Without congressionally approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather.
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Tropical Storm Lee is forecast to strengthen rapidly this weekend as it nears the Lesser Antilles and Caribbean. -
The marine layer was still near 2,500 to 3,000 feet deep Tuesday with coastal low clouds extending inland across much of the San Diego County. -
A driving ban has since been lifted, but it's taking hours for most to exit. -
The storm is expected to continue toward China after crossing over Taiwan. Authorities in the Chinese city of Shantou in Guangdong province are advising residents to take precautions. -
President Biden had said he would meet with Gov. Ron DeSantis during a tour of hurricane damage on Saturday. But on Friday night, the governor's office threw cold water on the idea. -
When Hurricane Idalia slammed into the Florida coast, it decimated several small beach towns and fishing villages. Now, those communities are beginning the task of rebuilding. -
The Federal Emergency Management Agency needs $16 billion in emergency funding, the White House says. That's up $4 billion from a request it made last month, due to recent disasters. -
Idalia made landfall near Keaton Beach, Fla., as a Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday, gradually weakening as it ripped through the state, into Georgia and across the Carolinas. -
The milder conditions follow a heat wave over the past three days that brought scorching and dangerous temperatures to parts of the San Diego region. -
Hurricane Idalia made landfall near Keaton Beach, Fla., on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm before it was downgraded to a tropical storm. Georgia and South Carolina could see heavy wind and flooding
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