Dec 24 Californians warned to reconsider driving through treacherous Christmas storms By Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press Millions of people are expected to travel across the state. They will likely meet hazardous, if not impossible, traveling conditions as several atmospheric rivers were forecast to make their way through the state, the National Weather Service warned. Continue reading
Dec 16 Man found dead in submerged car near Seattle after a week of heavy rain and flooding By Manuel Valdes, Claire Rush, Associated Press A man who drove past warning signs has been found dead in a car submerged in floodwaters near Seattle. It's the first reported death following a week of heavy rain and flooding in the region. Continue reading
Dec 12 Historic floods have washed away homes and stranded families in Washington state By Cedar Attanasio, Claire Rush, Associated Press Washington is under a state of emergency and evacuation orders are in place for tens of thousands of residents. Continue reading
Dec 11 Torrential rain triggers floods, mudslides and evacuations in Washington state By Cedar Attanasio, Claire Rush, Associated Press Washington state was under a state of emergency Thursday from a barrage of torrential rain that has sent rivers flowing over their banks, caused a mudslide to crash down on a highway and trapped people in floodwaters. Tens of thousands… Continue reading
Dec 01 Over 800 people remain missing after flooding in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand By Binsar Bakkara, Associated Press The flooding and landslides killed at least 604 people in Indonesia, 366 in Sri Lanka and 176 in Thailand, authorities said. Continue reading
Nov 10 Typhoon Fung-wong lashes Philippines, leaving 8 dead and 1.4 million displaced By Jim Gomez, Associated Press Typhoon Fung-wong has blown out of the northwestern Philippines after causing floods and landslides. The storm knocked out power to entire provinces, killed at least eight people, and displaced over 1.4 million. Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch 3:31 Caribbean nations hit by Hurricane Melissa begin long road to recovery By William Brangham, Eliot Barnhart Island nations in the Caribbean worked on rescue and recovery operations in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. The storm tore through Jamaica, leveling some communities entirely. It also left a trail of destruction in Cuba and Haiti. At least 30… Continue watching
Oct 28 3 things to know about Hurricane Melissa By Isabella O'Malley, Associated Press Melissa was a Category 5 hurricane, the highest level, when it made landfall Tuesday in Jamaica. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 5:18 Hurricane Melissa nears landfall in Jamaica as Cat. 5: 'This will be unprecedented' By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas, Katie Marlow Hurricane Melissa is nearing landfall in Jamaica after strengthening to a Category 5 storm with sustained winds of 175 mph. Authorities have already started mandatory evacuations across the island and have opened more than 800 emergency shelters. To discuss what… Continue watching
Oct 27 How climate change is fueling Hurricane Melissa's ferocity By Sibi Arasu, Associated Press The warming of the world's oceans caused by climate change helped double Hurricane Melissa's wind speed in less than 24 hours over the weekend, climate scientists said Monday. Continue reading