Jul 17 What to know about bad air caused by wildfires and how to protect yourself By Caleigh Wells, Associated Press Even if you don't see the pollution, it can be unhealthy to breathe. Continue reading
Jul 15 Heavy smoke from wildfires blankets the Northeast and Mideast, prompting evacuations By Dorany Pineda, Jacqueline Ganun, Associated Press More than 100 wildfires are burning in Canada and winds are carrying the smoke southeast. Continue reading
Jul 10 'Not a run-of-the-mill El Nino.' Forecasters predict historic strength By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press It should rank among the most intense El Ninos since the weather agency started tracking them in 1950. Continue reading
Jul 07 As quake rescue winds down, Venezuelans face horrors of recovering their own dead family members By Fernanda Pesce, Isabel DeBre, Associated Press The more time passes, the more gruesome the recovery process becomes. Continue reading
Jul 02 In Venezuela, a 'completely ineffective' government worsens earthquake disaster, experts say By Maria Ramirez Uribe Hospitals lacking medicines and equipment. Daily power outages. At least 8 million people in need of humanitarian support. These were the realities in Venezuela before it was hit by back-to-back earthquakes on June 24. Continue reading
Jul 02 Venezuelan medics fear earthquake aftermath will trigger widening medical crisis By Regina Garcia Cano, Megan Janetsky, Isabel DeBre, Associated Press The emergency has laid bare Venezuela's chronic shortage of doctors, the result of years of economic crisis, underfunding and emigration. Continue reading
Jul 02 Venezuelan security guard pulled alive from earthquake basement rubble after 8 days By Fernanda Pesce, Juan Pablo Arraez, Associated Press The rescue was considered a small miracle cutting through a week of tragedy. Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch 5:02 'We're not stopping': Virginia rescue team searches for quake survivors in Venezuela By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn The search and rescue efforts in Venezuela continued Wednesday, one week after a double earthquake struck that country. Fewer and fewer survivors are being found and an official said nearly 2,300 people are now confirmed dead and tens of thousands… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch 4:59 Rescue efforts continue, but hopes of finding earthquake survivors fade in Venezuela By Stephanie Sy, Zeba Warsi Hopes faded that more people will be found alive in Venezuela, six days after earthquakes slammed the country. The government's official death toll is 1,900, though that is believed to be a vast undercount. By one estimate, 50,000 people remain… Continue watching
Jun 29 Watch 4:51 Venezuela rescue efforts grow desperate as death toll rises and aftershock rattles country By Stephanie Sy, Zeba Warsi Venezuelans continued to search for loved ones trapped under debris and rubble caused by the devastating back-to-back earthquakes five days ago. The Venezuelan government updated the death toll, saying 1,700 people are dead. That number is expected to climb higher. Continue watching