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.
August 17, 2021 Rescue crews in Turkey search for 34 still missing in floods Rescue workers in Turkey kept up the search Tuesday for 34 people still missing after severe floods ravaged parts of the country's Black Sea coast, with excavators clearing the sludge and building wreckage that was left behind.
August 17, 2021 Nation's largest wildfire shifts toward California community due to gusty winds Gusty winds drove the nation's largest wildfire toward a Northern California county seat as firefighters struggled to contain the month-old blaze amid forecasts of more dangerous weather.
August 16, 2021 Death toll of powerful earthquake in Haiti soars to 1,297 The death toll from a 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti climbed to 1,297 on Sunday, a day after the powerful temblor turned thousands of structures into rubble and set off franctic rescue efforts ahead of a potential deluge from an approaching storm.
