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Storms kill a pregnant woman in Louisiana, adding to the region's recent weather woes

May. 14, 2024 17:03 PM EDT

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Storms that slammed several Southern states added to the region's recent string of weather-related destruction and death, including that of a Louisiana woman who was nine months pregnant. The woman was killed after Monday night’s storms knocked a tree into a...

Billboard that collapsed in Mumbai storms killed at least 14 and injured 75

May. 14, 2024 05:31 AM EDT

MUMBAI, India (AP) — A large billboard that collapsed amid raging thunderstorms in Mumbai killed at least 14 people and injured 75 others, reports said on Tuesday. A rescue operation was continuing Tuesday morning, and authorities told the Press Trust of India news agency that 89...

Nearly 50 homes in Kalamazoo County were destroyed by heavy storms last week

May. 13, 2024 17:16 PM EDT

PORTAGE, Mich. (AP) — Nearly 50 homes were destroyed and dozens more were seriously damaged during severe weather last week in southwestern Michigan's Kalamazoo County, authorities said Monday. The lost homes included 24 mobile homes near Portage, the county's emergency management...

Collapsing billboard kills 3 and hurts 59 in heavy rains in Mumbai. Scores might be trapped

May. 13, 2024 15:34 PM EDT

NEW DELHI (AP) — A billboard has collapsed and killed three people and injured 59 in India's financial capital, Mumbai, in thunderstorms and heavy rain, the Press Trust of India reported Monday. Scores of people were thought to be trapped after the collapse in the suburb of...

Severe storms blitz the US South again after one of the most active tornado periods in history

May. 13, 2024 13:11 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — More than 15 million people from Texas to Florida were under threat of severe storms and the potential for more tornadoes Monday, many of them in areas previously hit during one of the most active periods for twisters on record. At highest risk for severe storms and...

Flooding forecast to worsen in Brazil's south, where many who remain are poor

May. 11, 2024 19:05 PM EDT

ELDORADO DO SUL, Brazil (AP) — More rain started coming down on Saturday in Brazil’s already flooded Rio Grande do Sul state, where many of those remaining are poor people with limited ability to move to less dangerous areas. More than 15 centimeters (nearly six inches) of rain...

Northern Lights Gallery

May. 11, 2024 14:12 PM EDT

A powerful solar storm put on an amazing skyward light show across the globe overnight, with sightings of the Northern Lights as far south as Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Brilliant purple, green, yellow and pink hues were reported worldwide, with sightings in Germany, Switzerland, China, England,...

Flash floods kill more than 300 people in northern Afghanistan after heavy rains, UN says

May. 11, 2024 11:25 AM EDT

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Flash floods from unusually heavy seasonal rains in Afghanistan have killed more than 300 people and destroyed over 1,000 houses, the U.N. food agency said Saturday. The World Food Program said it was distributing fortified biscuits to the survivors of one of the...

Solar storm hits Earth, producing colorful light shows across Northern Hemisphere

May. 11, 2024 09:45 AM EDT

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth produced stunning displays of color in the skies across the Northern Hemisphere early Saturday, with no immediate reports of disruptions to power and communications. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

At least 1 dead in Florida as storms continue to pummel the South. DeSantis declares emergency

May. 10, 2024 21:50 PM EDT

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Powerful storms packing hurricane-force winds killed at least one woman Friday in Florida as a week of deadly severe weather continued in the South, where uprooted trees crashed onto homes and knocked out electricity to thousands in several states. City...