Winter storm hits US' Chicago: National Weather Service
A winter storm warning was issued shortly after 11:00 am Saturday and remains in effect until 6:00 am Sunday for portions of Northwest Indiana and Northeast Illinois.
Jan 02, 2022, 08:00 AM IST
As winds relent, scorched California hopes for fire relief
Brutal winds that fueled southern California wildfires finally began to ease Saturday, giving residents and firefighters hope for a respite as the destructive toll of the blazes came into focus.
Dec 10, 2017, 12:38 PM IST
Fears of dam collapse add to Puerto Rico's misery after hurricane
"We saw directly the damage to the Guajataca dam," Governor Ricardo Rossello said in a Spanish-language Twitter message on Saturday while reinforcing his request that people leave the area as soon as possible.
Sep 24, 2017, 15:57 PM IST
Dam fails in Puerto Rico, 70,000 told to evacuate
"All Areas surrounding the Guajataca River should evacuate NOW. Their lives are in DANGER!," the service said in a tweet. Flooding has already begun downstream, it said.
Sep 23, 2017, 22:49 PM IST
Hurricane Irma hits lower Florida Keys: US forecasters
Hurricane Irma`s eyewall slammed into the lower Florida Keys Sunday, lashing the island chain with fearsome wind gusts.
Sep 10, 2017, 16:53 PM IST
Residents ordered to leave as wildfire rages in northwest Los Angeles
In Montana, Governor Steve Bullock declared a state of disaster on Friday due to wildfires as dozens raged across tens of thousands of acres during one of the worst fire seasons in state history.
Sep 02, 2017, 18:27 PM IST
Huge California wildfire spreads overnight as crews dig in
"The fire continues burning in an area above the community of Goleta and crews continue to build containment and contingency lines to hold the fire in check," Cal Fire said on the Inciweb fire-tracking website.
Jul 16, 2017, 08:49 AM IST
Firefighters gain on several wildfires in California
Fires in the western Canadian province of British Columbia have forced 14,000 people from their homes and disrupted logging and mining operations.
Jul 12, 2017, 18:25 PM IST
Heatwave breaks 131-year-old temperature record in US
The temperature downtown hit a record high of 98 Fahrenheit degrees (36.6 degrees Celsius), beating the former record of 95 Fahrenheit degrees (35 degrees Celsius) set in 1886, Xinhua news agency cited National Weather Service (NWS) as showing.
Jul 10, 2017, 08:50 AM IST
Late-season snowstorm throws US Northeast for a loop
A late-season snowstorm swept the mid-Atlantic and northeastern United States on Tuesday, closing public school systems from Washington, DC, to Boston, grounding thousands of airline flights and knocking out electricity to 200,000 customers.
Mar 15, 2017, 10:01 AM IST
Powerful storms head for US West after thousands flee floods
Powerful storms packing heavy rain and snow will lash the US West on Tuesday, a day after thousands of people fled their homes to escape floods, forecasters said.
Jan 10, 2017, 14:58 PM IST
Widespread flooding hits Missouri, Illinois with rivers still rising
Rain-swollen rivers rose across Missouri and Illinois on Wednesday, forcing the evacuation of hundreds of people, closing parts of a major interstate highway and putting scores of buildings underwater after days of unusual winter flooding that has killed 23 people.
Dec 31, 2015, 01:02 AM IST
Hurricane Marty closes in on western Mexico
Hurricane Marty was churning in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexican resort town Acapulco, causing authorities to shutter schools and send 200,000 students home.
Sep 29, 2015, 04:32 AM IST
