Natural Disasters
“He Never Left The Hand Of His Daughter Who Died In The Earthquake”
More than 20,000 people are now known to have been killed in the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria, making it one of the deadliest disasters in a decade.
David Mack
Photos From Cities Across California Show The Damage And Debris From The Ongoing Storms
Two storm-related fatalities have been reported since Wednesday, including a 19-year-old woman and a toddler.
Steffi Cao
The Extreme Winter Storm Has Killed 25 People In Buffalo, New York
Causes of the storm-related deaths included exposure, heart attacks, and car crashes.
Steffi Cao
At Least 85 People Were Killed In Hurricane Ian, And The Death Toll Could Rise
Nearly 600,000 people in Florida are without power as of Monday afternoon.
Emerson Malone
The Hurricane Shark Is Real
After a decade of hoaxes, a shark has been spotted in the streets of Fort Myers, Florida, during Hurricane Ian.
Ellie Hall
Hurricane Ian: Images Of The Storm's Devastation
Hurricane Ian tore through parts of Florida, yielding historic levels of damage.
Kenneth Bachor
Florida Residents Are Trapped In Their Homes As Officials Warn Of "A 500-Year Flood Event" From Hurricane Ian
Ian was downgraded to a tropical storm as it travels north but is expected to regain hurricane intensity as it makes landfall in South Carolina.
Clarissa-Jan Lim
Hurricane Ian Has Made Landfall In Southwestern Florida
Sustained winds have been recorded near 150 mph, just short of the Category 5 threshold.
Anna Betts
Puerto Ricans Are Still Struggling After Hurricane Fiona And Fear They’ll Once Again Be Treated Like Second-Class Citizens
“You kind of feel helpless — it’s really just honestly a knot-twisting, indescribable feeling. You just have to sit there and wait.”
Julia Reinstein
More Than 2 Million People In Florida Are Ordered To Evacuate As Hurricane Ian Gets Closer
"It's not going to be a minor thing in Florida. We don't want to overhype it, but at the same time, it is going to be a very intense system."
Paige Skinner
Two Women Were Killed In The Mill Fire In Northern California
The ongoing drought and a heatwave this week have put much of California at risk for fires.
Adolfo Flores
Horrifying Photos And Videos Capture The Utter Devastation Of Pakistan’s “Monster Monsoon” Floods That Have Already Killed Nearly 1,000 People
"Pakistan is living through a serious climate catastrophe, one of the hardest in the decade."
Tasneem Nashrulla
A Couple's Four Young Children Died In The Kentucky Floods
The children, ages 8, 6, 4, and 2, were killed after being swept away from their parents' grip in the deadly floods that devastated Kentucky.
Ikran Dahir
These Photos Of Haiti Show The Pain And Turmoil From Back-To-Back Natural Disasters
Days after a magnitude 7.2 tremor killed more than 1,400 people, bodies still lie in the streets as officials grapple with the chaos and poor weather.
Kirsten Chilstrom
The US Was Hit With A Record Number of Billion-Dollar Natural Disasters In 2020
“We’re running out of adjectives trying to describe these extreme events,” a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration official said.
Zahra Hirji
Natural Disasters Are Tech's Big Chance To Save The World — And The Ultimate Product Demo
Mark Zuckerberg is just one of many Silicon Valley CEOs whose offers to help with disaster relief have also been opportunities to showcase their tech products.
Caroline O'Donovan
Conservatives Are Tired Of Throwing Money At “Predictable” Natural Disasters
“You can't just throw money at a problem.”
Emma Loop
