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25d ago

Tampa Bay Rays withdraw from planned $1.3 billion ballpark, citing storms and delays

Displaced from their home stadium in St. Petersburg, the Rays are set to play this season’s home games across Tampa Bay at the New York Yankees’ spring training facility.
Tropicana Field
Tropicana Field
74d ago

Ireland and Northern Ireland battered by record winds from Storm Eowyn

Officials warned the storm could be dangerous and told people to stay indoors.
A rare red warning for wind, which warns of "very dangerous conditions" and gusts of up to 100mph, was issued by the Met Office for Northern Ireland and Scotland on Friday.
A rare red warning for wind, which warns of "very dangerous conditions" and gusts of up to 100mph, was issued by the Met Office for Northern Ireland and Scotland on Friday.

Small businesses abruptly learn the limits of their insurance after fires and floods

From burned restaurants in Los Angeles to flooded shops in North Carolina, operators face the reality of policies that haven’t kept pace with climate-related risks.
Smoke surrounds the charred remains of Fox's Restaurant, on Jan. 8, 2025, in Altadena, Calif.
Smoke surrounds the charred remains of Fox's Restaurant, on Jan. 8, 2025, in Altadena, Calif.

A North Carolina county pummeled by Hurricane Helene suffers another blow

Three inches of rain pelted Avery County on Sunday, washing away 12-foot bridges that provided some residents with their only access to emergency services.
A side by side showing the damage to the bridge
A side by side showing the damage to the bridge

After Hurricane Helene, North Carolina's holiday tourist season grinds to a halt

Visitors usually flock to the Blue Ridge Mountains this time of year for festivities, but a cleanup effort that could take years to complete has left businesses struggling to survive.
Storm damage from hurricane Helene in Swannanoa, N.C, on Dec. 11, 2024.
Storm damage from hurricane Helene in Swannanoa, N.C, on Dec. 11, 2024.
112d ago

Thousands feared dead after cyclone slams into Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte

France's interior minister said it could “take days and days” to establish an exact death toll.
128d ago

As hurricane season ends, researchers take stock of a strange and unexpected pattern

Saturday marks the official end of a busy and destructive hurricane season, in which the weeks that usually see peak activity were puzzlingly quiet.
 A woman walks along a flooded street.
 A woman walks along a flooded street.
139d ago

FEMA chief grilled about government's response to hurricanes Helene and Milton

The Biden administration sent Congress a new funding request of nearly $100 billion for the government's ongoing response to the hurricanes.
President Biden Speaks On Hurricane Milton Recovery Efforts In St. Petersburg, Florida
President Biden Speaks On Hurricane Milton Recovery Efforts In St. Petersburg, Florida
141d ago

Latest typhoon lashes the Philippines, causing tidal surges and displacing thousands

Super Typhoon Man-yi has made landfall in the Philippines — the sixth typhoon to hit the country in a month.
Image: PHILIPPINES-WEATHER-TYPHOON
Image: PHILIPPINES-WEATHER-TYPHOON
144d ago

Tropical Storm Sara makes landfall in Honduras

Sara is forecast to drop 10 to 20 inches of rain as it travels along its path, which could lead to life-threatening flooding and landslides, the National Hurricane Center said.
Tropical Storm Sara seem over Central America
Tropical Storm Sara seem over Central America
150d ago

Rafael prompts warnings of life-threatening conditions on Gulf Coast for rare November storm

Forecasters said the storm could cause dangerous conditions across the whole Gulf region after causing havoc in Cuba, where millions remain without power.
Power was restored to parts of Cuba on Thursday a day after Hurricane Rafael swept over the island, leaving its 10 million inhabitants without electricity for the second time in a month.
Power was restored to parts of Cuba on Thursday a day after Hurricane Rafael swept over the island, leaving its 10 million inhabitants without electricity for the second time in a month.