Workers sue a tornado-hit candle factory in Kentucky
Following eight deaths of candle factory workers in a tornado in western Kentucky, the surviving factory workers...
Living conditions rise in an Indonesian village
Climate change and increased human activities affect every corner of the planet. Whether in New York, Costa Rica,...
Louisiana dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Ida
Residents of Louisiana are stuck in the dark following destructive Hurricane Ida on Sunday. Officials are still...
Disaster-resilient housing saves lives and dollars
When Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines in 2013, the Raloso family hid in their bathroom while their house collapsed...
Climate activists will turn up the heat at presidential debate
Young people have been making a lot of noise around the urgency of climate change, and they aren’t quieting down....
Hurricane Florence could cause dangerous floods of toxic sludge and animal waste
Torrential rains are not the only thing Hurricane Florence will bring once it hits landfall. The massive storm...
Climate change is expected to bring more intense storms like Hurricane Florence
Hurricane Florence is on a collision course with the southeastern United States. The immense and powerful storm...
"Once-in-a-1000-years" flood batters Maryland town for the second time in two years
Ellicott City, Maryland was devastated in 2016 by a flash flood — the type of event that many people said happens...
Hurricane Harvey has increased homelessness in Houston
Last August, Hurricane Harvey set records as the costliest hurricane in history and the wettest tropical cyclone...
Images from NASA reveal the enduring damage in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria
NASA has released more than 65,000 high-resolution aerial images of Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, which document...
California's wild extremes of flooding and drought will only get worse as the planet warms
Between 2011 and 2017, California suffered through one of the worst droughts in its history. After the drought...
New 'category 6' may be necessary to describe strengthening storms
Do we need a category six in defining storms? Some climate scientists think so, as tropical cyclones increase in...
FEMA contractor failed to deliver millions of emergency meals to Puerto Rico
Millions of meals never made their way to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria, according to Reuters. United States...
Most active volcano in the Philippines sends locals and tourists fleeing
Mount Mayon, the most active volcano in the Philippines, sent lava billowing down its slopes on Tuesday and prompted...
Scientists hypothesize why earthquakes happen where they shouldn't
Scientists at the University of Kentucky and the University of Memphis may have learned why earthquakes often occur...
