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Downed timber left in the wake of Hurricane Helene, a devastating storm that struck in September, has also been fueling the fires' spread, officials have said. “The amount of downed debris and ...

Get ready for another active Atlantic hurricane season, with as many as 17 possible storms and the chance that at least one could have impacts on New England, experts from Colorado State ...

Hurricane Helene was the most expensive natural disaster in North Carolina history, causing nearly $60 billion in damage, and the cleanup has taken a monumental community effort. Lowe’s has ...

SCENE. EMILY MARIA SHAYNA. THIS IS THE HEART OF CHINATOWN. THIS WAS HAPPENING RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY. A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT HERE WERE WALKING AROUND, SOME STOPPING INTO RESTAURANTS, GRABBING ...

The stench of decaying dead bodies permeated the air in Mandalay-- Myanmar's second-largest city-- on Sunday as rescuers worked frantically to clear rubble in the hope of finding people still ...

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Hurricane Helene survivor Mona Roper is calling for FEMA to be eliminated six months after the storm brought landslides and historic flooding to the Appalachian communities of western North ...

The 7.7 magnitude earthquake that rocked Southeast Asia on March 28 caused widespread damage in Thailand including a scary building collapse that killed at least two people. As panic gripped ...

A rare Flash Flood Emergency was issued for portions of East Baton Rouge Parish after the National Weather Service office in New Orleans said between 3.5 and 4.5 inches of rain had fallen by ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...