By The Associated Press In this photo by Bullit Marquez, workers erect wooden crosses at a mass grave for Typhoon Haiyan victims in preparation for the observance of its anniversary in the...
By The Associated Press In this photo by Bullit Marquez, workers erect wooden crosses at a mass grave for Typhoon Haiyan victims in preparation for the observance of its anniversary in the outskirts of...
Residential per-capita water use figures released for the first time Tuesday shows residents in coastal communities are among California's most water conscious and they're finding ways to cut their usage...
Residents in coastal communities use far less water than their inland counterparts, but still find ways to cut back even more, residential per-capita water use figures released for the first time Tuesday show.
Science teachers need more safety training before running dazzling chemical experiments that can result in dangerous flash fires.
Science teachers need more safety training before running dazzling chemical experiments that can result in dangerous flash fires, according to a recommendation Thursday from a federal board charged with investigating such...
Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu is trying to remind voters of her effort six years ago to draw billions in federal disaster aid to Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina.
Six years ago, Sen. Mary Landrieu's effort to draw billions of dollars in federal disaster aid to Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina helped keep her in office for a third Senate term.
A Sri Lankan official said Thursday there was no hope of finding survivors after a mudslide tore through a tea plantation, but there were widely conflicting reports about how many people had been buried alive under...
Hundreds of desperate Sri Lankan villagers dug with bare hands through the broken red earth of a deadly landslide Thursday, defying police orders after a top disaster official said there was no chance of finding more...
Two years after Superstorm Sandy, New York and New Jersey residents are still dealing with mental health issues from the storm.
In a story Oct. 29 about Superstorm Sandy victims experiencing mental health issues, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of an organization helping with disaster distress response. The organization is the...
A mudslide triggered by monsoon rains buried scores of workers' houses at a tea estate in central Sri Lanka on Wednesday, killing at least three people and causing fears that 150 others are missing, officials...
A mudslide triggered by monsoon rains buried scores of workers' houses at a tea plantation in central Sri Lanka, raising fears that hundreds may have been killed.
Officials and residents in towns throughout coastal areas of New York and New Jersey will take stock of the recovery from Superstorm Sandy on the second anniversary of the storm.
The second anniversary of Superstorm Sandy arrived Wednesday in a region where recovery in New Jersey and New York is happening unevenly, with many houses, boardwalks and businesses rebuilt but many people still unable to...
California's deepening drought is shrinking its rice harvest, and that's bad news for farmers, migratory birds and sushi lovers.
California's deepening drought is shrinking its rice harvest, and that's bad news for farmers, migratory birds and sushi lovers.
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press Officials say molten lava from a Hawaii volcano has been flowing steadily in an area where residents have been warned they might have to evacuate their homes.
Hawaii officials will make arrangements for those living in the path of a lava flow to watch the destruction of their homes.
