Weather and Natural Disasters

How to help Morocco earthquake victims

By Miriam Barcenas

More than 2,900 people have died since a 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck Western Morocco on Sept. 8, a number that is expected to grow as rescue efforts continue. The country’s deadliest earthquake in 60 years injured at least 2,500 and…

LIVE MAP: Track the path of Hurricane Lee

By Jenna Cohen and Associated Press

A hurricane watch is in place for portions of Maine, while a large area of coastal New England is under a tropical storm watch as Hurricane Lee is expected to reach the region later this week.

Category 3 Hurricane Idalia makes landfall on Florida’s west coast

By Daniel Kozin, Associated Press

Idalia, which threatens to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall, came ashore in the lightly populated Big Bend region, where the Florida Panhandle curves into the peninsula.

With 100 mph winds, Hurricane Idalia strengthens into a Category 2 storm

By Daniel Kozin, Associated Press

Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas were ordered to pack up and leave Tuesday as Hurricane Idalia gained steam in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall.

Southern California braces for more flooding from post-Tropical Storm Hilary

By Christopher Weber, Damian Dovarganes, Jordi Lebrija, Associated Press

The first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years, Hilary dropped more than half an average year's worth of rain on some areas, including the desert resort city of Palm Springs.

LIVE MAP: Track the path of Hurricane Hilary

Tropical Storm Hilary swirled northward Sunday just off the coast of Mexico's Baja California peninsula, no longer a hurricane but still carrying so much rain that forecasters said “catastrophic and life-threatening” flooding is likely. Follow for updates here.

Picking up strength, Hurricane Hilary could reach California as a very rare tropical storm

By Associated Press

No tropical storm has made landfall in Southern California since Sept. 25, 1939, according to the National Weather Service.

Videos of downed power lines before deadly Maui wildfire raise questions about how it started

By Michael Biesecker, Bernard Condon, Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press

Hawaiian Electric Co. faces criticism for not shutting off the power amid high wind warnings and keeping it on even as dozens of poles began to topple.

Colorado River water cuts will ease in 2024, despite long-term challenges

By Suman Naishadham, Associated Press

Years of overuse by farms and cities, and the effects of drought worsened by climate change has meant much less water flows today through the Colorado River than in previous decades.

How the Hawaii fires will take a toll on the state’s natural treasures

By Doug Glass, Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press

Experts say the fires are likely to transform the landscape in unwanted ways including hastening erosion, sending sediment into waterways and degrading coral that is critically important to the islands, marine life and the humans who live nearby.