July 16, 2021 Selfie-taking siblings capture lightning-strike moment in England Three English siblings were struck by lightning Monday and captured the hellish-looking scene in a mind-blowing selfie photo.
July 14, 2021 Wildfires spread over 1M acres of drought-stricken US Raging wildfires continued to blaze across the western U.S. on Wednesday, menacing homes and forcing evacuations.
July 12, 2021 California and other parts of the West broil and burn A large swath of the West baked during the weekend in triple-digit temperatures that were expected to continue into the start of the work week.
July 9, 2021 Reno City Hall evacuated as 6.0 magnitude earthquake shakes region Reno City Hall was evacuated Thursday afternoon after a 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck along Nevada's border with California.
July 7, 2021 14 days after Florida condo collapse, no signs of survivors The search for victims of the collapse of a Miami-area high-rise condominium reached its 14th day on Wednesday, with the death toll at three dozen, more than 100 people still unaccounted for and authorities sounding more and more grim.
July 6, 2021 Elsa regains hurricane strength as storm approaches Florida landfall, forecasters say Hurricane Elsa's maximum sustained wind speeds have climbed above 75 mph, returning the storm to category 1 hurricane status, according to the National Weather Service.
July 4, 2021 Elsa latest: Tropical storm warning issued for parts of Florida Keys The National Hurricane Center issued a tropical storm warning for the Florida Keys, in addition to storm watches for the state's southwestern coast Sunday morning as Tropical Storm Elsa headed toward the state.
July 4, 2021 Deadly Japan mudslide: 1,000 involved in rescue operation in resort town More than 1,000 soldiers, firefighters and police on Sunday waded through a giant mudslide that ripped through a Japanese resort town southwest of Tokyo a day earlier, killing at least two people and leaving about 20 missing as it swept away houses and cars
July 4, 2021 Grasshopper infestation ravages drought-stricken West The western United States, already stricken by a severe drought, now has plague of grasshoppers to contend with.
July 3, 2021 RISING SMOKE: After 10.3M acres burned in US last year, West's 2021 fire season outlook uncertain A wildfire is burning in California. And Oregon. And Washington. And Arizona. Historic drought and climate change play a major role in the 2021 fire season.
