RMS: Slow-Moving Hurricane Joaquin Expected to Drive Coastal Flooding October 2, 2015 Even though Hurricane Joaquin is likely to remain offshore in the Atlantic, it is battering parts of the Carribbean with...
Pacific Islanders Plead for Action on Climate Change as Sea Levels Rise September 21, 2015 By Alex Morales The village where Anote Tong attended school some 40 years ago is no longer there. As the Pacific Ocean encroached...
Japan Flooding After Record Rains Leaves 3 Dead, 23 Missing September 11, 2015 By Shoko Oda Three people died and 23 were missing in floods after record rains burst the banks of two rivers in Japan...
California Struggles with Wildfires, Thunderstorms, Triple-Digit Heat September 9, 2015 Wildfires burned amid a week of triple-digit temperatures across California, while some sections of the state saw sudden thunderstorms and...
Plagued by Drought, California Prepares For El Niño Storms August 27, 2015 By Amy Taxin While drought-plagued California is eager for rain, the forecast of a potentially Godzilla-like El Niño event has communities clearing out...
Typhoon Goni Makes Landfall on Japan, Causing Injuries, Evacuations August 25, 2015 By Shoko Oda Typhoon Goni made landfall on Japan’s southernmost main island of Kyushu, causing injuries and prompting evacuation orders. Cancellations of airline...
Study: Ventura, Oxnard in California Could be at Greater Tsunami Risk August 24, 2015 A study says two California coastal cities are at greater risk from tsunamis than previously thought. The study released last...
Utah City’s Basements Flood After Large Reservoir Leak August 12, 2015 Residents of Ogden, Utah have been facing flooded basements since June, but the area-irrigation water supplier may have found the...
Summer Flooding Causing Damage, Evacuations in Tampa Bay Area August 5, 2015 By Tamara Lush A summer deluge has flooded streets in the Tampa Bay area, forcing some road closings and evacuations, delaying airline flights...
Colorado Asks for Major Disaster Declaration in Wake of Spring Floods July 20, 2015 Colorado asked federal disaster managers for a major disaster declaration in the wake of severe weather and flooding this spring...