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
Jul 17 Watch 6:03 Frustration with power company mounts as Texans face weeklong outage after Hurricane Beryl By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas More than a week after Hurricane Beryl made landfall, utility crews across Houston are still working to restore power to the last 50,000 customers who have been without electricity through a stretch of hot weather. Some residents and politicians say… Continue watching
Jul 16 1 dead, thousands without power after severe storms, possible tornadoes hit Chicago area By Associated Press The National Weather Service says 5-7 inches of rain fell in eight hours. Continue reading
Jul 12 More than 50 bus passengers swept by landslide into Nepalese river By Binaj Gurubcharya, Associated Press Three survivors apparently swam to safety, but rescuers by late morning had not found any trace of the buses, which likely were submerged and swept downstream in the Trishuli River. 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 11 An incomplete list of broken heat records this year By Isabella O'Malley, Mary Katherine Wildeman, Associated Press Temperatures in India, the Middle East, and the U.S. Southwest have been exceptionally hot in 2024. Continue reading