Weather and Natural Disasters

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.

At least 1 dead as Tropical Storm Khanun hurtles toward Seoul

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Yong Jun Chang, Ahn Young-joon, Associated Press

Tropical Storm Khanun is pouring intense rain on South Korea after making landfall.

Tornado severely damages N.C. Pfizer plant as heat and floods engulf other regions

By Ben Finley, Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press

The Pfizer plant stores large quantities of medicine that were tossed about, said Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone.

‘In the blink of an eye, we lost so much.’ Worst wildfire season in Canadian history wreaking havoc on Indigenous communities

By Tammy Webber, Noah Berger, Associated Press

In Canada, 5 percent of the population identifies as Indigenous, but more than 42 percent of wildfire evacuations have been from communities that are more than half Indigenous.

Emergency heat measures in place as Southern Europe swelters

By Derek Gatopoulos, Ciarán Giles, Associated Press

Countries in southern Europe are preparing emergency measures at the start of a heat wave that is expected to push temperatures to 45 degrees Celsius (113F) in some areas over the next few days.

Extreme heat wave sears Southwest

By Eugene Garcia, Janie Har, Associated Press

More than a third of Americans are under extreme heat advisories, watches and warnings as a blistering heatwave continues across the Southwest and California.