Oct 29 Much of Venice under water amid worst flooding in a decade By Colleen Barry, Associated Press Venice frequently floods when high winds push in water from the lagoon, but Monday's levels were exceptional. The peak level was the highest reached since December 2008, according to Venice statistics. Continue reading
Oct 25 Super Typhoon Yutu devastates U.S. territory: ‘It’s like a small war just passed through’ By Caleb Jones, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press Residents of the Northern Mariana Islands braced Friday for months without electricity or running water after the strongest storm to hit any part of the United States this year devastated the U.S. territory, killing one person, officials said. Continue reading
Oct 18 Hurricane Michael death toll reaches at least 30 By Jay Reeves, Associated Press Authorities have recorded deaths relating to Hurricane Michael in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia. Continue reading
Oct 16 Hurricane Michael deaths rise to at least 16 in Florida alone By Jay Reeves, Associated Press The scope of the storm's fury has become clearer after nearly a week of missing-persons reports and desperate searches in the devastated neighborhoods of the Florida Panhandle. Continue reading
Oct 12 As disasters strike, advocates worry FEMA policy changes put disability community at risk By Zoe Rohrich In May, FEMA said it was reducing the number of disability advisors per disaster from 60 to 5. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 4:28 ‘Life-threatening’ storm surge expected as Hurricane Michael approaches Florida Hurricane Michael strengthened to a Category 3 as it approaches Florida’s Panhandle. In anticipation of landfall Wednesday, the president has already approved emergency federal funding. William Brangham speaks with Ken Graham, director of the National Hurricane Center in Miami, for… Continue watching
Oct 03 Arizona dam could fail and flood village after Hurricane Rosa rain By Associated Press Ali Chuk, a Native American community with 162 people on the Tohono O'odham Nation reservation, was being evacuated Tuesday night, the tribe's public safety department said in a statement. Continue reading
Sep 28 Families missing after tsunami sweeps away homes on Indonesian island By Stephen Wright, Ali Kotarumalos, Associated Press Indonesian TV showed a smartphone video of a powerful wave hitting Palu, with people screaming and running in fear. The water smashed into buildings and a large mosque that collapsed under the force. Continue reading
Sep 19 Florence death toll climbs to 37; Trump visits stricken area By Chuck Burton, Martha Waggoner, Associated Press The death toll rose to at least 37 in three states Tuesday, with 27 fatalities in North Carolina, as Florence's remnants went in two directions: Water flowed downstream toward the Carolina coast, and storms raced through the Northeast and in… Continue reading
Sep 17 Florence flooding worries spread as storm heads northeast By Chuck Burton, Associated Press The storm, which is blamed for the deaths of at least 19 people, still had abundant rain and top winds around 30 mph on Monday. Continue reading