Jan 21 How to help victims of California’s storms By Gabriel Pietrorazio The series of atmospheric river storms that pelted California and caused flooding and mudslides in recent weeks has led to at least 20 related deaths and damages are expected to exceed $1 billion. Here are some ways to help. Continue reading
Jan 09 Storm forces evacuations on 5th anniversary of Montecito’s deadly mudslide By Christopher Weber, Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press Rescuers have ended the search for a 5-year-old boy who was swept away by floodwaters in central coastal California Monday morning. Continue reading
Jan 02 Unseasonably warm winter means snow shortage on Alpine slopes By Jamey Keaten, John Leicester, Associated Press Much of the Alps just don't look right for this time of year. Continue reading
Dec 20 Powerful earthquake damages California homes, disrupts power By Adam Beam, John Antczak, Associated Press The magnitude 6.4 earthquake shattered glass, shook homes off foundations, damaged roads and left nearly 60,000 homes and businesses in the rural area without power and many without water. Continue reading
Nov 23 Heavy monsoons in Indonesia stall rescue efforts following 5.6 magnitude quake By Andi Jatmiko, Associated Press Searchers in Indonesia have rescued a 6-year-old boy who was trapped for two days under the rubble of his house, which collapsed in an earthquake that killed at least 271 people. Continue reading
Oct 13 ‘We’re on our own.’ How people with disabilities are left out of climate planning By Drew Costley, Associated Press As climate-related disasters become more common and more severe, most countries in the world are “neglecting their obligations to respect, protect, and fulfill the rights of persons with disabilities in their responses to the climate crisis,” according to a June… Continue reading
Sep 27 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. Continue reading
May 30 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. Continue reading
Mar 23 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. Continue reading
Dec 14 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… Continue reading