A Florida International University study looked at why Houston's skyscrapers were damaged more by the 2024 derecho than by Hurricane Beryl.

The school had been closed for nine months after last year's derecho, and Hurricane Beryl caused heavy damage to tons of classrooms and forced students to move to a nearby school during the fall.

Former NOAA officials warned that jobs cuts undermine critical weather forecasting and basic science that companies and communities rely on.

“‘Senator! You got these people here,’“ he said, recalling a plea from a caller when Hurricane Beryl knocked out power to an assisted living facility last summer. “‘What are we going ...