Monstrous hurricanes Helene and Milton caused so much complex havoc that damages are still being added…
Floods
After hurricanes, the business of rebuilding lives means navigating the insurance claims process
Now that the threat of Hurricanes Helene and Milton has receded, millions of homeowners and business-owners…
Family of Tennessee employee who died in Hurricane Helene flooding files wrongful death lawsuit
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The family of a Tennessee employee who was killed by catastrophic flooding caused…
Homeowners hit by Hurricane Helene face the grim task of rebuilding without flood insurance
A week after Hurricane Helene overwhelmed the Southeastern U.S., homeowners hit the hardest are grappling with…
China is backing off coal power plant approvals after a 2022-23 surge that alarmed climate experts
BEIJING — Approvals for new coal-fired power plants in China dropped sharply in the first half…
Weeks after floods, Vermont businesses struggling to get visitors to return
BURKE, Vt. — BURKE, Vt. (AP) — Two bouts of flooding from storms in July has…
Evacuation ordered in northern Japan, flights and trains canceled in Tokyo as a typhoon approaches
TOKYO — Thousands of people in northern Japan were ordered to evacuate Friday because of the…
Protecting against floods, or a government-mandated retreat from the shore? New Jersey rules debated
TOMS RIVER, N.J. — New Jersey officials are defending proposed building rules designed to limit damage…
New Mexico village battered by wildfires in June now digging out from another round of flooding
RUIDOSO, N.M. — A southern New Mexico village that was ravaged by wildfires in June and…
Vermont farmers take stock after losing crops to flooding two years in a row
BARNET, Vt. — Exactly one year to the date of last year’s severe flooding in Vermont,…