High grocery prices have been a defining economic story in recent years, driven by a combination of factors including pandemic-related supply chain breakdowns and labor shortages. However, an increasingly critical driver of food price inflation has been the impact of natural disasters—such as droughts, floods, and hurricanes—on the nation’s agricultural output.
Read MoreKevin Marcus of Marcus Weather Consulting gives the areas to watch as harvest goes into the home stretch in the northern hemisphere and the growing season is shaping up in the southern hemisphere.
Read MoreThe latest NWS forecast calls for a storm system to move through the Lower Mississippi Valley this weekend ... and unlike some of our recent frontal passages, this one looks to deliver significant rains across most of the Bayou State.
Read MoreA parade of cold fronts is set to march across Louisiana. I don't see any frosty pumpkins in sight, but I do see some rain chances, some cooler nights, and some areas possibly getting a few inches of rain. Here's how I see things going.
Read MoreThursday’s update of the U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) for Louisiana shows a modest increase in areas of D0 ('Abnormally Dry') and D1 ('Moderate Drought') between last week and the current week.
Read MoreLouisiana needs rain. We’re getting some this weekend, but not enough to fix the problem.
A cold front will cross the state starting Saturday morning, bringing the first decent rain we’ve seen in weeks.
Read MoreWhen Jay Grymes was named the Louisiana state climatologist for a second time in 2024, it was a different job compared to the one he held more than 20 years before.
Read MoreOnce again, we are hearing rumblings about transportation along the Lower Mississippi River. Anyone south of the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers will tell you we haven’t had much rainfall in the region since the start of July.
Read MoreHurricane Gabrielle is still a 'major' hurricane (Category 3), tracking from west-to-east across the subtropicval Atlantic. While Gabrielle is expected to weaken over the coming days, the NHC forecast has Gabrielle reaching the Azores late Thursday or Friday as a hurricane.
Read MoreYear-over-year Mississippi River levels at St. Louis and Memphis are currently measuring above last year. But, without significant rain in the forecast and concerns for the volume of water coming from the Ohio River valley into the lower Mississippi, this could elevate levels of concern, particularly in the next few weeks.
Read MoreAfter Hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastated Louisiana and brought billions of dollars of damage to the state, lawmakers worked with researchers, engineers and others to create and implement new codes and laws in an attempt to prevent such serious damage happening again.
Read MoreThis week in WBRZ history, six different hurricanes made landfall, putting Morgan City's Shrimp and Petroleum Festival at risk each year.
One particularly devastating storm that struck Morgan City — Hurricane Andrew — made landfall on Aug. 26, 1992. This was one week before the 57th festival.
Read MoreAs the clock ticks down the final days of July, thermometers will climb across much of the eastern half of the United States, creating a dangerous and long-lasting heat wave that will put millions at risk of heat stroke and other illnesses.
Read MoreHurricane season begins June 1, but the National Weather Service face serious staffing challenges. Since the start of President Trump’s second term, nearly 1000 employees have left, leaving key offices in cities like Lake Charles, Houston, and Tampa understaffed. LSU Public Health Climatologist Barry Keim warns that this could delay critical weather alerts or spread inaccurate information.
Read MoreThe month of April is known for rainfall, but 2025 has been a record-breaking year. Between April 2 and April 5 at least three months of rainfall dumped across the Delta, as reported by the National Weather Service in Little Rock, Ark. and Memphis, Tenn.
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