Tag: Natural disasters
Company: Insured losses from Elsa could be $290 million
ATLANTA — A company that estimates damage from natural disasters says insured losses on land from Hurricane Elsa will be around $290 million.
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‘Scary’: Fuel shortage could ground firefighting aircraft
BOISE, Idaho — Airport officials facing jet fuel shortages are concerned they’ll have to wave off planes and helicopters that drop fire retardants during...
Southern New Mexico highway reopens after mudslide, flooding
LAS CRUCES, N.M. —
Crews have cleared debris from flooding...
2 firefighters die as plane goes down while surveying blaze
WIKIEUP, Ariz. — Two firefighters died Saturday after a aircraft they were in to respond to a wildfire crashed in Mohave County, local media...
Smoke, extreme heat pose harsh test for West Coast vineyards
TURNER, Ore. — The heat wave that recently hit the Pacific Northwest subjected the region’s vineyards to record-breaking temperatures nine months after the fields...
Aftershocks expected for days after California, Nevada quake
SAN FRANCISCO — A magnitude 6 earthquake jolted both sides of the California-Nevada border, tossed boulders onto a major roadway and was felt as...
Tropical storm sparks tornado warnings in trek up East Coast
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Severe weather from Tropical Storm Elsa spurred tornado warnings in southern Delaware early Friday as the system moved over the mid-Atlantic...
Tropical storm kills 1 in Florida, hurts 10 at Georgia base
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Tropical Storm Elsa carved a destructive and soaking path up the East Coast after killing at least one person in Florida...
Hurricane Elsa threatens Florida’s northern Gulf coast
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Hurricane Elsa threatened Florida's northern Gulf Coast on Wednesday after raking past the Tampa Bay region with gusty winds and...
Coast Guard: 13 Cubans rescued, 7 missing off Key West
KEY WEST, Fla. — The U.S. Coast Guard and a good Samaritan rescued 13 people after their boat capsized off of Key West as...