Flooding Took Away the Love of His Life After 35 Years Without a Day Spent Apart December 31, 2024 By Travis Loller Jerry and Sibrina Barrett never spent a day apart over 35 years. They worked long hours, never took vacations, and...
After 20 Years, the Post-Tsunami Generation Stays Vigilant for Future Disasters December 31, 2024 By Edna Tarigan, Achmad Ibrahim, and Fadlan Syam Qurrata Ayuni, a 28-year-old survivor of the earthquake and tsunami that devastated her hometown two decades ago, has transformed her...
The War on Wildfires Is Going High-Tech December 27, 2024 By William Ralston Last December, a farmer was burning dry grapevines in his vineyard in Deir Mar Moussa, a hill town a dozen...
AccuWeather Forecasts Multi-Region Weekend Weather Events December 26, 2024 More than 10 million people will be at risk for a four-day stretch of severe weather expected to rumble through...
Hurricane-Force Winds Bear Down on California, Latest in Stretch of Extreme Weather December 26, 2024 By Dorany Pineda and Michael Phillis Record-setting flooding over three days dumped more than a foot of rain on parts of northern California, a fire left...
Farmers are Still Reeling Months After Hurricane Helene Ravaged Crops Across the South December 26, 2024 By Russ Bynum Twisted equipment and snapped tree limbs still litter Chris Hopkins’ Georgia farm more than two months after Hurricane Helene made...
Here’s a Look at the $100 Billion in Disaster Relief in the Government Spending Bill December 23, 2024 By Rebecca Santana and Travis Loller Congress is allocating more than $100 billion in emergency aid designed to address extensive damage caused by disasters after this...
Japan Issued Its First ‘Megaquake’ Warning After Powerful Tremor August 9, 2024 By Shoko Oda An earthquake off the coast of Japan’s southern island of Kyushu prompted the government to issue its first-ever warning for...
Data Shows Hurricanes and Earthquakes Grab Headlines But Inland Counties Top Disaster List July 24, 2024 By Seth Borenstein Floyd County keeps flooding and the federal government keeps coming to the rescue. In July 2022, at least 40 people...
Hurricane Risk Prompts a Caribbean Bank to Disaster-Proof Its Finances July 11, 2024 By Ezra Fieser Hurricane Beryl ripped through the Caribbean last week, leaving small island governments rushing to find funds for the billions of...