Flooding From Fire-Charred Area Still Threatens Flagstaff May 10, 2021 FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — It’s nearly two years since a fire burned nearly 3.1 square miles (8.1 square kilometers) in...
America’s New Normal: A Degree Hotter Than Two Decades Ago May 5, 2021 By Seth Borenstein America’s new normal temperature is a degree hotter than it was just two decades ago. Scientists have long talked about...
South Texas Officials Worry About Breaches in Border Levees April 16, 2021 PALMVIEW, Texas (AP) — South Texas officials say they are worried about flooding during the hurricane season starting June 1...
Lincoln Considers Steps to Avoid Flooding April 13, 2021 By Riley Johnson LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lincoln’s defenses against Salt Creek flooding will face a stiffer test against heavier rains in the...
La Nina Is Fading But California, Gulf Coast Still Face Risks April 12, 2021 By Brian K. Sullivan La Nina, the cooling of the equatorial Pacific that shifts weather patterns the world over, is fading away. But California...
Evacuation Order Lifted at Florida Leaky Phosphate Reservoir April 8, 2021 By Curt Anderson ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A mandatory evacuation order near a leaking Florida wastewater reservoir that affected more than 300...
Trapped Sydney Driver Becomes First Flood Disaster Fatality March 25, 2021 By Rod McGuirk CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A motorist trapped in a car in Sydney on Wednesday became the first fatality of the...
Supply Bottlenecks Leave Ships Stranded, Businesses Stymied March 23, 2021 By Joyce M. Rosenberg NEW YORK (AP) — A trade bottleneck born of the COVID-19 outbreak has U.S. businesses anxiously awaiting goods from Asia...
Australia to Rescue Thousands as Sydney Faces Worst Floods in 60 Years March 23, 2021 By Jill Gralow and Renju Jose PITT TOWN, Australia — Australia was set on Monday to evacuate thousands more people from suburbs in Sydney’s west, battered...
Rain-spiked Rivers Cause Minor Flooding in Eastern Missouri March 22, 2021 By Jim Salter O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Heavy rain over the past week has caused the Mississippi River and its tributaries to rise,...