Powerful storms swept across the South on Sunday, unleashing tornadoes and flooding that killed at least eight people, injured dozens and flattened much of a Texas town. Three children were among the dead.
Read moreHeavy thunderstorms over the Indian Ocean might not mean much to the average Californian, but a study published Friday has uncovered a link between the storms and heat waves in the Golden State.
Read moreHeavy snow and strong winds hammered parts of the central U.S. on Thursday and moved into the Great Lakes region, knocking out power to tens of thousands of people and creating hazardous travel conditions a day after pummeling Colorado.
Read moreBlizzard warnings were posted from Colorado to Minnesota on Wednesday and wildfires were a concern in New Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma as the second bomb-cyclone storm in less than a month hit the central U.S., raising the prospect of renewed flooding in the already drenched Midwest.
Read moreThe death toll from the cyclone that ripped into southern Africa last month is now above 1,000, while the number of cholera cases among survivors has risen above 4,000.
Read moreThe Sierra Nevada snowpack stands at 162 percent of average, California water managers said on Tuesday following the final measurement of the water year.
Read moreEven as flood waters began to recede in parts of Mozambique on Friday, fears rose that the death toll could soar as bodies are revealed.
Read moreAs the Great Lakes region warms faster than the rest of the country, scientists warn climate change may cause extreme storms in the Midwest, lower the quality of drinking water and devastate farmers’ crops.
Read moreHundreds of homes flooded in four Midwestern states when rivers breached at least a dozen levees after heavy rain and snowmelt in the region, authorities said Monday while warning that floods were expected to linger.
Read moreOver the last few weeks, thousands of wildflower enthusiasts have descended on a small Southern California town to experience the “Super Bloom” of California poppies and other wildflowers brought on by a very wet winter. But the chaos of managing the crowds caused the city to temporarily close access to the hills to the public Sunday.
Read moreMozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi says that more than 1,000 may have by killed by Cyclone Idai, which many say is the worst in more than 20 years.
Read moreA late-winter storm system continued its trek across the Midwest, sending rain and snow into Minnesota and Illinois on Friday after leaving devastating flooding in parts of eastern Nebraska and Iowa.
Read moreNational Guard troops used specialized vehicles with tank-like treads to rescue stranded drivers in Colorado in the wake of a massive late-winter storm that was expected to unleash heavy rain and snow on the Midwest plains Thursday.
Read moreA major snowstorm hit Denver Wednesday, snarling traffic, closing the international airport, schools and courts, in a “bomb cyclone” caused by barometric pressure so low it was expected to set an all-time record for the city.
Read moreCalifornia wildfires will become more severe in the future as warmer temperatures give way to drier summers, a decrease in the amount of snow at higher elevations despite above average rainy seasons and, possibly, because humans are too good at putting blazes out.
Read moreA tornado roared into southeast Alabama and killed at least 23 people and injured several others Sunday, part of a severe storm system that caused catastrophic damage and unleashed other tornadoes around the Southeast.
Read moreThousands of people in Northern California’s wine country were ordered to evacuate Tuesday evening shortly before a river reached flood stage as a winter storm dumped torrential rain and heavy snow that shut down major mountain highways.
Read moreA train carrying 183 passengers was on the move again Tuesday after being stranded for more than a day in an unusual Oregon snowstorm.
Read moreThreatening to dump several inches of snow, as well as ice and sleet, a winter storm shuttered the federal government and courts around the East Coast as it roared into the area Wednesday morning.
Read moreAn inmate suffering from colitis and an open wound complained he could not get his bloody sheets replaced. Another man shot at the time of his arrest told his attorney that his pus-filled bandage needed to be replaced. One suffering from seizures managed during an attack to press the emergency button in his cell. Nobody came.
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