Sep 25 Canada deploys troops to help clear Fiona’s destruction in eastern provinces By Rob Gillies, Associated Press The Canadian military mobilized and officials on Sunday tried to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona, which swept away houses, stripped off roofs and knocked out power across the country’s Atlantic provinces. Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch 3:31 News Wrap: On the heels of Fiona, a new storm brews in the Caribbean In our news wrap Saturday, Florida and the Gulf Coast brace for Tropical Storm Ian while communities from Puerto Rico to Canada deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona, Albert Pujols became the fourth baseball player in MLB history to… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch 8:11 How Puerto Ricans are coping in the wake of Hurricane Fiona By Lorna Baldwin, Marcos Perez Puerto Ricans continue to struggle in the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona. Widespread power outages, washed out roads and homes toppled by flooding have left residents frustrated and scared. We hear from people on different sides of the island and Associated… Continue watching
Sep 24 NASA delays next Artemis 1 launch attempt due to potential hurricane By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press NASA is skipping next week’s launch attempt of its new moon rocket because of a tropical storm that’s expected to become a major hurricane. Continue reading
Sep 24 Florida governor declares emergency as Tropical Storm Ian approaches By Associated Press Gov. Ron DeSantis on Saturday declared a state of emergency for Florida as Tropical Storm Ian gathers strength over the Caribbean and is expected to bring heavy rains and intense hurricane winds to the state next week. Continue reading
Sep 24 On Canadian coast, Fiona knocks out power and sweeps houses into the sea By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Fiona washed houses into the sea, tore the roofs off others and knocked out power to the vast majority of two Canadian provinces Saturday as it made landfall as a big, powerful post-tropical cyclone. Continue reading
Sep 24 Nearly a week after Hurricane Fiona, half of Puerto Rico still without power By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Half of Puerto Rico is without power more than five days after Hurricane Fiona struck — including an entire town where not a single work crew has arrived. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 8:26 Hurricane exposes fragility of Puerto Rico’s energy grid despite large-scale investments By William Brangham, Cai Pigliucci Days after Hurricane Fiona swept across Puerto Rico, people there are still dealing with intense heat, a water shortage and a difficult history that has left the territory short on power and crucial needs. Yarimar Bonilla, the director of the… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 4:01 News Wrap: House votes on reform to electoral vote count, malaria outbreaks in Pakistan In our news wrap Wednesday, the House approved a bill to block future attempts at subverting presidential elections and close loopholes in the law, medical workers struggled to contain malaria outbreaks as mosquitoes breed in the wake of flooding in… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 4:18 Puerto Rico begins hurricane recovery with most of island still without power and water By William Brangham, Cai Pigliucci, Sam Lane, Karina Cuevas, Marcos Perez, Eduardo Mariota Hurricane Fiona is expected to hit Bermuda hard as a Category 4 storm. But when it saturated Puerto Rico earlier this week, it did plenty of damage as a Category 1 storm and set back the modest progress made in… Continue watching