Extreme weather doesn’t usually motivate Americans to move. Here’s why
For many, the question is not as simple as choosing to pack up and move away from a place to escape the threat of extreme weather, or the devastation left in its wake, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll.
Lava from La Palma eruption finally reaches the Atlantic
Lava from a volcano on Spain’s Canary Islands has finally reached the Atlantic Ocean after days of wiping out hundreds of homes and forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents.
WATCH: Emergency officials testify on worsening natural disasters in their communities
Witnesses will include officials from Ohio, Michigan and Virginia, as well as the American Red Cross.
WATCH: House subcommittee discusses wildfire threats
The House Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry is expected to hold a hearing Wednesday about responding to and mitigating wildfire threats to communities around the country.
The U.N. warns that unless the world acts faster than promised, Earth's temperatures will rise to catastrophic, irreversible levels. The U.S. calls the upcoming climate summit the last chance for the world to avoid disaster. Nick Schifrin discusses the crisis…
As a new volcanic vent blew open and unstoppable rivers of molten rock flowed toward the sea, authorities on a Spanish island warned Tuesday that more dangers lie ahead for residents, including earthquakes, lava flows, toxic gases, volcanic ash and…
The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck Haiti over the weekend has risen to 1,419, while the number of injured people has grown to 6,000, the Caribbean nation’s Civil Protection Agency said Monday.
Iota has intensified over the western Caribbean on approach to Nicaragua and Honduras.
In our news wrap Friday, an earthquake rattled parts of Turkey and Greece, killing at least 19 people and injuring more than 700. The tremor knocked down buildings and triggered a small tsunami. Also, an investigation into Australia’s devastating wildfire…
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