Tropical Storm Melissa brings flood risk to Jamaica and Hispaniola
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Melissa lumbered through the Caribbean Sea on Thursday, bringing a…
Flash floods kill hundreds in Pakistan
BUNER, Pakistan (AP) — Flooding in a northwest Pakistani district has killed at least 220 people, officials said…
Erin becomes Category 3 hurricane in the Caribbean, expected to reach category 4
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Erin became a Category 3 hurricane in the Caribbean early Saturday and…
Flash floods in India and Pakistan kill over 280
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Flash floods triggered by torrential rains have killed over 280 people in India and…
Heavy rains in Japan cause flooding and mudslides, and leave several people missing
TOKYO — Downpours on Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu caused flooding and mudslides on Monday, injuring a…
NTSB says company failed to shut down oil pipeline for nearly 13 hours after pressure dropped
Roughly 1.1 million gallons of crude oil spilled from a pipeline into the Gulf of Mexico in November…
NTSB says Third Coast failed to shut down oil pipeline that leaked into the Gulf for nearly 13 hours
Roughly 1.1 million gallons of crude oil spilled from a pipeline into the Gulf of Mexico in November…
Tropical Storm Barbara strengthens off Mexico’s coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Tropical Storm Barbara was strengthening Sunday off the southwest coast of Mexico and was…
Search for missing man in Swiss village after glacier collapse
GENEVA (AP) — A 64-year-old man remained missing Thursday after a huge mass of rock and ice from…
A Swiss glacier collapses and largely destroys an Alpine village
GENEVA (AP) — A huge mass of rock and ice from a glacier thundered down a Swiss mountainside…