Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,324

Erin Hale, Al Jazeera English

Here are the key events from day 1,324 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

WATCH: Bystanders help lift helicopter after crash in Sacramento

ABC News

New video shows drivers racing to lift a medical helicopter that crashed Monday night on a busy Sacramento highway.

South Carolina judge's house destroyed by fire; officials investigating cause

Mason Leath, ABC News

South Carolina Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein's house on Edisto Island went up in flames Sunday, injuring three.

WATCH: Hundreds of hikers trapped by blizzard on Mount Everest

ABC News

An effort is underway to rescue hundreds of hikers who became trapped on Mount Everest due to an unexpected blizzard.

Typhoon Matmo hits southern China during peak holiday season

reuters.com, Biztoc.com

WATCH: Part of high-rise apartment building collapses in New York City

ABC News

An investigation is underway after an explosion in the Bronx caused part of a NYCHA apartment building to collapse on Wednesday morning.

National Hurricane Center tracking 2 new disturbances, including one that could impact Florida

Cheryl McCloud, USA TODAY NETWORK - Florida, Palm Beach Post

An area of low pressure may form near the northwestern Bahamas and southern Florida by Saturday, Oct. 4.

WATCH: Texas summer camp hit by deadly flooding to reopen despite parents' objections

ABC News

Less than three months after devastating floods killed 27 people at Camp Mystic in Kerr County, the camp announced it will reopen in 2026, with several families criticizing this decision.

WATCH: Floodwaters crash into Hong Kong restaurant

ABC News

Security footage captured the moment floodwaters crashed into a Hong Kong restaurant on Wednesday as a result of Super Typhoon Ragasa.

WATCH: Huge chunk of ice breaks of glacier and crashes into ocean

ABC News

Eyewitness video captured a large chunk of ice breaking off in spectacular fashion from the Bruggen Glacier in southern Chile.

WATCH: Flood waters crash through hotel doors in Hong Kong

ABC News

Video circulating online shows the dramatic moment floodwaters smash through the doors of a hotel in Hong Kong.

WATCH: North Texas hammered by hail during severe thunderstorms

ABC News

Hail hammered parts of North Texas on Sunday as severe storms swept through the region. The risk for severe weather is ongoing, with storms possibly returning to the area on Tuesday.

WATCH: Rescuers pull 10-year-old girl from rubble of Gaza building

ABC News

Eyewitness video shows the moment a 10-year-old girl named Marah was pulled from the rubble of a building in Gaza City.

WATCH: Man saved after clinging to pole for hours amid deadly flooding in India

ABC News

A rescue team reportedly spent another two hours attempting to rescue him, securing him to their line and sending him across the water to dry ground.

Climate Change Fuels Record Summer Heat, Killing Thousands

Andrea Thompson, Scientific American

Climate-fueled heat has caused thousands of excess deaths over the past three summers, which were the three hottest on record

AP analysis: Presidents are taking longer to approve disaster aid. For some, the wait is agonizing

DAVID A. LIEB/AP, SOPHIE BATES/AP, M.K. WILDEMAN/ AP, ALEX ROZIER/MISSISSIPPI TODAY and ILLAN IRELAND/MISSISSIPPI FREE PRESS, Yahoo Entertainment

As an ominous storm approached Buddy Anthony's new home, he took shelter in his Ford F-250 pickup parked under a nearby carport. White House spokeswoman...

US files lawsuit against California utility over Los Angeles wildfires

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

The Department of Justice alleges that negligence by Southern California Edison sparked deadly Eaton Fire in January.

WATCH: Northern lights stun off of English white cliffs

ABC News

A woman captured overnight time-lapse footage of the northern lights off the coast of Flamborough, England, on Monday, displaying the aurora in all its glory.

Hurricane Katrina’s Lessons Are Being Ignored

Arthur L. Kellermann, Contributor, Arthur L. Kellermann, Contributor https://www.forbes.com/sites/arthurkellermann/, Forbes

President Trump is undoing many of the reforms Congress implemented in the aftermath of the storm.

Death Toll In Afghanistan Earthquake Rises To 800—More Than 2,500 Injured

Siladitya Ray, Forbes Staff, Siladitya Ray, Forbes Staff https://www.forbes.com/sites/siladityaray/, Forbes

The epicenter of the 6.0 magnitude temblor struck near the Afghan-Pakistan border, and the death toll is expected to rise.

NHC monitors new tropical system in Atlantic. Is it headed to Texas? See map

Brandi D. Addison and Cheryl McCloud, USA TODAY NETWORK, Corpus Christi Caller-Times

The tropics have been relatively kind to Texas this year, especially compared with last year, when hurricane season kicked off early with Alberto and Beryl.

Lessons ‘unlearned’: 20 years after Katrina, disaster readiness lags in US

Joseph Stepansky, Al Jazeera English

Katrina's legacy persists, emphasising hard truths and fears Trump White House failing to learn from past disasters.

20 Years after Hurricane Katrina, Major Forecasting Advances Could Erode

Andrea Thompson, Scientific American

Hurricane forecasts have made huge leaps since Katrina hit 20 year ago, but that progress is threatened by Trump administration cuts to research

FEMA Staffers Warned of Looming ‘Katrina-Level’ Disaster, Then Got Suspended

Ellyn Lapointe, Gizmodo.com

After Katrina, Congress built safeguards to protect the U.S. from future storms. Now, the Trump administration is rolling back those reforms.