WASHINGTON: Anyone who has lived through a natural disaster and then applied to the federal government for assistance knows that it can be a lengthy, frustrating and bureaucratic process. New […]
Flight cancellations pile up as winter storm, 737 Max 9 grounding disrupt travel
A screen displays flight information at Des Moines International Airport, in Des Moines, Iowa, U.S., January 12, 2024. REUTERS/Marco Bello Marco Bello | Reuters Airlines canceled more than 3,000 U.S. […]
Here’s how the American Red Cross makes money from donated blood
The American Red Cross has long been recognized as the universal symbol of humanitarian services —and it’s an expensive operation. In 2022, the American Red Cross generated more than $3.2 […]
”Rise In Terror Attacks” To ”Terrifying Weather Events”: Baba Vanga’s Predictions For 2024
She is also called the Nostradamus of the Balkans Even though she died in 1996, the predictions of Baba Vanga, a blind Bulgarian mystic, are said to have come true […]
The climate crisis has a price — and it’s $391 million a day
In this photo taken on Oct. 10, 2023, a man looks at a forest fire as it approaches houses in Ogan Ilir, South Sumatra in Indonesia. Al Zulkifli | AFP […]
Norma downgraded to a tropical storm in Mexico as Hurricane Tammy leaves Barbuda
Norma was downgraded to a tropical storm Sunday as it moved into mainland Mexico, while Hurricane Tammy left the Caribbean island of Barbuda with minor damage. Once a Category 4 […]
Post-tropical cyclone Lee makes landfall in Nova Scotia, Canada with winds of 70 miles per hour
A member of the media films the storm hitting Market Wharf during post-tropical cyclone Lee in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, Canada, on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023. The Canadian Maritimes will […]
Major wildfires in Greece, Spain’s island of Tenerife burn out of control, prompting evacuations
Efforts to extinguish the wildfires continue with interventions by land and air on the third day in Alexandroupolis, Greece on August 21, 2023. Ayhan Mehmet | Anadolu Agency | Getty […]
British Columbia wildfires intensify, doubling evacuations to over 35,000
A resident sprays water on hot spots near a house in Celista, British Columbia, Canada, on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. Record-breaking wildfires in Canada, which have already scorched an area […]
Pacific coast battens down as Hurricane Hilary threatens ‘catastrophic’ flooding
Hurricane Hilary headed for Mexico’s Baja California on Saturday as the U.S. National Hurricane Center predicted “catastrophic and life-threatening flooding” for the peninsula and for the southwestern United States, where […]