• Beijing records heaviest rainfall in 140 years, severe flooding and 21 deaths

    Beijing records heaviest rainfall in 140 years, severe flooding and 21 deaths

    Aug 02, 2023 03:11 PM EST

    ... flooding. "We need to avoid building large-scale construction ... in low-lying areas," Ma said. The record rainfall from Doksuri, now downgraded to a tropical storm, may not be the last. Typhoon Khanun, which lashed Japan on Wednesday, is expected to head toward China later this week. The powerful storm ...

  • As climate change leads to more and wetter storms, cholera cases are on the rise

    As climate change leads to more and wetter storms, cholera cases are on the rise

    Aug 01, 2023 04:59 PM EST

    In early 2022, nearly 200,000 Malawians were displaced after two tropical storms struck the southeastern part of Africa barely a month apart. Fifty-three people died. Amid an already-heavy rainy season, the storms Ana and Gombe caused devastation across southern Malawi to homes, crops, and infrastructure. “That March ...

  • Northeast farmers 'heartbroken' as floods devastate months of labor and crops are swept away

    Northeast farmers 'heartbroken' as floods devastate months of labor and crops are swept away

    Jul 21, 2023 02:28 PM EST

    ... Storms dumped up to two months’ worth of rain in a couple of days in parts of the region, surpassing the amount that fell when Tropical Storm Irene blew through in 2011, causing major flooding. Officials have called last week’s flooding Vermont’s worst natural disaster since floods in ...

  • How recycled oyster shells are helping save Louisiana's dwindling coastline

    How recycled oyster shells are helping save Louisiana's dwindling coastline

    Jul 12, 2023 10:20 PM EST

    ... is sort of the ultimate sustainable seafood. It's really a win-win-win, because oysters also filter the water. They can help to minimize storm surge during hurricanes and tropical storms, and they slow the rate of erosion by a significant amount. Roby Chavez: In one of the largest ...

  • Floodwaters in New England begin to recede as communities shift to recovery

    Floodwaters in New England begin to recede as communities shift to recovery

    Jul 12, 2023 04:54 PM EST

    ... be ready,” Montes said. “We can handle any additional impacts we get from the weather this week.” Gov. Scott said floodwaters surpassed levels seen during Tropical Storm Irene. Irene killed six people in Vermont in August 2011, washing homes off their foundations and damaging or destroying more than 200 bridges ...

  • Historic storm brings catastrophic flooding to Vermont with more rain expected this week

    Historic storm brings catastrophic flooding to Vermont with more rain expected this week

    Jul 11, 2023 10:55 PM EST

    ... I know thousands of Vermonters have lost homes, businesses and more. The devastation is far-reaching.Geoff Bennett: Officials have likened this latest downpour to Tropical Storm Irene, which caused destructive flash floods in 2011 and killed eight people in Vermont. So far, crews have rescued more than 100 people ...

  • As storm moves on, Vermont and parts of Northeast still flooded

    As storm moves on, Vermont and parts of Northeast still flooded

    Jul 11, 2023 03:50 PM EST

    ... of the state, Vermont Emergency Management said Monday night. "We have not seen rainfall like this since Irene," Vermont Gov. Phil Scott said, referring to Tropical Storm Irene in August 2011. That storm killed six in the state, washed homes off their foundations and damaged or destroyed more than 200 ...

  • Intense downpour in the Northeast forces evacuations, causes major flooding

    Intense downpour in the Northeast forces evacuations, causes major flooding

    Jul 10, 2023 03:40 PM EST

    “This is an all-hands-on-deck response," he said at a Monday press conference. "We have not seen rainfall like this since Irene, and in some places, it will surpass even that.” Scott was referring to Tropical Storm Irene in August 2011, when the state got 11 inches ...

  • News Wrap: DOJ charges Chinese companies with trafficking fentanyl chemicals

    News Wrap: DOJ charges Chinese companies with trafficking fentanyl chemicals

    Jun 23, 2023 10:55 PM EST

    ... Nawaz:  So far, only one death has been confirmed, but the region is bracing for more torrential rain this weekend.    As of tonight, two tropical storms are active in the Atlantic Ocean in just the first month of hurricane season. That has not happened since record keeping began in ...

  • News Wrap: Tornado kills 4 in small Texas town

    News Wrap: Tornado kills 4 in small Texas town

    Jun 22, 2023 10:50 PM EST

    ... Lubbock. Daylight brought the damage into focus, a mile-long stretch of smashed buildings and wrecked vehicles. Damage crews crawled over piles of debris. The storm front also spewed hail the size of softballs and winds gusting near 100 miles an hour.    Tropical Storm Bret is closing in on ...