Fast-moving California wildfire destroys dozens of homes, forces thousands to flee
A CALFire firefighting aircraft drops retardant on the Keller Fire in Oakland, Calif., on October 18. Crews now are fighting the Mountain Fire in Ventura…
Cat. 2 Hurricane Rafael moving into southeastern Gulf of Mexico
Category 2 Hurricane Rafael was moving into the Gulf of Mexico early Thursday. Image courtesy NOAA Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Rafael was moving into the…
Southern California wildfires fueled by powerful winds destroy homes, force evacuations
A mansion goes up in flames as the Mountain Fire burns Wednesday in Camarillo, California. The fire, which is being fueled by powerful Santa Ana…
Hurricane Rafael a Category 2 storm as it takes aim at Cuba
Rafael intensified into a Category 2 storm as it neard Cuba on Wednesday morning. Image courtesy NOAA Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Hurricane Rafael was a…
Election Day rain could soak voters in several swing states
1 of 3 | Voters wait in line under umbrellas during heavy rain showers to cast their ballots for the 2020 presidential election in Delray…
Tropical Storm Rafael forms in Caribbean, on track for U.S. Gulf Coast by Saturday
Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Tropical Storm Rafael has formed in the Caribbean Sea and is most likely headed for the U.S. Gulf Coast later this…
Several tornadoes touch down in Oklahoma, injuring 11
Several tornadoes touched down across Oklahoma on Sunday, causing a swath of destruction and sending nearly a dozen people to the hospital. Source link
Spain’s King, Queen pelted with mud over flooding response
1 of 2 | Spain's King Felipe on Sunday visited the province of Valencia where a crowd of angry citizens tossed eggs and mud and…
Subtropical Storm Patty forms west of the Azores
Subtropical storm Patty formed in the Northern Atlantic on Saturday. There also are two disturbances. Image by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Nov. 2 (UPI)…
Several dead and missing in Spain amid severe flooding, heavy rain
Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Several people are dead and others remain missing in eastern and southern Spain after it was inundated with heavy rain and…
Authorities fighting Colorado’s Highland Lakes Fire hopeful evacuated residents may soon return home
1 of 4 | The Highland Lakes Fire, which ignited Monday, was 60% contained as of Tuesday evening. Photo courtesy of Teller County Sheriff's Office/Facebook…
Florida citrus industry, already facing multiple crises, tries to recover from Milton
1 of 3 | Early estimates show Hurricane Milton inflicted up to $2.5 billion in damage to Florida's agricultural industries when it struck earlier this…
Tropical storm conditions right as hurricane season enters final month
1 of 2 | Tropical storm activity is not expected during the next 48 hours, according to the National Hurricane Center. Image courtesy National Oceanic…
As hurricane bears down, 10 million Cubans face power outage
People walk along a dimly lit street in Havana, Cuba in May. Power blackouts have prompted concerns about the government's plan to enhance the electrical…
Oakland, Calif., wildfire destroys 2 homes; hundreds under evacuation orders
At least two homes were destroyed by a wildfire in the hills around Oakland, Calif., with the blaze only 50% contained Saturday, local officials said.…
Tropical storms Oscar and Nadine take form, threaten Bahamas, Cuba, Mexico
The National Hurricane Center named two tropical storms located east of the Bahamas and Mexico on Saturday as the deadly 2024 Atlantic storm season continued…
America’s largest polluters see emissions drop 4% on-year
Greenhouse gases produced by petroleum and natural gas systems increased 1.4% on-year last year and were 16.4% higher than 2016. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI…
Hurricane center forecasters keep eye on another potential storm system in Atlantic
In the wake of two massive storms sweeping large parts of the United States, storm center forecasters on Monday said they are watching another potential…
Phoenix's brutal heatwave to break after record setting run
A record breaking heat wave in the West could begin to subside this week, with high temperatures in Phoenix projected to drop to below 100…
Biden approves disaster aid for Florida as millions remain without power
1 of 3 | A person takes a photo of a property from a road covered in sand after Hurricane Milton's landfall in Manasota Key,…