Weather and Natural Disasters

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.

Largest wildfire in Oregon expands further; new evacuations

By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press

Firefighters scrambled on Friday to control a raging inferno in southeastern Oregon that’s spreading miles a day in windy conditions, one of numerous conflagrations across the U.S. West that are straining resources.

Rescuers race to prevent more death from European floods

By Frank Jordans, Associated Press

At least 110 people have died in devastating floods across parts of western Germany and Belgium, officials said Friday, as search and rescue operations continued for hundreds more still unaccounted for or in danger.

Tropical Storm Elsa weakens, spares Florida of major damage

By Curt Anderson, Associated Press

A weakened Tropical Storm Elsa dumped rain across Florida's Gulf Coast early Wednesday but appears to have spared the state significant damage and widespread power outages.

Tropical Storm Elsa gaining strength, lashing Florida Keys

By Curt Anderson, Freida Frisaro, Associated Press

The weather was getting worse in southern Florida early Tuesday as Tropical Storm Elsa began lashing the Florida Keys, complicating the search for survivors in the condo collapse and prompting a hurricane watch for the peninsula's upper Gulf Coast.

Tropical Storm Elsa headed to landfall on central Cuba coast

By Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press

By Sunday, Cuban officials had evacuated 180,000 people as a precaution against the possibility of heavy flooding from a storm that already battered several Caribbean islands, killing at least three people.

Flights canceled during China’s worst sandstorm in a decade

By Associated Press

China's capital and a wide swath of the country's north were enveloped Monday in the worst sandstorm in a decade, forcing the cancelation of hundreds of flights.

How to help Texas during winter storm blackouts

By Chloe Jones

An unprecedented winter storm and unprepared electrical grid has left millions of Texans without reliable power and water and has killed at least 20 people since Monday.

WATCH: Pelosi calls effects of storm in Texas ‘heartbreaking’

By Associated Press

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi says a House panel will look into Texas' response to the problems that have been caused by the extreme weather in Texas.

Sen. Ted Cruz on vacation in Mexico as storm slams Texas

By Steve Peoples, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has traveled to Mexico for a family vacation as his home state struggles with a powerful winter storm that left many residents without power or safe drinking water.