MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Persistent drought conditions in Alabama prompted <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/kay-ivey">Gov. Kay Ivey</a> on Wednesday to issue a statewide ban on any outdoor burning.Ivey's order prohibits all outdoor burning across the state because of ...
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — At least 400,000 customers in Brazil's biggest city still had no electricity Monday, three days after a violent storm plunged millions into darkness around Sao Paulo, the power distribution company Enel said.The storm, with winds of up to 100 kph (62 mph), caused at ...
ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — Estela Sandoval Díaz was huddled in her tiny concrete bathroom, sure these were the final moments of her life, when Hurricane Otis ripped off her tin roof.With it went clothing, savings, furniture, photos and 33 years of the life Sandoval built piece-by-piece on the ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is asking lawmakers for nearly $56 billion in emergency spending to help the government respond to natural disasters, shore up funding for child care centers and keep high-speed internet running for low-income families — outlining President Joe Biden's ...
AMIZMIZ, Morocco (AP) — Hundreds of protesters on Tuesday took to the streets of a city near the epicenter of a <a href="https://apnews.com/article/morocco-earthquake-marraskesh-7f4a503009dede0dec0208c08d6b100b">devastating earthquake that hit Morocco last ...
With <a href="http://www.apnews.com/climate-and-environment">warmer</a> oceans serving as fuel, Atlantic hurricanes are now more than twice as likely as before to rapidly intensify from wimpy minor hurricanes to powerful and catastrophic, a study said Thursday.Last ...