Weather and Natural Disasters

How warm water turbocharged Hurricane Ian in less than a day

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

The warm water creates “a lot more rocket fuel for the storm.” And this effect is likely to become even more frequent due to climate change, scientists say.

At least 91 dead and dozens lost from Brazil flooding

By David Biller, Associated Press

Experts say climate change contributes to more intense rainfall, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has classified Recife’s metropolitan region as one of the world’s most vulnerable cities.

U.N. aims to give every person on Earth access to natural disaster early warning systems

By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press

The chief of the United Nations announced a project Wednesday to put every person on Earth in range of early weather-warning systems within five years.

Kentucky faces long recovery after devastating tornadoes

By Bruce Schreiner, Claire Galofaro, Associated Press

The tornado outbreak Friday that killed at least 88 people in five states — 74 of them in Kentucky — cut a path of devastation that stretched from Arkansas, where a nursing home was destroyed, to Illinois, where an Amazon…

How to help tornado victims in Kentucky and beyond

By Lynsey Jeffery

Powerful tornadoes that ripped through western Kentucky and parts of Illinois, Missouri, Mississippi, Arkansas and Tennessee over the weekend have left dozens dead and destroyed homes and livelihoods.

Kenyan activist says drought at home causing ‘climate-related starvation’

By Associated Press

Kenyan climate activist Elizabeth Wathuti made an impassioned appeal to world leaders to “open your hearts” to those already feeling the effects of global warming.

WATCH: New Orleans officials give news briefing on Tropical Storm Ida

By Kevin McGill, Janet McConnaughey, Associated Press

Hurricane Ida struck Cuba on Friday as a rapidly intensifying storm that could speed across warm Gulf waters and slam into Louisiana as a Category 3 hurricane on Sunday, the National Hurricane Center warned.

Tennessee flooding prompts Biden disaster declaration

By Travis Loller, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press

President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration sought by Tennessee after record rainfall caused devastating floods that killed more than 20 people, according to a statement sent Tuesday.

Wildfire raging near French Riviera kills 2, injures 27

By Daniel Cole, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press

A wildfire near the French Riviera killed two people and was burning out of control Wednesday in the forests of the popular region, fueled by wind and drought.

Tropical storm drenching earthquake-stricken Haiti

By Mark Stevenson, Evens Sanon, Associated Press

Heavy rain from Tropical Storm Grace forced a temporary halt Tuesday to the Haitian government's response to the deadly weekend earthquake, feeding the growing anger and frustration among thousands who were left homeless.