Natural disasters
EnvironmentTrump’s layoffs of thousands of Forest Service employees will mean more destructive wildfires, say fired workers
By Martha Bellisle, Claire Rush and The Associated PressFebruary 22, 2025
EnvironmentThe U.S. is getting hit with a ‘polar vortex’ this week. What’s the cause of this Arctic weather pattern?
By The Associated PressFebruary 18, 2025
Environment‘Life-threatening cold’ predicted as polar vortex stretches across U.S. after deadly weekend flooding kills at least 10
By The Associated PressFebruary 17, 2025
By Ben Finley, John Raby and The Associated PressFebruary 13, 2025
FinanceThe Los Angeles wildfires just forced California’s last-resort insurer to do something it hasn’t needed to do in over three decades
By Trân Nguyễn and The Associated PressFebruary 12, 2025
LifestyleAn Asheville couple lost everything in the hurricane, including photos of their 12-year-old who died of a genetic disorder. Then a stranger returned them.
By Anna Furman and The Associated PressFebruary 12, 2025
EnvironmentA $4 billion settlement for victims of the Maui wildfires is in limbo a year and a half later, as insurance companies say they’ve been unfairly villainized
By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher and The Associated PressFebruary 6, 2025
EnvironmentClimate change made California wildfires more likely and more intense, scientific study finds
By Seth Borenstein and The Associated PressJanuary 29, 2025
EnvironmentFlawed emergency alert systems meant to warn residents lagged during Los Angeles wildfires
By Christopher L. Keller, Claudia Lauer, Amy Taxin, Rebecca Boone and The Associated PressJanuary 29, 2025
By Christopher Weber and The Associated PressJanuary 28, 2025
EnvironmentCalifornia rain helps firefighters but creates another risk—flooding and toxic ash runoff
By The Associated PressJanuary 27, 2025
EnvironmentExtreme weather disrupted the schooling of about 242 million children in 85 countries last year
By AFPJanuary 26, 2025
By The Associated PressJanuary 24, 2025
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