Hurricanes

This GOES East satellite image taken Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018, at 10:30 a.m. EDT, and provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Florence in the Atlantic Ocean as it threatens the U.S. East Coast, including Florida, Georgia, South and North Carolina. Millions of Americans are preparing for what could be one of the most catastrophic hurricanes to hit the Eastern Seaboard in decades. Mandatory evacuations begin at noon Tuesday, for parts of the Carolinas and Virginia

Hurricane Florence poised to hit Carolinas, dump heavy rain for days

Daniel Chaitin · September 11, 2018 5:15 pm

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., left, and Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., confer as they arrive to meet with reporters.

House expected to return to DC on Wednesday even as Hurricane Florence looms

Al Weaver · September 11, 2018 4:13 pm

Pat Robertson asks evangelicals to pray for ‘shield of protection’ as Hurricane Florence nears

Caitlin Yilek · September 11, 2018 3:57 pm

President Trump speaks at a rally Tuesday in Nashville, Tenn.

Trump cancels second campaign rally this week as Hurricane Florence approaches

Caitlin Yilek · September 11, 2018 1:51 pm

FILE - In this Thursday, Aug. 31, 2017, file photo, a flame burns at the Shell Deer Park oil refinery in Deer Park, Texas. Dry gas stations and panicked motorists are sending gasoline prices higher after Hurricane Harvey. Gas could soar to $2.75 a gallon over Labor Day weekend. Flooding from Harvey has knocked out refining capacity, and many stations in Texas are running out of fuel.

Energy and Environment

When bad weather has struck, natural gas has been completely reliable

Washington Examiner · September 11, 2018 4:00 am

This photo provided by NASA shows Hurricane Florence from the International Space Station as it threatens the East Coast.

Hurricane Florence churns toward Carolinas as dangerous Category 4 storm, no sign it has ‘peaked’

Daniel Chaitin · September 10, 2018 11:41 pm

President Donald Trump, left, gets a tour of the newly-opened Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson, Miss., Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017. Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, watches at right.

Trump cancels Mississippi rally as Hurricane Florence approaches the Carolinas

Caitlin Yilek · September 10, 2018 5:19 pm

Florence regained hurricane strength on Sunday.

Florence roars back to hurricane strength with East Coast in its sights

Daniel Chaitin · September 9, 2018 4:44 pm

FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2017, file photo, a man walks past debris from homes on his street damaged in flooding from Hurricane Harvey as an oil refinery stands in the background in Port Arthur, Texas. Although many Texas families are still struggling to recover from Hurricane Harvey a year after it caused widespread damage and flooding along the Gulf Coast and in and around Houston, daily life has mostly returned to normal in many of the hardest hit communities.

Beltway Confidential

The US needs a better response to natural disasters, here’s where to start

Erin Dunne · August 31, 2018 9:09 pm

President Donald Trump walks with FEMA administrator Brock Long, second from right, and Lt. Gen. Jeff Buchanan, right as he tours an area affected by Hurricane Maria in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. Trump is visiting Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria.

Trump says his administration did a ‘fantastic job’ in Puerto Rico after death toll nears 3,000

Gabby Morrongiello · August 29, 2018 7:35 pm

Two crosses and hundreds of shoes in memory of those killed by Hurricane Maria are displayed in front of the Puerto Rico Capitol, in San Juan, Friday, June 1, 2018. Puerto Rico's Institute of Statistics announced that it has sued the U.S. territory's health department and demographic registry seeking to obtain data on the number of deaths following Hurricane Maria as a growing number of critics accuse the government of lacking transparency.

Nearly 3,000 in Puerto Rico died as a result of Hurricane Maria: Report

Anna Giaritelli · August 28, 2018 4:37 pm

People look out over the ocean along Waikiki Beach in a light rain from Tropical Storm Lane, Saturday, in Honolulu.

‘Don’t let your guard down,’ federal officials tell Hawaii

Associated Press · August 25, 2018 6:09 pm