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Residents of Lahaina were allowed back home Friday for the first time since wildfires killed at least 55 people.
The fire that tore across the coastal Maui town claimed 55 lives — a toll expected to climb — and burned more than 1,000 buildings.
A flyover of historic Lahaina showed entire neighborhoods that had been a vibrant vision of color and island life now reduced to gray ash.
"All the places that are tourist areas, that are Hawaiian history, are gone, and that can't be replaced," a tour operator said.
With people still being rescued and more rain on the way, the crisis is far from over, the Vermont public safety commissioner said.
With people still being rescued and more rain on the way, the crisis is far from over, the Vermont public safety commissioner said.
Rescue crews are desperately searching for the vessel that vanished in the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday.
Severe flooding has swamped parts of Somalia, with at least 250,000 people forced to flee a central region that locals say now looks more like…
Nearly a year after deadly flooding hit eastern Kentucky, a housing crisis is affecting the impoverished region. Hundreds of Appalachian families remain displaced or living in badly damaged homes, nearly all uninsured against flood damage.
The U.N. weather agency reported Monday that nearly 12,000 extreme weather, climate and water-related events over much of the past half-century around the globe have killed more than 2 million people and caused economic damage of $4.3 trillion.
The U.N. weather agency reported Monday that nearly 12,000 extreme weather, climate and water-related events over much of the past half-century around the globe have killed more than 2 million people and caused economic damage of $4.3 trillion.
The Top Gun: Maverick star is reportedly circling a role in Twisters, a new chapter in Universal and Amblin Entertainment's disaster movie sto…
Authorities have evacuated the area immediately surrounding the fire, forcing anyone within half-a-mile of the fire to leave. Now state and fe…
Fear and mistrust still grip many in the village of 4,700 whipsawed by government assurances that the air and water are safe.
The Feb. 3 derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, left toxic chemicals spilled or burned off, prompting evacuations and fears of contamination.
Ever since the Feb. 6 earthquake hit Turkey and Syria, survivors have gathered outside destroyed houses and apartments, refusing to leave.
When Lacretta was younger, she defined success in simple terms: “enough to pay your bills and have a little bit of spending money.” “I prayed for success,” the “Night Court” star says. And then, greater things happened.
The death toll from Monday's 7.8 magnitude catastrophe rose to nearly 21,000.
Wildlife disasters that we often put down to one-off events, are proving to be otherwise. Veuer’s Chloe Hurst has the story!
NASA marked the 20th anniversary of the space shuttle Columbia tragedy Thursday with somber ceremonies and remembrances during its annual tribute to fallen astronauts.
NASA officials honored members of the agency who lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery, leading up to the a…
In California, only about 230,000 homes and other buildings have flood insurance policies — only about 2% of properties.
Climate scientists say 2022 had 18 climate extremes that caused at least $1 billion in damage each, totaling more than $165 billion in damage.
This past year has seen a horrific flood that submerged one-third of Pakistan, one of the three costliest U.S. hurricanes on record, devastating droughts in Europe and China, a drought-triggered famine in Africa and deadly heat waves all over. Yet this wasn’t climate change at its worst.