CNN reports that Hurricane Norma is set to hit Mexico’s Los Cabos resort area, bringing destructive winds, flash flooding, and a dangerous storm surge. This comes at the same time another hurricane, Hurricane Tammy, is affecting island nations in the Atlantic. Hurricane Norma, currently a Category 2 storm, is expected to reach Mexico’s Baja California …
People walk by a restaurant damaged in the aftermath of Hurricane Lidia, in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico October 10, 2023. Christian Ruano | Reuters Lidia, a Category 4 hurricane, dissipated on Wednesday after making landfall near the resort of Puerto Vallarta. Sadly, one person was killed by a falling tree, and two others were injured as …
May 22, 2011: The Day Joplin, Missouri Was Changed Forever It was a picturesque day in Joplin, Missouri on May 22, 2011. Families and friends were enjoying the outdoors, oblivious to the impending disaster. But then, everything changed. The sky darkened, and the clouds started to swirl. Troy Bolander, a Kansas native, recognized the ominous …
Flooding in New York City: Rainstorm Causes Chaos Across Metro Area Flooding in New York City: Rainstorm Causes Chaos Across Metro Area A potent rush-hour rainstorm flooded the New York City metro area on Friday, causing chaos on streets and highways, impacting subway service, and leading to flight delays and cancellations. Central Park received over …
Ophelia, a tropical depression, had a significant impact on the mid-Atlantic region after making landfall near Emerald Isle, North Carolina. The storm caused heavy rain, strong winds, and flooding. Here are the latest updates on the storm’s impact: – Power outages: As many as 70,000 homes and businesses in North Carolina and Virginia lost power. …
Loay Elmagri found himself in a state of panic when he received no response from his relatives in Derna, Libya. As a Libyan architect residing in Washington, D.C., Elmagri was aware of the devastating floods that had recently struck the city, destroying a significant portion of it. One of his maternal aunts had been trapped …
DERNA, Libya (AP) — The death toll in the coastal city of Derna, Libya, has risen to a staggering 11,300 as search efforts continue following a massive flood caused by the breaching of two dams during heavy rain, according to the Libyan Red Crescent on Thursday. Marie el-Drese, the secretary-general of the aid group, revealed …
DERNA, Libya (AP) — In the wake of a devastating flash flood that claimed the lives of over 5,100 people, search teams in the coastal Libyan city of Derna are tirelessly working to locate bodies. The collapse of two dams during a recent storm caused the flood, which completely destroyed much of the city and …
CNN — After nearly three months of silence, Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano has erupted once again, with magnificent lava flows bursting within one of its craters on Sunday, as reported by the US Geological Survey. The eruption began around 3:15 p.m. local time in Halemaʻumaʻu crater, located in Kilauea’s summit caldera at Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, …
New government data released Monday revealed that the U.S. has already experienced more billion-dollar weather disasters in 2023 than in any other year since authorities started tracking such data 40-plus years ago. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration tallied 23 weather events from January through August that cost at least $1 billion, surpassing the previous …