Sep 28 Galveston: The Mother of All U.S. Natural Disasters A split view of Galveston's Broadway Street - in September 1900 and today. Photo courtesy of Galveston Historical Foundation. September is an unlucky time of year for Galveston, Texas. It was in September that this barrier island on the… Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch Joplin Mural Tells Story of Storm Devastation A look at a new mural in Joplin, MO. Continue watching
Sep 28 New Joplin Mural Tells Story of the Storm Just a few blocks from the rubble of last year's tornado, a bright new mural has been painted, depicting life in Joplin both before and after the storm. Continue reading
Sep 28 Slide Show: Pakistanis Hit Twice By Monsoon Flooding By Larisa Epatko Pakistanis are trying to cope after being besieged by flooding for a second year in a row. Continue reading
Sep 28 Pakistan's 2011 Floods By Larisa Epatko Pakistanis seek high ground after flooding in August 2011 drove at least 200,000 from their homes. Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch In Washington, a Monumental Effort to Repair, Reopen Iconic Obelisk Engineers rigged ropes Tuesday atop the Washington Monument in preparation for a multi-day job rappelling down the marble exterior of the indefinitely shuttered icon to check for cracks and other damage from the earthquake that shook the East Coast last… Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch In Joplin, Art Helps Healing Amid 'Amazing Sense of Loss' From Tornado After a tornado destroyed a third of the city in May, some residents of Joplin, Mo., are finding that earlier pledges to rebuild aren't going as planned. Jeffrey Brown reports from Joplin on how art is helping some heal and… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch Galveston Aims to Build a Healthier City After Ike's Wave of Destruction Three years after Hurricane Ike hit in 2008, Galveston is still rebuilding. But this time area residents want to make the city a healthier place to live. Betty Ann Bowser reports. Continue watching
Sep 22 The Mixed Blessings of Hurricanes Growing up on the east coast in Tidewater, Va., meant beautiful white sand beaches, learning to swim as you learned to walk, and fantastic summers in the sun. But it also meant hurricanes. As a child, I remember vividly… Continue reading
Sep 21 Galveston: Healthier After Disaster? By Jason Kane Three years after devastation from Hurricane Ike, Galveston, Tex., officials are determined to build the island back stronger -- and healthier -- than ever before. Continue reading