Category: Natural Disasters

$600 million more will go to North Carolina’s Helene relief fund

Asheville’s Biltmore Estate to reopen after Hurricane Helene

How Hemingway criticized the government’s hurricane response

COP16: What to know about the global destruction of nature

California wildfire risk will escalate with arrival of notorious ‘diablo wind’

Southern Africa faces worst hunger crisis in decades due to El Niño, UN says

Hurricane-ravaged North Carolina kicks off early voting

After Hurricane Milton, here’s how to improve evactuations during disasters

‘It’s very touching’: Hurricane scientist’s ashes released into Milton’s eye

Hurricanes Helene and Milton demonstrate why employers need to have natural disaster plans

How a Tampa zoo’s giraffes and macaws are riding out Hurricane Milton

‘Discover the rabbit hole’: Conspiracy theories about Hurricane Helene are all over TikTok

Why Hurricane Helene could disrupt the semiconductor industry

How to help in Asheville: 4 things you can do right now for Hurricane Helene victims in hard-hit North Carolina

How hurricane storm surges work—and worsen with climate change

Hurricane Helene forces these Gulf Coast energy facilities to scale back operations

As fires rage from Brazil to Bolivia, South America sets a record for most blazes in a year

Southern California wildfires burn homes and ski resort, forcing evacuations

Brazil battles its worst drought and uncontrolled wildfires

Louisiana braces for Francine, likely a Category 2 hurricane

What to know about NOAA’s updated 2024 hurricane forecast

Tropical Storm Debby makes 2nd landfall as flood threats loom for the Northeast

New York’s flood warning drones screamed at residents in ‘incomprehensible’ Spanish

Why Hurricane Debby is a sign of what’s to come

A year after the deadliest U.S. wildfire, survivors of Maui’s Lahaina fire struggle with housing

Why Vermont keeps flooding, according to experts

Wildfire smoke makes some trees hold their breath, researchers find

Rescues, smashed cars, and destroyed homes: Vermont braces for more flooding after Hurricane Beryl

Wildfire smoke increases dementia risk more than other air pollution, study says

Western wildfires are out of control. There’s a single solution to stop them in the future

This study shows where the highest concentration of FEMA disaster areas are, and it’s not where you think

The only shortage of Enfamil baby formula is in the bottom line thanks to a tornado

Texans are using the Whataburger app to track power outages in the wake of Hurricane Beryl 

The 2024 hurricane season is not normal. Here’s how to be prepared

Hurricane Beryl makes landfall in Mexico near top beach destinations

In hot water: Why Hurricane Beryl foreshadows a nasty storm season

As the Midwest recovers from destructive storms, many homeowners don’t have flood insurance

Nearly a year after deadly wildfires, Maui’s recovery is still in progress

A rail bridge collapsed during Midwest flooding, as extreme U.S. weather persists

Tropical Storm Alberto becomes the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season

These satellites let you track natural disasters and environmental changes

Maui opposes US Space Force plans for telescopes on a sacred volcano