Weather and Natural Disasters

Water agencies serving roughly 27 million people and 750,000 acres of farmland will receive less water than they requested for this year from state reservoirs.

The Rockies and Blue Ridge Mountains are two of the top 10 ranges worldwide for holidays as recently ranked by U.K. outdoor clothing and gear outfitter Blacks.

As a major winter storm descends on Texas, crypto miners are powering down operations to help ease the burden on the state’s already beleaguered power grid. 

Extreme weather exposed the enormity of Asia’s underinsurance against natural disasters due to climate change, compared to the rest of the world.

The warning comes as California grapples with worsening wildfire seasons, water shortages and historic drought conditions fueled by climate change.

Close to 3,000 U.S. flights scheduled for Saturday were canceled.

Bill Gates has stressed the urgent need for businesses to step up and invest in emerging green technologies as the fight against climate change intensifies.

In the last five years, from 2017 through 2021, the total cost of these billion-dollar disasters has been $742 billion, according to NOAA.

Other stranded drivers in Virginia were forced to turn off their cars to conserve gasoline, even as temperatures plunged below freezing overnight.

At least 74 people were confirmed dead in the state, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Tuesday, and that number will likely continue rising.

Death toll in Kentucky from the deadly storms is expected to exceed more than 100, said Governor Andy Beshear.

President Joe Biden said his administration is standing by and ready to do “whatever is needed” after the tornadoes.

Early estimates have placed the death toll in Kentucky at 50 but could rise.

Winter weather — snow, ice, freezing or flooding — can cause expensive damage to your home, although some of it may be preventable.

Blazes also devastated Greece, Italy, Albania, North Macedonia, Spain, Algeria and Tunisia this year, according to the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service.

The flood conditions have cut off transportation routes between the lower mainland of B.C. and the province’s interior and left thousands of people stranded.

The tax extension deadline is approaching. Filers have until Oct. 15, 2021, to avoid extra penalties and fees.

The Treasury Department is looking at the impact of climate change on American households’ finances, as well as how to address those risks.

The Bureau of Land Management projects a 34% chance that Lake Powell’s water levels will fall below the minimum level necessary to generate power in 2023.

Last week, fires began burning out of control in steep canyons near Sequoia National Park, which contains some of the world’s largest trees.