Aug 23 Watch 4:44 Climate change is driving wildfires, giving ‘rocket fuel’ to tropical storms By PBS NewsHour As hundreds of wildfires in California continue to blaze and thousands of people evacuate, this year’s hurricane season is on track to become one of the busiest on record. Andrew Freedman, editor of Washington Post’s Capital Weather Gang joins Hari… Continue watching
Feb 15 Body found in rough seas as UK faces another fierce storm By Pan Pylas, Associated Press Rescuers found a body in rough seas following an extensive search Saturday off the coast of southeast England, as Britain faced a second straight weekend of wild winter weather and flooding. Continue reading
Dec 13 What a UN ruling could mean for climate refugees By Stephanie Garcia The World Bank estimates that by 2050, there will be 143 million climate change-driven migrants from the regions of Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. Continue reading
Sep 19 Hurricane cuts power in Bermuda, but no deaths reported By Associated Press After the Category 3 storm passed by Bermuda, 28,000 customers on the island remained without power in the morning. Continue reading
Sep 18 Bermuda readies for Category 3 Hurricane Humberto to pass by By Associated Press Officials expected tropical storm-force winds to begin whipping at Bermuda in the morning and warned that hurricane-force gusts would probably last until early Thursday. Continue reading
Sep 16 Forecasters warn Hurricane Humberto could cause rip currents off U.S. coast By Associated Press The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Humberto will bring large swells to the northwestern Bahamas and southeastern U.S. coast for several days. Continue reading
Sep 11 2,500 people on the Bahamas’ missing persons list from Hurricane Dorian By Associated Press A spokesman for the country's emergency management agency says he expects the list to shrink as it is checked. Continue reading
Sep 09 Hurricane Dorian death toll rises to 44 in the Bahamas By Associated Press At least five deaths have been blamed on the storm in the Southeastern U.S. and one in Puerto Rico. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 8:45 In the Bahamas, ‘slow’ government response leaves residents turning to strangers for help Hurricane Dorian came ashore at Cape Hatteras in North Carolina Friday, still packing winds of 90 miles per hour and threatening a storm surge of four to seven feet. More than 330,000 homes and businesses across the Carolinas and southern… Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch 4:30 The immense logistical challenges of emergency response in the Bahamas With the northern islands of the Bahamas leveled by Hurricane Dorian, getting to people who are in danger and transporting them out of the ruins pose immense logistical challenges. William Brangham talks to Elizabeth Riley, deputy executive director of the… Continue watching