Hurricanes release energy of 10,000 nuclear bombs.
Those who have experienced a hurricane know the devastation one can wreak when mighty winds bear down, flattening homes, ripping up trees and creating...
Can the United States afford another hurricane?
The 2017 North Atlantic hurricane season still has about five weeks to go, but it’s already one of the most expensive on record.
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Former weather bureau chief says agency debilitated by climate deniers' attacks.
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Rob Vertessy says attacks such as the claim the bureau was ‘fabricating temperature records’ are dangerous and wrong
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Human frontiers: How much heat can the body and mind take?
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LONDON, Sept 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - What Christian...
Hurricane Maria passed, but for two women in Puerto Rico, the terror was only...
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LEVITTOWN, PUERTO RICO — The winds had eased, the debris was no longer soaring through the air,...
Harvey – and storms to come – raise worries about dam safety.
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Floodwaters inundate a petrochemical plant in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Harvey on Wednesday, Aug....
Reports of livestock deaths, other ag losses trickle in after Harvey.
The Texas Animal Health Commission and USDA, however, are mum on an estimated death toll.
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Cows wade through...
Hurricanes, planes and regional security.
Jamaica, according to Prime Minister Andrew Holness, was ready and willing to dispatch up to 120 soldiers to Dominica in the immediate aftermath of...
Homeowners join lawsuit against Crosby chemical plant that burned after Hurricane Harvey.
Eleven plaintiffs and a new defendant were added Wednesday to a lawsuit against Arkema Inc., an international chemical company whose plant near Houston spewed clouds...
Hurricane Maria brings destruction, heavy floods to Puerto Rico.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - Hurricane Maria thrashed parts of the Dominican Republic with heavy rain and high winds as it passed near...
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