Dangerous storm with high winds and ice sweeps through as highway patrols report hundreds of vehicle accidentsA dangerous winter storm combining high winds and ice began sweeping through parts of the US south-east on Sunday, knocking out power, felling…
California wildfires: weather conditions worsen threat to giant sequoia trees
Hot and dry weather extends threat of rapid spreadBase of General Sherman Tree wrapped in protective foilHot and dry weather on Sunday added to the challenges facing California firefighters battling to keep flames from driving further into a grove of a…
Death toll from Hurricane Ida rises to 26 as Tropical Storm Mindy forms in gulf
The additional deaths came from New Orleans as the area continues to grapple with power outages from the stormThe death toll in Louisiana from Hurricane Ida has risen to 26 with the additional 11 deaths all occurring in the city of New Orleans, officia…
Biden surveys Hurricane Ida damage and warns ‘climate change was here’ – live
Biden to tour neighborhoods affected by last week’s huge stormAbbott says ‘election integrity is now law in the state of Texas’Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by email 7.41pm BST Joe Biden toured one of the neighborhoods in Manville…
Hurricane Ida becomes category 4 storm as New Orleans braces for impact
Gridlock as residents flee while others prepare at homeStorm forecast to hit on Sunday, anniversary of KatrinaAs Hurricane Ida barrelled towards the Louisiana coast, residents braced for a storm of potentially historic proportions due to arrive on the …
Tennessee floods death toll rises to 22 as Biden offers help
Record rainfall fueled flash floods in rural town of WaverlyGovernor surveys devastation as families seek missingAt least 22 people were confirmed dead on Sunday as rescue crews searched desperately amid shattered homes for dozens still missing after r…
Hurricane Henri: Long Island and southern New England brace for impact
Forecasters predict landfall in New York or ConnecticutNew England has not been hit by hurricane since 1991Preparations for a monster storm forecast to hit parts of the US north-east were stepped up on Saturday, after Henri was promoted to a hurricane …
New England braces for first hurricane in 30 years as Henri barrels toward coast
Henri expected to intensify into a hurricane by Saturday, the US National Hurricane Center saidNew Englanders bracing for their first direct hit by a hurricane in 30 years began hauling boats out of the water and taking other precautions on Friday as T…