Disaster Response 3 hrs ago Hawaii's Kim vows to rebuild from volcano with help of FEMA, as scientists say the worst is yet to come Like hundreds of others on the Big Island of Hawaii, Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim's home has been devoured by the lava flow from the Kilauea volcano eruption in the past month.
Southeast 2 days ago Post-Maria Puerto Rican migration leaves evacuees fighting for their future in Central Florida Victoria Hernandez never thought she would go to school on the U.S. mainland, but Hurricane Maria changed her plans.
Disaster Response 3 days ago Three stranded in Kilauea lava zone are airlifted; cops cite 7 others for loitering near lava Two men and one woman were airlifted to safety on Sunday after they were stranded in an isolated lava zone, Hawaii County Fire authorities said.
Natural Disasters 6 days ago Lava from Kilauea 'hotter than ever' after eruption, scientists warn Lava bubbling to the surface on Hawaii’s Big Island is the hottest and most fluid it’s been since Kilauea erupted four weeks ago — measuring at least 1,652 degrees Fahrenheit with ...
DISASTERS May 30 North Carolina floods trigger house collapse; two people missing Rescue teams were searching Wednesday night for two people who vanished after a home collapsed in North Carolina due to extreme flooding and mudslides from the remnants of ...
Aftermath May 29 Hurricane Maria killed more than 4,600 people in Puerto Rico: study Hurricane Maria killed more than 4,600 people in Puerto Rico during and after the storm wreaked havoc on the island last September, making the official death toll 70 times more ...
Floods May 27 'Catastrophic' flash floods hit outside Baltimore; crews conduct water rescues A state of emergency was declared in Maryland on Sunday as "catastrophic" flash floods and dramatic water rescues unfolded in and around Ellicott City amid heavy rains.
Fires May 21 Teen must pay nearly $37M for starting Oregon wildfire, judge rules An Oregon judge ruled Monday that a 15-year-old Washington state boy must pay nearly $37 million for starting a major wildfire in the scenic Columbia River Gorge this past ...
DISASTERS May 16 Hawaii volcano eruption intensifies, triggering 'red' warning Hawaii residents are facing the highest volcanic activity alert after officials warned Tuesday that the Big Island's Kilauea volcano is growing more explosive -- as a massive ash ...
DISASTERS May 13 Hawaii volcano spurs new evacuations on Big Island after new lava fissures reported New fissures have opened on Hawaii's Big Island - bringing the total to 17 - spewing bits of bright red lava several hundred feet in the air and escalating fears of violent ...