Disaster
Hurricane Ida rapidly intensifies into dangerous Category 4
World
August 29, 2021
Hurricane Ida rapidly intensifies into dangerous Category 4
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hurricane Ida was rapidly intensifying early Sunday, becoming a dangerous Category 4 hurricane on track for…
Louisiana braces for ‘life-altering’ Hurricane Ida
World
August 28, 2021
Louisiana braces for ‘life-altering’ Hurricane Ida
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Residents across Louisiana’s coast Saturday were taking one last day to prepare for what is being…
Cleanup begins of Haiti town’s earthquake-crumbled homes
World
August 25, 2021
Cleanup begins of Haiti town’s earthquake-crumbled homes
MANICHE, Haiti (AP) — At the edge of a pile of rubble, Michael Jules plunged an iron bar over and…
Study: Climate change makes European flooding more likely
World
August 24, 2021
Study: Climate change makes European flooding more likely
BERLIN (AP) — Scientists say that global warming makes the kind of extreme rainfall that caused deadly flash flooding in…
Survivors grapple with aftermath of deadly Tennessee flood
World
August 24, 2021
Survivors grapple with aftermath of deadly Tennessee flood
WAVERLY, Tenn. (AP) — Anna Mays woke up in a panic attack Monday, thinking she was back in the rising…
‘I don’t know what we’ll do’: Haiti quake survivors fear for children’s future
World
August 23, 2021
‘I don’t know what we’ll do’: Haiti quake survivors fear for children’s future
CAMP-PERRIN, Haiti, Aug 23 (Reuters) – Many survivors of the earthquake that killed more than 2,200 people in southern Haiti…
EXPLAINER: Why it takes months to subdue some wildfires
Environment
August 23, 2021
EXPLAINER: Why it takes months to subdue some wildfires
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — At nearly every community meeting on firefighting efforts in the U.S. West, residents want to know…
Henri hurls rain as storm settles atop swamped Northeast
World
August 23, 2021
Henri hurls rain as storm settles atop swamped Northeast
WESTERLY, R.I. (AP) — The slow-rolling system named Henri is taking its time drenching the Northeast with rain, lingering early…
‘Everyone was crying’: grieving Haitians bury their dead a week after quake
World
August 22, 2021
‘Everyone was crying’: grieving Haitians bury their dead a week after quake
MARCELINE, Haiti, Aug 22 (Reuters) – Families gathered in villages in southwestern Haiti this weekend to hold church and funeral…
Greece: Forest fire destroys jobs of pine resin collectors
World
August 22, 2021
Greece: Forest fire destroys jobs of pine resin collectors
AGDINES, Greece (AP) — For generations, residents in the north of the Greek island of Evia have made their living…