Electrical grid weaknesses are being exposed. The American West is experiencing a record-breaking September heatwave as a prolonged period of high temperatures has occurred in at least half…
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Danielle Becomes First Hurricane of 2022
The National Weather Service expects it will not make landfall. Located over the northern Atlantic Ocean between North America and Western Europe, Danielle was upgraded from a tropical…
Read MoreFew Cities Have Disaster Preparedness Plans
Some major cities have no evacuation plans at all. Seventeen years ago, Hurricane Katrina made landfall, bringing with it widespread devastation to the Gulf Coast states of Louisiana,…
Read MoreUnused COVID Funds Could Help Disaster Relief
Senator Rand Paul says he will introduce a bill to allow it. In the wake of the devastating flooding that has swept through Eastern Kentucky, Senator Rand Paul…
Read MorePresident and First Lady Visit Post-Flood Kentucky
The town flooded after previous tornado devastation. President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden visited Mayfield, Kentucky Monday, meeting with residents after the town experienced the worst…
Read MoreZero Injuries Reported after Death Valley Flood
The park superintendent is assessing extensive infrastructure damage. Flash flooding stranded approximately 500 park visitors and 500 park workers in Death Valley National Park last week, with mud…
Read MoreMost Roads Closed in Death Valley National Park
Flash flooding has rendered many roads impassable. The National Park Service has announced that most roads in and out of Death Valley National Park are closed after flash…
Read MorePresident Issues Kentucky Flooding Emergency Declaration
At least 30 have been reported deceased, so far. UPDATE: 08/01/2022 Governor Andy Beshear stated Monday there are a “minimum” of hundreds unaccounted for as flooding has deluged…
Read MoreNational Weather Service Documents Record Heat Waves
Bureau issues heat warnings and advisories for 100 million people. The National Weather Service issued multiple heat advisories this week as a record-setting heat wave makes its way…
Read MoreYosemite Wildfire Grows to 2,000 Acres
Crews working to protect giant Sequoias from fire. A wildfire in Yosemite National Park in California, after growing five-fold over the weekend, is threatening some of the world’s…
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