Trump says ‘we’ve had bigger storms’ when asked about Harvey, Irma and climate change.
President Trump speaks to reporters in the press cabin aboard Air Force One on his way to Washington after viewing damage from Hurricane...
Harvey again makes landfall, this time as a tropical storm, in western Louisiana.
As Harvey moved east on Aug. 29, a fire station on Keith Road in Lumberton, Tex. became a staging ground for rescue boats going...
Amid Harvey floods, Houston chief worries 'how many bodies?'
With its flood defenses strained, the crippled city of Houston anxiously watched dams and levees Tuesday to see if they would hold until the...
Don’t be complacent: climate change will ravage rich and poor alike.
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Patricia Scotland
My trip to islands that bore the brunt of Hurricanes Irma and Maria proved one thing: we must think again about how...
Los Angeles wildfire, largest in city history, menaces hundreds of homes.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A smattering of rain and easing temperatures helped more than 1,000 firefighters battling the largest wildfire in Los Angeles...
Firefight in Sonoma County reaches second week as flames force thousands to evacuate.
(1 of ) Helicopters drop water on a fire on the flanks of Hood Mountain above Ledson Winery in the Sonoma Valley on October...
Science says: Era of monster hurricanes roiling the Atlantic.
It's not just this year. The monster hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria, Jose and Lee that have raged across the Atlantic are contributing to what...
As temperatures rise, poor Americans are thrust into the thick of it.
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Climate change will fall hardest on low-income Americans, who are more likely to walk to work and toil outdoors...
Amid Harvey havoc, northeastern politicos sourly recall Texas “no” votes on Sandy aid.
WASHINGTON – Many New Yorkers and New Jerseyans serving in Congress have, for nearly five years now, kept a list of names handy to roll out...
Climate change could dampen Argentina’s recovery.
Flooded soybean fields in Santa Fe, Argentina, on Jan. 20, 2017.
“It’s like being at war.” That’s how Luciano Pieruci, a 26-year-old farmer describes his...
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