Why landslides are suddenly tearing homes apart in Southern California
Landslides have damaged or destroyed homes atop Palos Verdes’s picturesque bluffs, and threaten hundreds of them.
By Scott Dance
In a first, Phoenix hits 100 straight days of 100-degree heat
The relentless and record heat is testing the will of Phoenix residents.
By Ian Livingston, Erin Patrick O'Connor and Naema Ahmed
Thousands cheer on defiant palm tree as Typhoon Shanshan hits Japan
As the deadly storm made landfall, people were glued to a live stream, rooting for a solitary palm tree — known affectionately as “Yasshi” — to endure.
By Kelsey Ables
Why hurricane season is suddenly quiet — and what’s in store
A stretch with nary a hint of tropical storm formation at this time of year is unusual.
By Scott Dance
Flash floods in Connecticut kill at least 2, as some towns hit by ‘1,000-year’ rain events
Warnings were issued for Fairfield, New Haven, Litchfield and Hartford counties. Extreme weather led to rescue efforts, power outages and rail disruptions.
By Niha Masih and Ian Livingston
What to know about Hurricane Ernesto as it passes by Atlantic Canada
As the storm moved up the U.S. East Coast, at least three people drowned in rip currents in the Carolinas, while many more were rescued up and down the coast.
By Ian Livingston
Watch how a father’s risky plan to save his house from the Park Fire paid off
If everything on the property was wet, Mike Waltz said, raining embers wouldn’t ignite.
By John Farrell
Heat killed a sanitation worker. Pending safety rules might have saved him.
Though heat deaths are notoriously difficult to track, there is evidence they are rising among workers.
By Scott Dance
Live updates: Debby’s remnants threaten flooding rain and tornadoes in Northeast
As Debby continues on its path, the highest risk of excessive rainfall and flooding stretches from central Pennsylvania through northern New York state into Friday night.
By Jason Samenow, Ian Livingston, Amudalat Ajasa, Omari Daniels and Peter Hermann
Debby, no longer a tropical storm, will still bring more flood and tornado risks
As Tropical Depression Debby moves up the coast, the National Hurricane Center is warning of the potential for flooding and tornadoes in the Carolinas, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
By Jason Samenow, Ian Livingston, Scott Dance, Amudalat Ajasa and Anumita Kaur
In Charleston, floods are a ‘constant existential fear’
Charleston, S.C., is weary from a parade of floods that go back a decade. The city is taking action to confront the risk, but Debby offered more proof of how tall a task it faces.
By Ruby Mellen and Scott Dance
Flood dangers continue as Debby continues trek through Southeast U.S.
Debby made landfall in Florida as a hurricane on Monday. The storm is expected to bring flooding to more of the Southeast, including Georgia and the Carolinas.
By Jason Samenow, Annabelle Timsit, Scott Dance, Ruby Mellen and Amudalat Ajasa
In photos: Tropical Storm Debby moves across the Southeast coast after making landfall in Florida as a hurricane
Debby made landfall in Steinhatchee, in Florida’s Big Bend, on Monday as a Category 1 hurricane.
By Troy Witcher and Stephen Cook
San Bernardino fire engulfs houses, forces evacuations
Video of the fast-moving Edgehill Fire showed several homes ablaze in an area of San Bernardino, Calif., known as Little Mountain.
By Andrew Jeong and Sarah Raza
In photos: The scene after the Edgehill Fire swept through a California community
A fire rapidly burned down homes in a San Bernardino, Calif., neighborhood, forcing residents to evacuate.
By Troy Witcher and Stephen Cook
Debby’s most intense rainfall still ahead after Florida landfall
Debby is a tropical storm after making landfall as a Category 1 hurricane in Steinhatchee, Fla., on Monday morning, bringing heavy rain and flooding to the Southeast.
By Niha Masih, Ben Brasch, Scott Dance, Amudalat Ajasa and María Luisa Paúl
Maui wildfire plaintiffs reach $4 billion settlement
Under the proposed agreement, seven defendants will pay $4 billion in compensation over the August 2023 wildfires on Maui, Gov. Josh Green announced.
By Frances Vinall
A megafire overwhelmed even some of the best preparations. What’s next?
Cohasset, Calif., fared far better than Paradise, Calif., suggesting that in some spots, fire prevention efforts helped — inspiring calls for much more of the so-called “good fire” of prescribed burns.
By Scott Dance
When it’s too hot to work
As temperatures soar to record levels, millions of people in the United States work in jobs that expose them to deadly heat. A new federal proposal could change that. So why are some employers fighting the changes?
By Trinity Webster Bass, Elana Gordon, Sean Carter and Monica Campbell
Park Fire, California’s largest fire this year, seen in photos
The wildfire has exploded in size since it started Wednesday, burning more than 360,000 acres across California’s Butte and Tehama counties.
By Jintak Han and Stephen Cook