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Climate change makes storms like Ian more common

Climate change makes storms like Ian more common

Abnormally hot water in the Gulf of Mexico helped Hurricane Ian gain strength. Rapidly intensifying major hurricanes are more likely as the Earth gets hotter.
by Rebecca Hersher

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Ian regains hurricane strength as it heads to South Carolina

Ian regains hurricane strength as it heads to South Carolina

Hurricane Ian has left a path of destruction in southwest Florida, trapping people in flooded homes, cutting off a barrier island with thousands of residents and destroying a historic pier.
by The Associated Press

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Hurricane Ian’s devastation touches Minnesota

Hurricane Ian’s devastation touches Minnesota

The powerful storm is impacting current and former Minnesotans who either live in Florida, or are heading there to help with recovery efforts.
by Kirsti Marohn and Matt Sepic

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Hurricane Ian nears Florida landfall with 155 mph winds

Hurricane Ian nears Florida landfall with 155 mph winds

The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Ian has rapidly intensified off Florida, gaining top winds of 155 mph, just shy of the most devastating Category 5 hurricane status. Forecasters say the Fort Myers region is at highest risk of a surge that could reach 18 feet. 
by The Associated Press

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15 dead, 24 wounded in school shooting in Russia

15 dead, 24 wounded in school shooting in Russia

Authorities say a gunman has killed 15 people and wounded 24 others in a school in central Russia. According to officials, 11 children were among those killed in the Monday morning shooting in School No. 88 in Izhevsk, a city 600 miles east of Moscow in the Udmurtia region.
by The Associated Press

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Hurricane Fiona has left hundreds of thousands in Puerto Rico without power or water

Hurricane Fiona has left hundreds of thousands in Puerto Rico without power or water

Hurricane Fiona's unrelenting rains led to swollen rivers and washed out roads and bridges in many areas of Puerto Rico. It's isolated many mountain communities and slowed the recovery.
by Greg Allen

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6.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Mexico, 1 dead

6.8 magnitude earthquake shakes Mexico, 1 dead

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 has caused buildings to sway in Mexico’s capital and left at least one person dead. The earthquake struck early Thursday, just three days after a 7.6-magnitude earthquake shook western and central Mexico, killing two people.
by The Associated Press

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Why Latino people are on the front lines of climate change

Why Latino people are on the front lines of climate change

A wide range of Latino communities in the United States are affected by climate-driven storms, floods, droughts and heat waves, and are leading the charge to address global warming.
by Rebecca Hersher

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