Tropical Storm Erin forecast to be hurricane by Friday
Tropical Storm Erin is forecast to become a hurricane by 8 a.m. Friday and a major one by 8 p.m. Sunday. Image by National Hurricane…
Chattanooga swamped by flash floods
Aug. 13 (UPI) -- Heavy rains caused flash flooding in Chattanooga and surrounding areas Tuesday that has inundated roads, triggered an emergency declaration and sent…
Fast-moving Tropical Storm Erin heads toward U.S., Caribbean
Tropical Storm Erin is forecast to become a hurricane on Thursday. Image by National Hurricane Center Aug. 11 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Erin is moving…
Fire officials deploy more tankers to battle western wildfires
A emergency vehicles races north on the Pacific Coast Highway as thousands of structures were reduced to rubble by four Southern California wildfires in Los…
6.1-magnitude earthquake hits Turkey – UPI.com
Aug. 10 (UPI) -- A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit Turkey on Sunday, causing dozens of reports of damage and at least one collapsed building. Turkey's Disaster…
Flash flooding, severe weather pummels Wisconsin, closes State Fair
Record rainfall and life-threating flash flooding prompted road closures, emergency declarations and closure of the Wisconsin State Fair Sunday. Photo courtesy of City of Milwaukee…
Canyon Fire prompts air quality alert in parts of Southern California
The Canyon Fire burns on brush-filled hillsides in Castaic, Calif., on Thursday. Photo by Allison Dinner/EPA Aug. 9 (UPI) -- An air quality alert was…
Canyon fire causes thousands to flee in California
1 of 2 | Evacuation orders are in place for five areas in Ventura County, Calif., where the uncontained Canyon fire has now engulfed an…
Japan records record-high temperature of 107 degrees
Japan recorded a record high temperature of 107 degrees Fahrenheit in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, on Tuesday. Source link
Nearly 2,000 responders fighting southern California wildfire
Aug. 5 (UPI) -- A wildfire that ignited Friday in Southern California has exploded to tens of thousands of acres as nearly 2,000 firefighters work…
Tropical Storm Dexter forms over western Atlantic
Tropical Storm Dexter formed Sunday night over the western Atlantic, far off the coast of North Carolina, according to forecasters who expect it to move…
Long dormant Russian volcano erupts, spews ash 4 miles high
The Krasheninnikov Volcano near Kamchatka, Russia erupted overnight Sunday, spewing a plume of ash at least 3.7 miles into the sky. The volcano sits on…
Small earthquake hits near New York City
Aug. 3 (UPI) -- A small earthquake was felt near New York City on Saturday night but left no reports of injuries or structural damage.…
13-year-old Maryland boy drowns after being swept into storm drain
Aug. 1 (UPI) -- A 13-year old boy in Maryland died after being swept into a storm drainage pipe and drowned during a heavy rainstorm.…
Greece and Turkey battle wildfires and extreme heat; Turkey sees 122 F
1 of 2 | Firefighters and volunteers battle a wildfire in the area of Kryoneri, in the suburbs of Athens, Greece, on Saturday. Photo by…
Typhoon Wipha batters southern China, cancels hundreds of flights
July 20 (UPI) -- Typhoon Wipha slammed ashore along the southern Chinese coast Sunday evening, after drenching Hong Kong and Macau with heavy rain and…
Magnitude 7.3 earthquake reported in southern Alaska
A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Alaska on Wednesday about 54 miles south of Sand Point. Image by U.S. Geological Survey July 16 (UPI) -- A…
Emergency issued for N.J. as flash flooding hits eastern U.S.
July 14 (UPI) -- A New Jersey state of emergency went into effect Monday night as heavy rains drenched the Eastern United States, causing flash…
Wildfires scorch 45,000 acres, prompt evacuations near Grand Canyon
Visitors on the Skywalk with the Grand Canyon below at the opening of the Grand Canyon Skywalk at Grand Canyon West, Arizona, in 2007. Wildfires…
NOAA still confident in weather forecasting after Pentagon program ends
July 8 (UPI) -- The Department of Defense's announcement that it would end a weather-data sharing program surprised some climate watchdogs but forecasters assure it…