Tag: Natural Disasters

Vice President JD Vance waves upon arriving on Air Force Two at Asheville Regional Airport in Fletcher, North Carolina.

Vance announces additional $858 million in disaster funding during campaign stop in North Carolina

Christian Datoc, Mabinty Quarshie · October 19, 2026 4:26 pm

A car is covered in rubble from houses damaged by an earthquake in Villa de los Santos, Panama, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026.

Unnerved Panamanians sleep in streets as aftershocks rattle quake-hit towns

Associated Press · October 10, 2026 1:25 pm

This GOES-19 GeoColor satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and taken at 1:06 p.m. EDT, Friday, Oct. 9 2026, shows Hurricane Isaias approaching the Gulf Coast of Alabama and Florida.

Energy and Environment

Nearly 1 million without power after Hurricane Isaias makes landfall on Gulf Coast

Emily Hallas · October 10, 2026 9:13 am

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) speaks at a meeting.

DeSantis declares state of emergency for Tropical Storm Isaias

Brady Knox · October 7, 2026 8:49 am

President Donald Trump speaks at the Federal Emergency Management Agency's National Response Coordination Center on Sept. 1, 2019, in Washington with a USA hat on.

How one word built FEMA’s billion-dollar gravy train

David Richardson · October 4, 2026 9:00 am

Ted Friedli kayaks his way through a flooded section of Florence Ave. during a nor'easter in Long Branch, N.J., Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026

Roads flood in New Jersey, inundate some homes, as major signs of nor’easter take shape

Associated Press · September 26, 2026 3:34 pm

In this photo provided by the Nepal Army, soldiers with neon orange vests and Nepal Red Cross symbols rescue a worker alive from a tunnel during an ongoing operation at the Trishuli-3A hydropower project in Nepal’s Rasuwa district.

Biting the hand that feeds: Nepal demands climate cash while blaming us for its disaster

Angela Wheeler · September 22, 2026 9:00 am

This satellite image provided by NOAA shows Hurricane Lowell near Hawaii on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026. (NOAA via AP)

Hawaii’s western islands hit by fierce winds from Hurricane Lowell, leaving extensive damage

The Associated Press · September 9, 2026 3:46 am

In this photo provided by the Nepal Army, soldiers with neon orange vests and Nepal Red Cross symbols rescue a worker alive from a tunnel during an ongoing operation at the Trishuli-3A hydropower project in Nepal’s Rasuwa district.

Two trapped workers rescued alive from a tunnel in Nepal, officials say

Associated Press · September 4, 2026 12:56 am

Buildings are seen in a flood damaged Bright Angel Canyon the Grand Canyon, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, in Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Grand Canyon flood recovery efforts hampered by more incoming rain

David Zimmermann · August 31, 2026 3:21 pm

Nepal flood

Death toll from Nepal floods tops 900

Brady Knox · August 31, 2026 8:49 am

3 of 5 | This photo provided by the National Park Service shows remnants of stone bridge pylons along Bright Angel Creek in the Grand Canyon following a flash flood that destroyed the footbridge, Saturday, Aug. 29, 2026. (James Thompson/National Park Service via AP)

Grand Canyon flash flood leaves 1 dead and several missing or unaccounted for, park service says

Associated Press · August 31, 2026 2:19 am