How Waffle House helps Southerners — and FEMA — judge a storm’s severity

Golden hashbrowns, gravy-smothered biscuits and crispy waffles with a hearty helping of maple syrup are among…

Milton’s storm surge is a threat that could be devastating far beyond the Tampa Bay region

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Two weeks ago, Hurricane Helene “spared” the Tampa Bay region a direct hit…

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…

‘Short corn’ could replace the towering cornfields steamrolled by a changing climate

WYOMING, Iowa — Taking a late-summer country drive in the Midwest means venturing into the corn…

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…

Wildfires are growing under climate change, and their smoke threatens farmworkers, study says

LOS ANGELES — As wildfires scorched swaths of land in the wine country of Sonoma County…

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,…