• Floods and landslides ravage south Philippines, killing at least 50

    Floods and landslides ravage south Philippines, killing at least 50

    Oct 28, 2022 03:32 PM EDT

    ... minister for a five-province Muslim autonomous region governed by former separatist guerrillas. Eight other people died elsewhere in the country from the onslaught of Tropical Storm Nalgae, which slammed into the eastern province of Camarines Sur early Saturday, the government’s disaster response agency said. But the worst storm ...

  • Florida applies lessons from Hurricane Michael to costly Ian recovery

    Florida applies lessons from Hurricane Michael to costly Ian recovery

    Oct 16, 2022 08:04 PM EDT

    ... blamed for more than 30 deaths. With more than 100 fatalities, Ian was the third-deadliest storm to hit the U.S. mainland this century behind Hurricane Katrina, which left about 1,400 people dead, and Hurricane Sandy, which killed 233 despite weakening to a tropical storm just before landfall.

  • 'We’re on our own.' How people with disabilities are left out of climate planning

    'We’re on our own.' How people with disabilities are left out of climate planning

    Oct 13, 2022 03:14 PM EDT

    ... easier to get in and out of it. But because she lives near a levee, she leaves that comfort behind whenever a major hurricane or tropical storm is forecast because rising floodwater that would challenge anyone would surely be fatal for her. “I try my best to make my home ...

  • 19 people killed as Julia drenches Central America and triggers landslides

    19 people killed as Julia drenches Central America and triggers landslides

    Oct 10, 2022 10:05 PM EDT

    ... winds of 85 mph (140 kph) and survived the passage over the country's mountainous terrain, entering the Pacific late in the day as a tropical storm.By Monday, Julia had moved inland over Guatemala and its winds were down to 30 mph (45 kph). The U.S. National Hurricane ...

  • Southwest Florida residents on long road to recovery post-Ian as search for survivors concludes

    Southwest Florida residents on long road to recovery post-Ian as search for survivors concludes

    Oct 10, 2022 04:19 PM EDT

    ... U.S. mainland this century behind Hurricane Katrina, which left about 1,400 people dead, and Hurricane Sandy, which killed 233 despite weakening to a tropical storm just before landfall. At a makeshift memorial set up in a downtown park along the Caloosahatchee River, Holly Harmon got tearful Monday while ...

  • Hurricane Julia dumps torrential rainfall on Nicaragua's coast

    Hurricane Julia dumps torrential rainfall on Nicaragua's coast

    Oct 09, 2022 10:04 PM EDT

    ... over the Pacific. Julia hit as a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 85 mph (140 kph), though its winds had dipped to tropical storm force of 60 mph (95 kph), by early afternoon as it pushed across Nicaragua. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Julia was ...

  • Hurricane Orlene hits Mexico's Pacific coast

    Hurricane Orlene hits Mexico's Pacific coast

    Oct 03, 2022 09:34 PM EDT

    ... Hurricane Center. WATCH: Biden tells Puerto Ricans he’s ‘committed to this island’ as Hurricane Fiona recovery continues By midday, Orlene had weakened to a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 35 mph (55 kph) and was moving north-northeast at 10 mph (17 kph). The storm was 70 ...

  • Crews work to help those hit by Hurricane Ian in Florida as storm moves into Carolinas

    Crews work to help those hit by Hurricane Ian in Florida as storm moves into Carolinas

    Sep 30, 2022 10:55 PM EDT

    ... vast scenes of wreckage along the state's southwestern coastline. John Yang reports. ... Judy Woodruff: Hurricane Ian is back onshore tonight and weakening to a tropical storm after its second landfall on the U.S. mainland. The storm struck near Georgetown, South Carolina, this afternoon with winds of 85 miles ...

  • Ian makes landfall in South Carolina as Category 1 hurricane

    Ian makes landfall in South Carolina as Category 1 hurricane

    Sep 30, 2022 06:40 PM EDT

    ... of the Sanibel Causeway fell into the sea, cutting off access to the barrier island where 6,300 people live. Hours after weakening to a tropical storm while crossing the Florida peninsula, Ian regained strength Thursday evening over the Atlantic. The National Hurricane Center predicted it would hit South Carolina ...

  • Hurricane Ian leaves behind catastrophic damage after tearing through Florida

    Hurricane Ian leaves behind catastrophic damage after tearing through Florida

    Sep 29, 2022 10:55 PM EDT

    ... the Atlantic. But we're still being buffeted here by gusts up to 40 to 45 miles an hour. They hope, they believe that that tropical storm or wind will die down, diminish overnight, and they can get out and be working full force tomorrow. Amna Nawaz: John, when the ...