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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The Cool Zones program will run through Oct. 31. Sites include the county's 33 branch libraries, community centers and other locations across the county. -
Heading into what's forecast to be an extraordinary season, the Air Force’s Hurricane Hunters weather reconnaissance squadron is stretched to meet increasing demands to respond to climate disasters. -
Firefighters aided by aircraft battled a wind-driven wildfire burning in an area straddling the San Francisco Bay Area and central California, authorities said. -
The same solar region that brought an outburst of night-time beauty in early May is coming back around. But things have changed, a space weather expert tells NPR. -
Tomorrow is the last day to apply for a part of $1.16 million grant, provided by the Realtors Relief Foundation to assist flood survivors. -
AAA says this year’s total number of travelers is a 4% increase from 2023 and is coming close to matching 2005’s record of 44 million Memorial Day travelers. -
The tornado that struck Tuesday left a wide swath of obliterated homes and crumpled cars. Officials did not immediately give details of other deaths or injuries. -
Bad weather may have been a cause of Sunday's crash that killed Ebrahim Raisi. But mechanical issues, possibly exacerbated by a lack of spare parts due to U.S. sanctions, could also be a factor. -
The Small Business Administration will officially close the two remaining San Diego and Spring Valley disaster loan outreach centers at 6 p.m. on Thursday -
As the Houston area works to clean up and restore power to thousands after deadly storms, it will do so under a smog warning and as all of southern Texas starts to feel the heat.
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