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Hurricane Sally was expected to strike Alabama and Mississippi. Instead, it made a slow crawl over land in Florida's Panhandle with 105-mile-per-hour winds, ripping roofs, snapping trees, and leaving thousands without power. Photo credit…

School Buse stuck in water during Hurricane Eta at Florida. Street Flood. Coral Springs, Florida. November 08, 2020. Editorial credit: YES Market Media / Shutterstock.com, licensed. WASHINGTON -- FEMA announced that federal…

HURRICANE ETA: Hurricane Eta, Gulf of Mexico, Updated Nov 11 at 8:20 AM GMT-5Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration via https://www.google.com/maps/ MARION COUNTY, FL - Officials with the Marion County Division of…

Tropical Depression Eta is expected to become stronger and may approach South Florida as well as Cuba through this weekend and early next week. So far, Eta has caused at least 57 deaths across Central America and the damage could continue…

North Bear Creek road flooded from Hurricane Sally's torrential rain. September 16, 2020. Panama City, Florida. Editorial credit: Terry Kelly / Shutterstock.com. WASHINGTON – FEMA announced that additional federal disaster assistance is…

A National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration study examined every storm from 1980 to 2018 and found that the buildup of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, along with changes in other human pollution, has changed how often they form…

Donald J. Trump and first lady Melania landed at Lawson Army Airfield March 8 in Air Force One before flying in Marine One to Lee County, Alabama, where March 3 storms and tornadoes killed 23 people and caused major damage.  U.S. Army…

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio (left), FEMA Administrator Pete Gaynor, and FEMA Region 4 Administrator Gracia Szczech speak with Florida and Escambia County officials about damage caused by Hurricane Sally. Pensacola, Florida, September 19,…

FEMA Response Update: Sally and Western Wildfires

President Donald Trump waves as he walks with First Lady Melania Trump and their son Barron to board Marine One on their way to Florida. Washington, DC - November 26, 2019. Photo credit: Evan El-Amin / Shutterstock.com, licensed. …

FEMA is encouraging people in at-risk areas for Hurricane Sally impacts to download the FEMA app to receive emergency and access preparedness tools to keep families safe. We will continue to work with our state, tribal and local partners…

The closest of these systems is a couple hundred miles off the northeast of the Central Bahamas which is expected to continue across the Bahamas before hitting Florida this weekend on its way to the Gulf of Mexico. WEST PALM BEACH, FL…

Total investment in the U.S. offshore wind industry is predicted to be $166 billion by 2035. Photo credit Shutterstock licensed. NEW YORK -- Accelerating the development of offshore wind power would bring a significant economic boost to…

Flagler County Sheriff’s Inmate Work Crew filling sandbags at FTI on A1A in the Hammock. In preparation for Hurricane Isaias this weekend, Sheriff Rick Staly has deployed the Sheriff’s Inmate Work Crew to the Flagler Technical Institute…

The location of Hurricane Isaias, Caribbean, Updated Jul 31 as of 11:02 AM GMT-5, Source: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, See Live Map. WEST PALM BEACH, FL – As of yesterday, July 30, at 5PM, West Palm Beach Mayor…

WEST PALM BEACH, FL - According to the National Hurricane Center, the government of the Bahamas has issued a Hurricane Warning for the Northwestern Bahamas. So far a Hurricane Warning is in effect for Northwestern Bahamas including…

SUNRISE, FL – Since local South Florida newspapers no longer publish Hurricane Guides, Rita and Rick Case decided to produce and print 200,000 complimentary 2020 Hurricane Preparedness & Survival Guides - which are available free…

The first person-to-person case announced Thursday involves a man in his 60s with underlying health issues who is married to a Chicago-area woman who contracted the virus while traveling in Wuhan, China, and was diagnosed upon her return.…

Our global climate, in some areas, is warmer by about one degree over the past hundred or so years, but in some areas, like the Antarctic, the ice cap has been increasing and it has been getting colder. Does this climate…

DENVER - Thousands of travelers found themselves out of luck after airlines were forced to cancel more than 1,000 flights due to inclement weather Wednesday. The Rockies and upper Midwest are expected to bear the full brunt of…

The 3.2-acre plot is next to a large tract of protected wetland along Accabonac Harbor. The demolition is part of an effort taking place in coastal communities around Long Island that bore the full brunt of Superstorm Sandy almost seven…

MIAMI - Americans in most states are getting ready to “spring forward” and set their clocks an hour ahead Sunday, but how did daylight saving time start? Many people think that daylight saving time, abbreviated DST, can trace its…

OREGON - An Oregon man says he survived for five days while trapped by heavy snow in his car by eating only Taco Bell hot sauce packets. Heavy snows trapped Jeremy Taylor and his dog, Ally, in Taylor’s car on a U.S.…

LEE COUNTY - At least 23 people were killed after two powerful tornadoes ripped through communities in southeast Alabama Sunday afternoon, and officials said the death toll could rise as search efforts resume. “I cannot recall, at…

NEW YORK - More than 220 Americans experienced the coldest weather in decades over the past few days as a “polar vortex” brought Arctic air rushing south, forcing schools and factories to close, grounding flights and stopping mail…

NEW YORK - New evidence casts further doubt on model-based predictions that global warming could halt the Gulf Stream currents as part of an alarming scenario that inspired the 2004 disaster film, “The Day After Tomorrow.” For…

Stunning: New York Storm So Bad Town Pulls Snow Plows Off Roads WATERTOWN - New York’s winter storm unleashed such a torrent of snow that one town took its snow plows off the roads over safety concerns. Department of Public Works…