David J. Phillip

Stay informed with David J. Phillip’s coverage and analysis for Fortune.

  • People take a walk in the neighborhood Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)Environment

    Major winter storm that dumped record-breaking snow on New Orleans is now moving into Florida and the Carolinas

    By Gerald Herbert, David J. Phillip, and others
  • woman looks at car crushed by fallen bricksEnvironment

    Houston storm knocked out electricity to nearly 1 million users and left several dead, including a man who tried to power an oxygen tank with his car

    By Lekan Oyekanmi, David J. Phillip, and others
  • Workers clean up broken glass inside a damaged downtown restaurant after a severe thunderstorm, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)Environment

    Severe Texas storms knock out power to 900,000 Houston businesses and homes and blow out hundreds of office and hotel windows

    By David J. Phillip, Lisa Baumann, and others