Eric Cantor's 'callous' disaster-aid refusal
Posted on August 26, 2011, at 1:55 PMThe House majority leader says any relief money should be offset by spending cuts. Is he right — or is it cruel to talk accounting as a storm crashes in?
The latest tweets on Tropical Storm Irene
Posted on August 24, 2011, at 5:15 PMUnfiltered, real-time commentary from the world at large
The East Coast's 'historic' earthquake: 6 interesting facts
Posted on August 24, 2011, at 10:34 AMThe rare temblor that rattled Virginia on Tuesday had geologists dusting off their history books — while Californians snickered
The costliest year of natural disasters ever: By the numbers
Posted on July 14, 2011, at 10:58 AMIn the first six months of 2011, the damage caused by natural catastrophes is a whopping $265 billion — surpassing the previous yearly record
Could New Mexico's wildfire cause a nuclear catastrophe?
Posted on June 30, 2011, at 11:19 AMFire crews are fighting off approaching flames in an effort to protect one of the nation's preeminent nuclear labs
Arizona's 'monster' wildfire: How long will it burn?
Posted on June 10, 2011, at 5:15 PMThe second largest wildfire in Arizona's history is raging through the state, and crews only have 5 percent of it contained
Taming the Mississippi
Posted on June 3, 2011, at 10:53 AMThe Army Corps of Engineers reduced the impact of recent floods. But there's a cost to controlling such a mighty river
The Joplin tornado, and 9 other deadly U.S. storms: A visual history
Posted on May 26, 2011, at 9:30 AMThe residents of Joplin, Mo. endured a devastating tornado this week, and, as these pictures show, they're not the only survivors of Mother Nature's wrath
Why so many killer tornadoes?
Posted on May 24, 2011, at 3:05 PMAfter a brutal one-two punch of twisters, the debate over a possible link between climate change and deadly weather begins anew
The 'horrifying' video from inside Missouri's deadly tornado
Posted on May 23, 2011, at 1:25 PMA YouTube user huddled in a gas station keeps his camera rolling while a monster tornado rips through Joplin, Mo.
Tornadoes: A guide to nature’s most violent storms
Posted on May 20, 2011, at 10:29 AMTornadoes, which took an especially high toll on the American heartland this year, are still impossible to predict
The Mississippi River's record-breaking floods: A visual history
Posted on May 10, 2011, at 4:20 PMRising waters and thousands of flooded homes in the South are drawing comparisons to the Great Flood of 1927
The South's devastating tornadoes: By the numbers
Posted on April 29, 2011, at 5:39 PMThe death toll climbs above 300 after terrifying storms ravage Alabama and other southern states. Here, a statistical snapshot of the damage
The 'terrifyingly clear' videos of the Tuscaloosa tornado
Posted on April 28, 2011, at 4:19 PMA powerful twister rips through Tuscaloosa, Ala., killing dozens of people and uprooting hundreds of buildings
The 'terrifying' security-cam footage of St. Louis' tornado
Posted on April 26, 2011, at 6:30 AMA riveting clip shows a monster storm ripping through the city's airport
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