Helene damaged a factory that makes IV fluids
The fallout from storm damage to a North Carolina factory that makes critical hospital supplies will be felt broadly and...
Hurricanes and typhoons
Mexico’s new president promises to resume fight against climate change
MEXICO CITY -- In her first days as Mexico’s new president, Claudia Sheinbaum made a point of distancing herself from...
Hurricane Helene brings climate change to forefront of the presidential campaign
WASHINGTON -- The devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene has brought climate change to the forefront of the presidential campaign after...
Helene’s flooding swept away 11 workers at a Tennessee factory. Now the state is investigating
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee state authorities said Wednesday they are investigating the company behind a plastics factory where 11 workers...
Hurricanes like Helene are deadly when they strike and keep killing for years to come
Hurricanes in the United States end up hundreds of times deadlier than the government calculates, contributing to more American deaths...
North Carolina town that produces quartz needed for tech products is devastated by Helene
SPRUCE PINE, N.C. -- Two North Carolina facilities that manufacture the high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors, solar panels and...
Dockworkers may have the negotiating advantage in their strike against US ports
PHILADELPHIA -- With 45,000 longshoremen at 36 U.S. ports from Maine to Texas on strike for the first time in...
John as a tropical storm hits Mexico’s Pacific coast a 2nd time
MEXICO CITY -- Tropical Storm John made its second landfall along Mexico’s Pacific coast Friday, while in its wake authorities...
Officials warn that EVs could catch fire if inundated with saltwater from Hurricane Helene
Electric vehicles can catch fire if they are inundated by saltwater, so owners who live in the path of a...
Oversight board says it will help speed up projects to fix Puerto Rico’s electric grid
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- A federal control board that oversees Puerto Rico’s finances announced Wednesday that it will step...
