The Boudhanath Stupa reopened Tuesday following its renovation for earthquake damage. Boudhanath Stupa was among hundreds of historic monuments damaged during the 7.8-magnitude quake that hit Nepal in April 2015, killing nearly 9,000 people. More →
New England ski areas are rejoicing in the recent snow ahead of the traditional start to the season. More →
Residents of Lumberton, N.C. returned home for the first time to inspect damage caused by floodwaters associated with Hurricane Matthew on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016. About 1,200 residents had to be evacuated by boat and plucked from their roofs by helicopters as the river crested.
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Rescue workers in Haiti struggled to reach cutoff towns and learn the full extent of the death and destruction caused by Hurricane Matthew as the storm began battering the Bahamas on Wednesday and triggered large-scale evacuations along the U.S. East Coast. Haiti and the eastern tip of Cuba — blasted by Matthew on October 4, 2016 — began the messy and probably grim task of assessing the storm’s toll. Matthew hit them as a Category Four hurricane but has since been downgraded to three, on a scale of five, by the US National Hurricane Center.
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Typhoon Megi hit the Chinese mainland early September 28, killing one. The storm left a trail of destruction in Taiwan, where four are dead and a million still without power.
Storm surge associated with Tropical Storm Hermine impacted Florida’s Gulf Coast on Thursday. Hurricane warnings have been issued for parts of the area as Hermine is expected to make landfall as a Category 1 hurricane.
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Rescue crews have raced against time since a devastating earthquake leveled three towns in central Italy on Wednesday Aug. 23, leaving hundreds dead.
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Thursday, Aug. 25 marks the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service.
Officials say more than two dozen large wildfires are burning in the West on Thursday. A stubborn wildfire north of Big Sur near California’s Central Coast has grown after burning for nearly two weeks in steep, forested ridges. More →
It’s hot out there. A high pressure system, sometimes called a “heat dome,” will push conditions to their hottest point so far this summer, though record hot temperatures are not expected, according to the National Weather Service.
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