Thousands Without Heat, Water After Tornadoes Kill Dozens
Weather
Thousands Without Heat, Water After Tornadoes Kill Dozens

MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Residents of a Kentucky town devastated by a tornado could be without heat, water and electricity in chilly temperatures for a “long time,” the mayor warned Monday, as officials struggled to restore services after a swarm of twisters... Read More

UN: Weather Disasters Soar in Numbers, Cost, But Deaths Fall
Weather
UN: Weather Disasters Soar in Numbers, Cost, But Deaths Fall

GENEVA (AP) — Weather disasters are striking the world four to five times more often and causing seven times more damage than in the 1970s, the United Nations weather agency reports.  But these disasters are killing far fewer people. In... Read More

Dam Disaster Raises Concerns Communities Not Prepared For “Rough” Hurricane Season
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Dam Disaster Raises Concerns Communities Not Prepared For “Rough” Hurricane Season
2020-05-21 20:20:37
by Gaspard Le Dem

Thousands of Michigan residents were forced to evacuate their homes on Wednesday after heavy rains caused two dams to fail in Midland county, about 120 miles northwest of the city of Detroit. The breaches of the Edenville and Sanford Dams... Read More

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