Jul 16 Death toll rises to 37 in South Korea amid floods, landslides fueled by heavy rain By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press South Korean rescuers on Sunday pulled nine bodies from a flooded tunnel where around 15 vehicles were trapped in muddy water, as days of heavy rain triggered flash floods and landslides and destroyed homes across the country, officials said. Continue reading
May 26 California officials warn about deadly river torrents ahead of busy holiday weekend By Haven Daley, John Antczak, Associated Press An extraordinary series of storms this past winter buried the Sierra range in deep snow that is now melting, swelling Central Valley rivers that just months ago were running low because of years of extreme drought. Continue reading
Apr 21 2022 was nasty, deadly, costly and hot, UN’s weather agency says By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press The United Nations' climate agency in a Friday report says killer floods, droughts and heat waves hit around the world, costing many billions of dollars. Continue reading
Mar 14 New atmospheric river expected to drench an already swamped California By Haven Daley, John Antczak, Associated Press Forecasters are warning of more flooding, potentially damaging winds and difficult travel conditions on mountain roads as a new atmospheric river pushes into swamped California. Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 4:10 News Wrap: 54 dead as heavy rain devastates coastal areas in Brazil By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, the death toll from heavy rain in Brazil that devastated coastal areas has risen to 54, parts of California saw blizzard and flood warnings as a storm intensified across the western U.S., the Federal Reserve’s… Continue watching
Feb 20 New Mexico law signed to help wildfire, flooding recovery efforts By Associated Press New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has signed a law to use zero-interest loans to help local governments repair or replace public infrastructure damaged by wildfires or subsequent flooding. Continue reading
Jan 21 In wake of California storms, few homeowners have flood insurance By Michael Phillis, Adam Beam, Associated Press In California, only about 230,000 homes and other buildings have flood insurance policies, which are separate from homeowners insurance. That means only about 2 percent of properties are covered against flooding. Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch 3:54 Parts of U.S. face intense winter weather, including so-called ‘atmospheric rivers’ By Stephanie Sy, Alexis Cox The first major U.S. winter storm of 2023 is ushering in the new year with snow and ice from the Midwest to New England. Heavy rain, floods and tornadoes are threatening parts of the South and Northern California is preparing… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 7:36 Mismanagement complicates Pakistan’s long recovery from deadly floods By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sarah Clune Hartman Four months after a third of the country was underwater, Pakistan is still struggling to recover. The disaster affected more than 30 million people and is seen as a warning for other climate-vulnerable countries. As Fred de Sam Lazaro reports,… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch 3:49 News Wrap: Thousands pay tribute to Pope Emeritus Benedict at St. Peter’s Basilica In our news wrap Monday, about 65,000 people filed through St. Peter's Basilica as Pope Emeritus Benedict lies in state for the first of three days, downpours in San Francisco filled roadways and stranded cars as some resorted to makeshift… Continue watching