Natural Disasters - Page 94

February 21, 2019

Yellowstone’s geysers are getting more active and nobody knows why

Something odd is going on in Yellowstone National Park. Geysers that would once erupt every half-century are now spouting steam every week.

February 14, 2019

If you’re hit by a natural disaster, you’ll be glad government did these things

Unfortunately, we can’t stop natural disasters from happening. But we can do a lot to lessen the damage they cause and to protect human life.

January 7, 2019

Earthquake early warning app now available in Los Angeles

Before the ground shakes beneath their feet, residents in the nation's second-largest city are now able to brace seconds after officials launched the nation's first earthquake early warning app on Thursday.

November 25, 2018

Al Gore blasts Trump for 'burying' climate report by releasing it on Black Friday

Former Vice President Al Gore accused the Trump administration of trying to “bury’ a damning government report that linked global warming to the worsening of natural disasters by quietly releasing the study on Friday.

November 20, 2018

Trump hammered for California wildfire claims – but Gov. Brown has also backed new forest management measures

Under Brown’s proposal – which was supported by the logging industry in the state but opposed by more than a dozen environmental groups - landowners would be permitted to cut trees up to 36 inches in diameter, a jump from the current 26 inches, on properties that are 300 acres or less without getting a timber harvest permit and would also be able to build roads up to 600 feet long. The landowners must also prove that the intent for both cutting down trees and building the roads was to thin forests to reduce fire risk. 

November 15, 2018

Earth smacked by an asteroid 19-miles-wide thousands of years ago: 'It rocked the Northern Hemisphere'

An enormous crater, measuring 19 miles in diameter, has been officially found in Greenland, hidden under the ice. The find was likely caused by an asteroid that hit the Earth "less than 3 million years ago," and is said to have "rocked the Northern Hemisphere."

November 12, 2018

Trump tweets support for California firefighters after facing criticism for earlier post

After drawing the ire of firefighters in California for threatening to cut federal funding to the state amid the devastating wildfires, President Trump on Monday tweeted his support to the men and women battling the blazes in the Golden State.

November 12, 2018

California wildfire victims aided through Red Cross, GoFundMe donations, more: How you can help

At least 31 people have been killed in wildfires raging at both ends of California -- as hundreds of people remain unaccounted for and thousands have been forced from their homes.

November 12, 2018

Scale of California's deadly camp fire shown in satellite photos

As wildfires continue to burn in California, new satellite photos show the massive scale of the deadly Camp Fire that has devastated the state's northern town of Paradise.

November 11, 2018

California will receive federal aid for deadly wildfires, Sen. Graham says

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., pushed back against President Trump’s threat to block federal aid to California as wildfires continue to ravage large swaths of the state, arguing that the president’s tweet sent the wrong message.