August 25, 2021 Tennessee officials say 18 dead, 3 still missing in fatal flooding As residents of western Tennessee's Humphreys County started to grapple with the damage from deadly and devastating flooding, search and rescue efforts continued on Wednesday.
August 25, 2021 Tennessee flooding brought heroism as well as tragedy, reports say Tales of heroism started to emerge from Tennessee this week after recent catastrophic flooding that resulted in deaths as well as people unaccounted for.
August 24, 2021 Tennessee officials say damage from floods worse than previously thought, Biden approves disaster declaration The search continued Tuesday for missing Tennesseans in Humphreys County after catastrophic flooding in the region took the lives of at least 22 people.
August 21, 2021 Explosive California wildfires could burn into December, experts warn Smoke from California’s wildfires choked people on the East Coast. Flames wiped out a gold rush-era town. Ash covers area that would dwarf Rhode Island.
August 20, 2021 National forests closed as California wildfires surge Millions of acres of national forest in Northern California are being closed because of dangerous fire conditions that already have sent a score of blazes raging through the area and destroyed hundreds of homes.
August 19, 2021 Historic Arizona flooding damages homes, leaves trail of debris Workers and residents in Flagstaff were assessing damage, clearing away debris and cleaning up Wednesday from a flood caused by historic levels of rain that fell on a burn scar from a large wildfire two years ago.
August 19, 2021 Haiti quake: Tensions grow over aid as deaths pass 2K Tensions have been growing over the slow pace of aid reaching victims of a powerful weekend earthquake that killed more than 2,100 people in Haiti and was trailed by a drenching tropical depression.
August 18, 2021 Largest wildfire moves near California city, fueled by winds The Caldor wildfire raged through a small Northern California forest town Tuesday, burning dozens of homes as dangerously dry and windy weather also continued to fuel other massive blazes and prompted the nation’s largest utility to begin shutting off power to 51,000 customers.
August 18, 2021 Tropical Storm Fred spawns twisters, flooding in US Tropical Storm Fred weakened to a depression and spawned several apparent tornadoes in Georgia and North Carolina on Tuesday as it dumped heavy rains into the Appalachian mountains along a path that could cause flash floods as far north as upstate New York.
August 17, 2021 Dozens of residences evacuated as Minnesota wildfire spreads Dozens of residences have been evacuated as a wildfire in northeastern Minnesota continues to spread, according to the U.S. Forest Service.