Aug 13 Live map: Track the path of Hurricane Ernesto Hurricane Ernesto barreled toward Bermuda on Thursday after leaving hundreds of thousands of people in Puerto Rico without power or water as sweltering heat enveloped the U.S. territory, raising concerns about people’s health. Continue reading
Aug 12 As Tropical Storm Ernesto approaches, Puerto Rico cancels classes and activates National Guard By Dánica Coto, Associated Press Forecasters warned the storm is expected to unleash floods and landslides. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch 3:00 Tropical Storm Debby dumps historic amounts of rain as its stalls over Southeast By Stephanie Sy, Jonah Anderson Tropical Storm Debby is dumping historic amounts of rain as it stalls over South Carolina. At least five deaths have been reported since the storm made landfall in Florida as a Category 1 hurricane. Communities are now submerged across several… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 3:19 Hurricane Debby lashes Florida’s coast and brings potential for historic rainfall inland By William Brangham, Jonah Anderson Hurricane Debby barreled into Florida as a Category 1 storm on Monday. Now a tropical storm, it's slowly moving inland and is expected to affect Georgia and the Carolinas. Debby's gusty winds are packing a punch, with hundreds of thousands… Continue watching
Aug 01 After 3 days of searching mud and debris, hopes of finding landslide survivors wane in India By Rishi Lekhi, Rafiq Maqbool, Associated Press Hopes of finding missing people alive are waning as rescue workers searched through mud and debris for a third day after landslides in southern India. Continue reading
Jul 31 Storms bring new round of heavy flooding to Vermont with more downpours on the horizon By Lisa Rathke, Nick Perry, David Sharp, Kathy McCormack, Associated Press Vermont’s governor says the latest storm to the hit the state was “much worse than a punch or a kick.”… Continue reading
Jul 30 Landslides caused by heavy rains in southern India kill at least 93 and bury many others By Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press Multiple landslides triggered by torrential rains in southern India have killed 93 people and left many others feared trapped under the debris. Continue reading
Jul 23 Last Sunday was Earth’s hottest day in recorded history By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Yet another heat record shattered in the past couple of years, according to the European climate service Copernicus. Continue reading
Jul 23 Inland counties top disaster list as extreme weather becomes more frequent By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Despite the common belief that America's hurricane or earthquake prone coasts pose the greatest risk for climate-related disasters, the highest concentration of federally declared disasters is actually found in states like Kentucky or Vermont. Continue reading
Jul 23 Mudslides in Ethiopia have killed at least 229. It’s not clear how many people are still missing By Amanuel Gebremedhin Birhane, Associated Press Landslides are common during Ethiopia's rainy reason, which started in July and is expected to last until mid-September. Continue reading