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A german shepherd and a FEMA worker search for damage and victims in the wake of Hurricane Helen. They walk next to a pile of branches and debris.
Environment
Trump critics inside FEMA put on indefinite leave after blasting cuts in dissent letter
By Gabriela Aoun Angueira and The Associated PressAugust 27, 2025
Texas residents cry and mourn the dead after catastrophic floods
Environment
Experts worry Trump’s National Weather Service cuts will result in a patchwork system where taxpayers pay private companies for accurate forecasts
By Michael Biesecker, Brian Slodysko and The Associated PressJuly 7, 2025
California’s salmon fishermen are making their living from whale watchers and sea burials because the fishery is closed for a 2nd year
Environment
California’s salmon fishermen are making their living from whale watchers and sea burials because the fishery is closed for a 2nd year
By Amy Taxin and The Associated PressMarch 18, 2025
An inmate firefighter uses a drip torch to help contain a wildfire
Environment
Inmates battling wildfires see chance for redemption: ‘I really appreciate the opportunity to not be in prison and be out changing lives and saving lives’
By AFPJanuary 18, 2025
LA inferno could inflict a $150 billion economic wound, with a grueling 10-year recovery ahead
Tech
LA inferno could inflict a $150 billion economic wound, with a grueling 10-year recovery ahead
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJanuary 11, 2025
A firefighter sprays water in front of an advancing wildfire in California. Palm trees are seen swaying in the wind, and smoke and fire is blowing violently.
Environment
‘Diablo’ wind spikes force California utility to shut off power in 19 counties—’this could end up being the most significant wind event for this year’
By Olga R. Rodriguez and The Associated PressOctober 18, 2024
A man looks at waves crashing against the Malecon promenade in Havana due to the passage of Hurricane Milton on October 9, 2024.
Environment
3 big reasons people defy hurricane evacuation orders and stay behind
By Carson MacPherson-Krutsky, University of Colorado Boulder, The Conversation and The Associated PressOctober 10, 2024
Hurricane Helene shuts down critical mines, endangering AI chip supply
Tech
Hurricane Helene shuts down critical mines, endangering AI chip supply
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezOctober 2, 2024
That towering Texas pipeline fire that burned for 4 days has finally gone out
Environment
That towering Texas pipeline fire that burned for 4 days has finally gone out
By Juan Lozano and The Associated PressSeptember 20, 2024
Paramedic helps elderly man amid fire.
Newsletters
Bank of America has a niche benefit that helps employees in crisis 
By Emma BurleighSeptember 16, 2024
Men in grey shirts and red pants jump onto a rescue boat.
Leadership
Who is Jonathan Bloomer, Morgan Stanley’s chairman who is presumed dead in the Bayesian yacht disaster?
By Sasha RogelbergAugust 20, 2024
A woman loads containers of gasoline into her truck bed.
Environment
A power company’s app couldn’t keep up after Hurricane Beryl—so Texans turned to a fast-food burger chain to track power outages
By Sasha RogelbergJuly 10, 2024
Hurricane Lee shatters rapid-intensification standard, suggesting higher vulnerability for Boston, New York
Environment
Hurricane Lee shatters rapid-intensification standard, suggesting higher vulnerability for Boston, New York
By Jeff Martin and The Associated PressSeptember 9, 2023
A firefighter uses a drip torch during the Mosquito fire near Volcanoville, California in September 2022
Environment
The UN is warning that climate change impacts are entering ‘uncharted territories of destruction’
By Tristan BoveSeptember 13, 2022
Pakistan flood
Pakistan flood death toll passes 1,000: ‘Many districts are beginning to look like they’re part of the ocean’
By Archana Chaudhary and BloombergAugust 29, 2022
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