Aug 28 Live Map: Track the path of Hurricane Ida By Rebecca Santana, Kevin McGill, Janet McConnaughey, Associated Press Rescuers set out in hundreds of boats and helicopters to reach people trapped by floodwaters and utility crews mobilized Monday after a furious Hurricane Ida swamped the Louisiana coast and made a shambles of the electrical grid. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 2:13 Major flooding leaves 22 dead in Tennessee amid devastating 'loss and heartache' By Stephanie Sy, Murrey Jacobson Search crews across middle Tennessee are still looking through the debris of a flooded landscape. At least 22 people died in Saturday's disaster with a dozen others missing. Stephanie Sy reports. Continue watching
Aug 23 Crews search for missing after floods surge parts of Tennessee By Associated Press Search crews worked through shattered homes and tangled debris on Monday, looking for about a dozen people still missing after record-breaking rain sent floodwaters surging through Middle Tennessee, killing at least 22 people. Continue reading
Aug 23 Henri's remnants hinder cleanup, threaten inland floods By David Porter, Dave Collins, Associated Press The storm system named Henri drenched much of the inland Northeast with rain Monday, hampering cleanup efforts and threatening further flooding in areas with ground already saturated from a wet summer. Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch 5:06 News Wrap: Third vaccine dose recommended for people with weakened immune systems In our news wrap Friday, a CDC panel advised people with weakened immune systems should receive a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine for full protection. A federal judge struck down a challenge to the Biden administration’s eviction moratorium and more. Continue watching
Aug 09 IPCC report warns intensifying water cycle spells more intense storms, flooding By Mathew Barlow, The Conversation Water-related hazards are exceptionally destructive, and the impact of climate change on extreme water-related events is increasingly evident, a lead author of the new report warns… Continue reading
Aug 09 Massive forest fire continues to burn on Greek island By Elena Becatoros, Associated Press The fire, which began Aug. 3, is the most severe of dozens in the past week across Greece. The country has been baked by its worst heat wave in three decades. Continue reading
Aug 09 Climate change report is 'a code red for humanity,' U.N. warns By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Earth is getting so hot that temperatures in about a decade will probably blow past a level of warming that world leaders have sought to prevent, according to a new report. Continue reading
Jul 29 Floods make thousands homeless in Bangladesh Rohingya camps By Julhas Alam, Associated Press Days of heavy rainfall have pounded Rohingya refugee camps in southern Bangladesh, destroying dwellings and sending thousands of people to live with extended families or in communal shelters. Continue reading
Jul 22 China's Zhengzhou begins cleanup after floods ravage city By Associated Press Rains continued to pound parts of Henan province of which Zhengzhou is the capital city. Continue reading