Natural disasters

Outback game-changer: Telstra and SpaceX launch satellite texting service

Outback game-changer: Telstra and SpaceX launch satellite texting service

Heather Blacksmith

A farmer stuck in the back paddock without mobile reception can now send a text message, a GPS location and ...

Insurers brace for impact with above-average hurricane season forecast

Insurers brace for impact with above-average hurricane season forecast

Mickey Vernon

John Cangialosi, Senior Hurricane Specialist at the National Hurricane Center, inspects a satellite image of Hurricane Beryl, the first hurricane ...

Man and horse rescued from floodwaters near Tambo

Man and horse rescued from floodwaters near Tambo

James Odonell

rewrite this content and keep HTML tags In the midst of the devastating floods in western Queensland, a heartening rescue ...

Netflix and Comcast among companies donating to LA wildfire relief

Netflix and Comcast among companies donating to LA wildfire relief

Mickey Vernon

Evacuees from the Eaton fire look through boxes of clothes at a donation center in Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, California, ...

LA still in ‘dangerous situation’

LA still in ‘dangerous situation’

Adesola Mojo

The U.S. military is prepared to deploy to help contain the wildfires that have devastated Los Angeles, Federal Emergency Management ...

Airlines extend travel waivers for LA airports

Airlines extend travel waivers for LA airports

Bob Elliott

In this aerial view taken from a helicopter, burned homes are seen during the Palisades fire in the Malibu area ...

Airlines, theme parks, cruise lines prepare

Airlines, theme parks, cruise lines prepare

Bob Elliott

A message board at the Tampa International Airport shows all American Airlines departing flight canceled Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, in ...

Generator maker Generac soars, insurance stocks fall on Hurricane Milton

Generator maker Generac soars, insurance stocks fall on Hurricane Milton

Lawrence Booth

A worker unloads a 24-kilowatt Generac home generator off a truck at Captain Electric on February 18, 2021 in Orem, ...

With Hurricane Helene disrupting travel, here’s what fliers need to know

With Hurricane Helene disrupting travel, here’s what fliers need to know

Bob Elliott

Men inspect the damage from flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Sept. 28, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina. ...

After Helene’s destruction, a mountain town reliant on fall tourism wonders what’s next

After Helene’s destruction, a mountain town reliant on fall tourism wonders what’s next

Bob Elliott

BOONE, N.C. — Freddie Pell helps lift a vintage wooden chair off the sidewalk and back inside his art gallery. ...

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