World Nov 19 After devastating hurricane, Grenada demands global action on climate change By Laura Trevelyan
Health Aug 31 Watch 6:43 Why carbon monoxide poisoning is on the rise as extreme weather causes more power outages Climate change is making extreme weather events like wildfires, floods and hurricanes more frequent and severe. Scientists now say that carbon monoxide poisonings are on the rise amid widespread power outages following those events. ProPublica’s Lexi Churchill joins Ali Rogin… By Ali Rogin, Andrew Corkery, Veronica Vela
Nation Jul 25 Hurricane Beryl death toll in Texas rises to 36, including more who lost power in extreme heat The number of Texas deaths after Hurricane Beryl came ashore and knocked out power to millions of residents climbed to at least 36 on Thursday as officials confirmed more people who died in homes that were left without air conditioning during sweltering heat. By Juan A. Lozano, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press
Nation Jul 21 Watch 1:49 News Wrap: Secret Service admits it denied past Trump campaign requests for more security In our news wrap Sunday, the Secret Service acknowledged it had turned down requests from Trump’s detail for extra federal resources over the past two years, Israel’s military said it intercepted a missile fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen, and…
Nation Jul 21 Heat-related deaths climb in Texas after Hurricane Beryl left millions without power Beryl knocked out electricity to nearly 3 million homes and businesses at the height of the outages, which lasted days or much longer, and hospitals reported a spike in heat-related illnesses. By Jamie Stengle, Lekan Oyekanmi, Associated Press
Jul 15 Texas governor criticizes Houston power company as they say electricity will be mostly restored by Wednesday By Jim Vertuno, Nadia Lathan, Associated Press The majority of Houston outages that followed Hurricane Beryl should be fixed within the next two days, the city’s main utility company said Monday as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to punish CenterPoint Energy even after the lights come back. Continue reading
Jul 15 Hurricane Beryl blows through Galveston during peak tourist season By James Pollard, Associated Press Electricity will likely be out another week for hundreds of thousands of people in the Houston after Hurricane Beryl tore down trees and power lines. Continue reading
Jul 11 Beryl’s remnants flood Vermont, sweep away apartment building By Lisa Rathke, Associated Press The disaster came a year to the day after catastrophic rainfall inundated parts of the state. Continue reading
Jul 09 Watch 2:31 Hurricane Beryl leaves millions in Texas without power amid scorching heat By Stephanie Sy, Jonah Anderson Millions of Texans are left without power in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. The outages come amid a stretch of extreme heat that is connected to at least five deaths in the West this week. Beryl is now a smaller… Continue watching
Jul 09 Beryl leaves hot misery along Texas coast and brings threat of flooding to the north By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press Hurricane Beryl left millions without power as temperatures soar in Texas. Continue reading