Sep 14 Watch 6:17 With wildfires raging during a pandemic, Oregon residents are pushed to the brink By Cat Wise, Leah Nagy In Oregon, more than a million acres have burned already during this devastating early wildfire season -- twice the full-year average. Over 40,000 people have been forced to flee their homes, and at least 22 are missing. Air quality in… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 7:10 How climate change 'exacerbates' wildfires in the American West As large parts of California and the Pacific Northwest are beset by wildfires, the issue of climate change has taken on prominence in the national political conversation. Scientists increasingly point to rising temperatures and extreme dryness as exacerbating wildfires, but… Continue watching
Aug 26 Laura strengthens into 'extremely dangerous' Category 4 By Jeff Martin, John L. Mone, Stacey Plaisance, Associated Press Laura strengthened Wednesday into a menacing Category 4 hurricane, raising fears of a 20-foot storm surge that forecasters said would be "unsurvivable” and capable of sinking entire communities. Continue reading
Aug 11 Powerful derecho leaves path of devastation across Midwest By Ryan J. Foley, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press A rare storm packing 100 mph winds and with power similar to an inland hurricane swept across the Midwest. Continue reading
Jul 21 Breached levees trap thousands as flooding in China worsens By Associated Press Breached levees have trapped more than 10,000 people in an eastern Chinese town as flooding worsens across much of the country, local authorities said Tuesday. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 1:46 Deadly tornadoes leave central Tennessee in a state of shock By Stephanie Sy At least 25 people were killed when tornadoes tore through central Tennessee early Tuesday. The storms blasted downtown Nashville and damaged or destroyed at least 140 buildings, including some Super Tuesday polling stations. Four counties reported storm-related deaths, hospitals treated… Continue watching
Aug 28 Watch 4:47 Hurricane Dorian turns away from Puerto Rico but strikes Virgin Islands Hurricane Dorian may be sparing Puerto Rico its very worst, but the territory’s residents are still apprehensive about its "shaky" electrical grid and smaller, more vulnerable islands. The U.S. Virgin Islands, meanwhile, are taking a direct hit from Dorian. Judy… Continue watching
Jul 21 Heat, humidity grips East Coast as central US sees reprieve By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press The East Coast on Sunday sweated through another day of heat and humidity in a stretch of weather so oppressive that a New Jersey drawbridge got stuck and suburban Boston police jokingly asked criminals to take it easy. Continue reading
May 30 Levees strained as Arkansas River holds at record levels By Hannah Grabenstein, Associated Press Officials expected hundreds of homes to flood in Fort Smith, Arkansas' second-largest city. In nearby Van Buren, officials warned that a levee protecting a mostly rural area was "showing signs of significant leakage and deterioration."… Continue reading
May 03 Watch 9:00 News Wrap: Record floods submerge the Midwest Record-breaking flooding from the Mississippi River has devastated the Midwest. On Thursday, waters rose above the record set during the Great Flood of 1993, and officials say it could be a month before the water completely clears. Meanwhile, the U.S. Continue watching