of a 20-year extension, thanks to the state's mounting power needs. Here's an inside look at Diablo Canyon amid its bid for relicensing (free gift link): www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

That tracks with the GFS forecast for significant wave heights with #Erin. In fact, the peak value is exceeding the colorbar on @tropicaltidbits.bsky.social maps, >48 ft in 24 hours! Very dangerous seas for ships & beachgoers alike. Please don’t go out into the water this week in the Eastern US.

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Update: NYC beaches are also closing to swimmers Wednesday + Thursday. Be careful out there!

Hurricane Erin is far from land, but it's forcing closures at popular East Coast beaches from NC's Outer Banks to the Jersey Shore. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

It's that time of year again: News time. #noaa #weather #climate Reach out to either me: [email protected] BKSullivan61.03 on Signal Or @laurenthal.bsky.social Call or text on the free Signal app: lgrosen.03 Email: lrosenthal21[at]bloomberg.net Submit a tip: www.bloomberg.com/tips/

Invest #97L has developed into Tropical Storm #Erin. As noted by @pppapin.bsky.social in the Advisory 1 forecast discussion from NHC, the ocean near Erin isn't all that warm (26-27°C) but warmer waters lie ahead of the newly-minted tropical cyclone (TC).

Scoop: The U.S. billion-dollar disaster database is set to return this fall over at @climatecentral.org. They've hired the former NOAA scientist who ran the project for 10+ years www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Neil Jacobs - the weather scientist who was in charge at NOAA during "Sharpiegate" - is poised to come back. “I’m hopeful that he’s learned how to fight within the political system," one former NOAA chief said, "because he is going to have to fight." / 1 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

NEW: The Corporation for Public Broadcasting said that it will begin to wind down operations after President Donald Trump signed a package of spending cuts that ended its federal funding. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

"WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 1, 2025) – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) announced today that it will begin an orderly wind-down of its operations" cpb.org/pressroom/Co...

"Where are all the Atlantic hurricanes?" Yes, the Atlantic hurricane season officially began on June 1. But between Jun 1 and Jul 31, it's more likely for a given day to have ZERO active tropical storms or hurricanes! The below chart breaks it down by day. Through Jul 31, most days are below 25%!

Nearly half the US will wilt under hot, sticky conditions through the bulk of the week as temperatures and humidity soar from Chicago to NYC and New Orleans, boosting power demand and raising health risks.

New US proposal would slash NOAA staff, close offices. “This the big one, it will be catastrophic,” said UCLA's @weatherwest.bsky.social. And “For a trivial cost savings we’re now going to start turning the clock back,” said former NHC @franklinjamesl.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Key data to forecast rapidly intensifying hurricanes is vanishing just weeks before the heart of the Atlantic storm season. #hurricanes #typhoons #climate #weather #natgas #insurance Story here with @bloomberg.com colleague @laurenthal.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Weather data from US defense satellites has helped forecasters look inside hurricanes - but after June 30, NOAA and the Navy will no longer distribute those readings. Details with @weathersullivan.bsky.social (free to read for 7 days):

Hurricane Erick did all the terrible things, rapidly strengthening 80 mph in just 24 hours – a rate almost unheard of for June – to a 145 mph Category 4. It struck Mexico's Pacific side as the earliest major landfall on record...by over 2 months. More ⬇️

BIG SCOOP! In a newly revealed March memo, titled "Abolishing FEMA," officials proposed ways to dramatically curtail the US government’s disaster response role Also the memo proposed four possible new names for FEMA, which inlcuded the National Office of Emergency Management (NOEM)

These are possible names considered for a smaller organization to replace FEMA, from a March memo: - Office of Crisis Management (OCM) - Office of Crisis Response (OCR) - National Crisis Response Agency (NCRA) - National Office of Emergency Management (NOEM) 👀 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Can't-miss detail from Zahra's great scoop: Among the names considered for an agency to replace FEMA include "the National Office of Emergency Management (NOEM) — an acronym that dovetails with the name of the Homeland Security secretary"

US & Disasters triptych, from Bloomberg Green: 1) Exclusive: The secret memo from March that details how to abolish FEMA, by @zhirji.bsky.social @jasonleopold.bsky.social and @laurenthal.bsky.social 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

SCOOP: DHS Sec. Kristi Noem directed the Federal Emergency Management Agency to prepare a memo on how to abolish itself and create a re-branded, radically smaller disaster response organization, according to a copy of the document reviewed by Bloomberg News. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

SCOOP: FEMA recently denied requests for Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funds to Iowa, Mississippi, Missouri, & Oklahoma, resiliency money only available with large post-disaster aid packages. Trump's HMGP denials now up to at least 7 since May. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

FEMA has lost staff + cut back on grants. Its current top boss lacks emergency management experience. As hurricane season opens, "it is a disaster waiting to happen," one expert told @bloomberg.com. Story w/ the excellent @zhirji.bsky.social (free link): www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The National Hurricane Center has at least 4 empty positions for meteorologists, according to its website. But Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick says it’s “fully staffed” + ready for storms. Story w/ @weathersullivan.bsky.social @alicia-diaz.bsky.social (free link) www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

President Trump is no longer rubber-stamping hazard mitigation grants - which let FEMA "pay for extra protections to help communities better withstand future natural disasters." Excellent deep dive from @zhirji.bsky.social (gift link below)

Early spring heat across the West has been melting snow at a record pace, which may hasten the start of fire season and tax water reserves across the region: www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #drought #california #wildfires #climate

Addition of high-speed EV chargers across the US fell by more than 21% in the first quarter compared to last year. The slowdown may just be beginning as Trump steps up attacks on EVs, and Republicans push to end subsidies. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

If there was any lingering doubt about whether gas-fired generation plants are the hottest targets in the US power system, the recent flurry of deals likely extinguished it. My column here: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

Incredibly cool, eye-opening story from @michellema.bsky.social + company. Read free for 7 days: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

A reinsurance industry group began pushing to protect NOAA's billion-dollar disaster list back in February -- because it helps convince “the public and public officials to embrace resilience," driving down insurance costs. Story w/ @weathersullivan.bsky.social (free link):

NOAA is ending its billion-dollar disaster database, a move that "will make it next to impossible for the public to track the cost of extreme weather and climate events." www.cnn.com/2025/05/08/c...

Buffett runs a renewables heavyweight and has written that climate change is “highly likely” a “problem for the planet.” Yet Berkshire is a major investor in oil, gas and coal — a position poised to endure well after the 94-year-old retires. My analysis here: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Much of NOAA could lose internet access + face issues transmitting weather data if a key contract is not approved this week. N-Wave - NOAA's national network service provider - has been running on a short-term work order. With @weathersullivan.bsky.social: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...