Tag: Natural disasters
Fire officials aim to squelch blazes fast, avoid megafires
BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. officials said Thursday that they will try to stamp out wildfires as quickly as possible this year as severe drought...
Scientists offer look into life as Caribbean volcano erupted
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The three scientists credited with helping save lives ahead of a recent explosive volcano eruption in the eastern Caribbean...
Review: Angelina Jolie leads tense ‘Those Who Wish Me Dead’
It would be an understatement to say that Angelina Jolie is put through the wringer in writer-director Taylor Sheridan’s new film “ Those Who...
Hurricane that hit Louisiana in 2020 was Category 3, not 2
NEW ORLEANS — Hurricane Zeta, which swept through southeast Louisiana at the tail end of the 2020 hurricane season, has been upgraded to a...
Pacific season’s 1st named storm off Mexico; no land threat
MEXICO CITY — The first named storm of the eastern Pacific hurricane system is moving off the southwestern coast of Mexico, though forecasters don't...
Pacific season’s 1st named storm off Mexico; no land threat
MEXICO CITY — The first named storm of the eastern Pacific hurricane system is moving off the southwestern coast of Mexico, though forecasters don't...
Tropical Storm Andres forms in Pacific off southwest Mexico
MEXICO CITY — Tropical Storm Andres formed off the southwestern coast of Mexico on Sunday, the first named storm of the eastern Pacific hurricane...
Tropical Storm Andres forms in Pacific off southwest Mexico
MEXICO CITY — Tropical Storm Andres formed off the southwestern coast of Mexico on Sunday, the first named storm of the eastern Pacific hurricane...
Avalanches in the French Alps leave 7 people dead
PARIS — Seven people died Saturday in two separate avalanches in the Savoie region of the French Alps, according to local authorities.
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California fire victims see little payout from settlement
SAN FRANCISCO — A trust approved by a federal judge to help compensate victims of deadly California wildfires sparked by Pacific Gas & Electric...
