Tropical Storm Elsa forms as fifth named storm of hurricane season
While Tropical Storm Elsa officially formed Thursday morning, it’s still too soon to determine what – if any – impacts could happen next week for Florida. Elsa is the earliest fifth named storm on record for the Atlantic hurricane season.
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Alaska
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 struck central Alaska late Sunday, reported the U.S. Geological Survey.
More than a dozen killed after volcano erupts in Congo
Torrents of lava poured into villages after dark in eastern Congo with little warning, leaving at least 15 people dead amid the chaos and destroying more than 500 homes, officials and survivors said Sunday.
Japan marks 10 years since earthquake triggered tsunami and nuclear crisis
Japan fell quiet at 2:46 p.m. to mark the minute that an earthquake began 10 years ago, before setting off a tsunami and nuclear crisis that devastated the country’s northeast coast.
Oklahoma reports 4.2 magnitude earthquake near Kansas border
Residents in Tulsa, Oklahoma City and Wichita, Kansas, say they felt the earthquake.
Americans should prepare for more catastrophic storms in the future amid climate change, experts warn
The deadly winter storms that knocked out power for millions in Texas and other states have exceeded the worst-case scenarios of many U.S. utilities.
At least 3 killed, 10 injured in North Carolina tornado
A tornado ripped through North Carolina's Brunswick County, killing at least three people and injuring 10 others in its trail of destruction.
Powerful quake strikes New Zealand, prompting tsunami warnings
The U.S. Geological Agency said the magnitude 7.7 quake was centered at a depth of 10 kilometers (six miles) southeast of the Loyalty Islands. The shaking was not expected to cause significant damage or fatalities on land.
3.5-magnitude earthquake rocks the Los Angeles area
A preliminary 3.5-magnitude earthquake struck Wednesday near Los Angeles.
Kilauea volcano, earthquake rock Hawaii's Big Island
The eruption began late Sunday within the within Halema’uma’u crater.
Iowa boy selling baseball bats from fallen trees to help storm victims
Tommy Rhomberg has crafted more than 200 baseball bats, which he sold to raise money for storm victims in Iowa.
2 earthquakes strike off coast of Alaska, shaking Aleutian communities
Two sizeable earthquakes shook several communities in the North Pacific off the coast of Alaska.
Magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits remote corner of Nevada
People reported feeling it across desert communities in western Nevada and in California’s Sierra mountains, but there were no immediate reports of damage.
Southern California wildfires: Wind-driven blazes force thousands to flee
Two out-of-control wildfires on Tuesday raged in Orange County, California as crews worked to contain the flames and thousands of people were forced to evacuate.
Powerful earthquake near Alaska triggers tsunami warning
A powerful earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean south of the Alaska Peninsula on Monday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The 7.5-magnitude earthquake prompted the National Tsunami Center to issue a tsunami warning for south Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula.
Red Flag Warning issued for southwestern Minnesota due to dangerous fire conditions
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for more than a dozen counties in southwestern and west-central Minnesota Tuesday due to dangerous fire conditions.
'It doesn't get any easier:' 70,000 under Glass Fire evacuation orders
The Glass Fire began Sunday as three fires that merged and drove vineyards and mountain areas into eastern Santa Rosa.
Beta weakens into tropical depression, brings dangerous flash flooding to Texas
Storm surge and rainfall are combining to bring more flooding along the Texas coast after Tropical Storm Beta made landfall.
Tropical Storm Beta expected to make landfall late Monday
Parts of Texas and Louisiana are bracing for flooding and damaging storm surge as Tropical Storm Beta slowly works its way into a part of the country that's already been drenched and battered during a busy hurricane season.
Puerto Rico getting funds for power grid 3 years after Hurricane Maria
President Trump blamed the delay on Democrats in Congress who approved the funding and pushed for its release.