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• A great shift in the Pacific is likely to impact the upcoming hurricane season

  March 18, 2026 2:20 PM

  The Pacific Ocean is heating up, and El Niño appears ready to take the driver’s seat as the peak of hurricane season kicks into high gear. If this pattern develops fully, it may pump the brakes on the number and intensity of hurricanes in the Atlantic during the upcoming season.... more »

• UPDATE: Powerful Pacific hurricane makes landfall in Oaxaca, Mexico

  June 18, 2025 8:07 PM

  UPDATE: Erick intensified overnight into a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds peaking at 145 mph. Afterward, the storm did weaken slightly. Hurricane Erick made landfall in extreme western Oaxaca, Mexico around 7 a.m. CDT Thursday with peak winds at 125 mph. This Pacific storm will continue weakening... more »

• Attempts to force big industry off Baton Rouge water Play Video

  April 27, 2017 7:33 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Salt water is seeping into the drinking water aquifers below Baton Rouge and big industry is at least partially to blame. "It's a localized phenomena that we feel we're getting a handle on," said Tony Duplechin, executive director of the Capital Area Ground Water Conservation District. Fifty... more »