
Supply chain issues slowing down recovery from natural disasters
Supply chain shortages can cause years-long delays in recovering from natural disasters.
| Scripps News Staff
Supply chain shortages can cause years-long delays in recovering from natural disasters.
| Scripps News Staff
Nine people died, others were injured and many homes were damaged from a giant storm that spawned tornadoes in the South.
| AP and Scott Withers
3D-printing technology allows houses to be built in less time and with a fraction of the supplies and workforce needed to build traditional homes.
| Vanessa Misciagna
Tens of thousands of people remained without power, and some schools closed for the day.
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A flood watch was in effect for a large swath of Northern and Central California, with 6 to 12 inches of rain expected through Wednesday.
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A company turning dirt into building material could help rebuild neighborhoods that have been hit by fires, tornadoes, floods and more.
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Kilauea summit is inside Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and away from residential communities.
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Hurricane-strength winds and heavy rain toppled trees, flooded roads and knocked out power to more than 180,000 homes and businesses.
| AP
The storm is expected to dump up to 6 inches of rain in parts of the San Francisco Bay Area, where most of the region remains under flood warnings.
| AP
Forecasters warned of winds gusts up to 60 mph, heavy downpours, flooding, downed trees and power outages in parts of northern California.
| AP and Scott Withers
Flood warnings and watches remained in effect in the Sacramento County area due to widespread flooding and levee breaches in the agricultural region.
| AP
Over 4,500 houses were damaged by the floods, along with roads and bridges, and some areas still struggle with disrupted power and water supply.
| AP
Officials say there was some damage to buildings and infrastructure, but the scale of damage is minimal compared to the strength of the quake.
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The quake occurred overnight near Ferndale, a small community about 210 miles northwest of San Francisco. No injuries were immediately reported.
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Rescuers worked in teams Saturday to comb through debris as deep as 26 feet.
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More than 90 people were sleeping on an organic farm when dirt tumbled from a road about 100 feet above the site and covered about 3 acres.
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The storms are expected to hobble the Midwest with wintry weather for days and push up the East Coast into New England.
| AP and Scott Withers
The punishing storms barreled eastward Wednesday after killing a mother and son in the northwestern part of the state a day earlier.
| AP and Scott Withers
The inactive front of the lava flow may inch northward very slowly as it continues to settle, officials said.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
A year after an EF4 tornado ripped through, the town of Mayfield is still trying to recover.
Mauna Loa was still erupting Thursday morning, but the lava that was feeding the flow heading toward the crucial road has been cut off.
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Many — but not all – weather disasters are being turbocharged by human-caused climate change and are happening more frequently.
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A blockage of the road would pose problems, especially for those who use it to commute from Hilo and other parts of the island's east side.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
A 39-year-old Alabama woman and her 8-year-old son were killed by one of dozens of tornadoes that swept across the Deep South over the past two days.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
The 2022 hurricane season got off to a slow start, until Hurricane Ian pummeled Florida as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the U.S.
The eruption of Mauna Loa wasn't immediately threatening towns, but officials told residents to be ready for worse.
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The risks of landslides remained in the highest part of the town, near where heavy rainfall loosened a chunk of mountainside.
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The death toll from the 5.6 magnitude quake was expected to rise with many people still missing in remote areas.
| AP
The 5.6 magnitude quake shook the region in West Java province, injuring hundreds of people and prompting evacuations from the region.
| AP and Scripps News Staff
Nicole could dump up to 8 inches of rain over the Blue Ridge Mountains and there's a chance of flash and urban flooding as far north as New England.
| AP and Scott Withers
Nicole will keep moving over Georgia and the Carolinas Thursday and Friday, dumping heavy rain across the region.
| AP and Scott Withers
Tropical Storm Nicole made landfall Wednesday morning on Great Abaco Island in the northwestern Bahamas with estimated winds of 70 mph.
| AP
The National Hurricane Center said the storm is expected to make landfall in Florida as a Category 1 hurricane late Wednesday or early Thursday.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a state of emergency for 34 counties in the potential path of the storm, out of an abundance of caution.
| AP