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‘Atmospheric river’ dumps heavy rain, snow across California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. ((DailyNews)) — A powerful storm brought drenching rain or heavy snowfall to much of California on Saturday, snarling traffic and closing highways...
Death toll climbs as blizzard-battered Buffalo area digs out
BUFFALO, N.Y. ((DailyNews)) — Roads reopened Thursday in storm-besieged Buffalo as authorities continued searching for people who may have died or are stuck and...
Military police enforce driving ban in snow-stricken Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. ((DailyNews)) — State and military police were sent Tuesday to keep people off Buffalo’s snow-choked roads, and officials kept counting fatalities three...
Migrants flee more countries, regardless of US policies
TIJUANA, Mexico ((DailyNews)) — In 2014, groups of unaccompanied children escaping violence in Central America overwhelmed U.S. border authorities in South Texas. In 2016,...
‘Nothing’s left’: Hurricane Ian leaves emotional toll behind
FORT MYERS, Fla. ((DailyNews)) — With her home gone and all her belongings trashed by Hurricane Ian, Alice Pujols wept as she picked through...
Pine Island residents recount horror, fear as Ian bore down
PINE ISLAND, Fla. ((DailyNews)) — Paramedics and volunteers with a group that rescues people after natural disasters went door to door Saturday on Florida’s...
Hurricane Ian nears Florida coast, threatening floods, winds
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. ((DailyNews)) — Florida residents rushed to board up their homes, stash precious belongings on upper floors and flee from oncoming Hurricane...
Climate migration growing but not fully recognized by world
By JULIE WATSONJuly 28, 2022 GMThttps://apnews.com/article/mexico-droughts-immigration-united-nations-natural-disasters-175988903af187bf08fa89f8f13ac8e2TIJUANA, Mexico ((DailyNews)) — Worsening climate largely from the burning of coal and gas is uprooting millions of people,...
Weary of many disasters? UN says worse to come
A disaster-weary globe will be hit harder in the coming years by even more catastrophes colliding in an interconnected world, a United Nations report...