Nov 03 After a year of extreme floods and severe drought, what is Missouri doing about climate change? By Gabrielle Hays Record-breaking rainfall coupled with severe flash flooding destroyed hundreds of Missouri homes and businesses in July. Drought grew so severe in October, the Mississippi and Missouri rivers could only support limited, crucial barge traffic. Continue reading
Oct 20 Months after historic floods, St. Louis picks up the pieces By Gabrielle Hays Two months after flash flooding killed two in the area and displaced several more, hundreds of homeowners and business owners in and around St. Louis find themselves in similar predicaments. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 6:12 News Wrap: Teenager accused in N.C. mass shooting, DOJ seeks end to special master review By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, police say a 15-year-old boy is in critical condition after shooting and killing five people in Raleigh, North Carolina, the U.S. Justice Department asked a federal appeals court to end an outside review of documents… Continue watching
Oct 07 Lack of flood insurance leaves families with broken homes following Hurricane Ian By Rebecca Santana, Michael Phillis, Associated Press The Insurance Information Institute says only about 4 percent of homeowners nationwide have flood insurance although 90 percent of catastrophes in the U.S. involve flooding. Continue reading
Oct 01 Rising rivers threaten inland Florida towns with flooding after Hurricane Ian By Adriana Gomez Licon, Curt Anderson, Associated Press Since Ian's passage, water levels have gone up significantly, turning roads into canals, reaching mailboxes, flooding SUVs and trucks, blocking the main access to a an interstate highway and leaving families trapped in their waterlogged homes. Continue reading
Sep 12 Pakistan's prime minister says his flooded country faces food shortages By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press Pakistan's prime minister says his government is grappling with food shortages following months of deadly floods in the impoverished nation. Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch 1:16 News Wrap: Queen Elizabeth II lies in state in Edinburgh In our news wrap Sunday, the hearse carrying Queen Elizabeth II's coffin arrived in Edinburgh, Scotland where she will lie in state through Tuesday. And, two U.S. military planes loaded with about 70 tons of supplies for Pakistan's flood victims… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch 5:50 Scale of destruction due to Pakistan floods nearly 'incomprehensible' By Ali Rogin, Kaisha Young One-third of Pakistan remains underwater after the deadliest floods the country has ever seen. Nearly 1,400 people have died, 13,000 injured and millions left homeless since unprecedented monsoon rains started in mid-June. Ali Rogin spoke with Somini Sengupta, The New… Continue watching
Sep 11 International aid arrives in Pakistani province hit hardest by floods By Zarar Khan, Associated Press Two more U.S. military planes loaded with tons of aid for Pakistanis affected by flooding from deadly monsoon rains landed Sunday in southern Sindh province, one of the worst-affected regions in the impoverished country. Continue reading
Sep 09 UN chief links Pakistan floods and climate change, urges international community to deliver aid By Munir Ahmed, Associated Press U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appealed to the world for “massive" help for cash-strapped Pakistan after arriving in the country to see the devastation from months of deadly floods. Continue reading