What Are the Five Strongest Earthquakes Ever Recorded?
From the moment it began, the massive earthquake that rocked Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula at 8:25 a.m local time…
Flash flooding prompts rescues in New Mexico mountain village
RUIDOSO, N.M. — Another afternoon of heavy rainfall Thursday prompted flash flooding in the mountain village of Ruidoso,…
Typhoon Wipha Hong Kong China
Collapsed bamboo scaffolds of a residential building are seen as Typhoon Wipha approaches, in Hong Kong on July…
What to know about Texas’ response to deadly floods
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The search for victims of deadly flooding in Texas Hill Country is headed into…
Insurers just marked the costliest first half of the year since 2011
A worker helps board up windows at Joey and Brenda Bermudez’s home that was damage by a recent…
Why the magnitude 7.3 earthquake in Alaska was notable
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that…
An Alaska tsunami warning had residents scrambling for high ground after strong earthquake
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Communities along a 700-mile (1,127-km) stretch of Alaska’s southern coast ordered residents to higher…
Trump tells Texas Republicans to redistrict to help keep GOP House majority
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he is pushing Texas Republicans to redraw the state’s…
How California’s CEQA affects Los Angeles after wildfires
In the wake of the record-breaking wildfires in Los Angeles in January — some of the most expensive…
Historic Grand Canyon lodge destroyed by wildfire, official says
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — A historic lodge on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim has been…
Sirens warned of flooding in small Texas community where all survived
As the Guadalupe River swelled from a wall of water heading downstream, sirens blared over the tiny river…