Climate Change
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US Entire Louisiana town under mandatory evacuation because of wildfire
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — An entire town in southwestern Louisiana is under mandatory evacuation orders because of a wildfire…
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Much of Florida under state of emergency as possible tropical storm forms in Gulf of Mexico
In Miami. On Saturday, Aug. 26, DeSantis declared a state of emergency for most of Florida’s Gulf coast as forecasters…
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4 tornados confirmed as Michigan storms down trees and power lines; 5 people killed
Dozens of vehicles drive through a flooded section of I-94 and Livernois, in Detroit, on Friday, Aug. 25, 2023. (David…
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At least 18 migrants killed as Greece battles major wildfires
A forest burns behind the Parthenon on the outskirts of Athens, Greece, Aug. 22, 2023. (AFP Photo) A fire ripped…
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Climate change doubled chance of weather conditions that led to record Quebec fires, researchers say
Climate change more than doubled the chances of the hot, dry weather that helped fuel the unprecedented wildfire season in…
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Wildfire nears capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as fleeing residents fill roads and flights
Firefighters worked to keep open the only route out of the capital of Canada’s Northwest Territories as a wildfire moved…
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As death toll from Maui fire reaches 93, authorities say effort to count the losses is just starting
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — As the death toll from a wildfire that razed a historic Maui town reached 93, authorities…
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The death toll rises to 80 in Maui wildfires as survivors begin returning to communities in ruins
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Survivors witnessed a surreal landscape of flattened homes, blackened hulks of burned-out cars and ashy lots…
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Bursting ice dam in Alaska highlights risks of glacial flooding around the globe
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Raging waters that ate away at riverbanks, destroyed at least two buildings and damaged others had…
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Powerful storm kills 2 people and leaves 1.1 million without power in eastern US
WASHINGTON, Aug 7 .U.S. government offices in the Washington D.C. area closed early on Monday because of threatening weather as…
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