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WATCH: Texas roller coaster riders rescued after getting stuck for hours 100 feet in air
ABC News, Abcnews.com
Eight students dangling nearly 100 feet in the air after a roller coaster in Galveston, Texas, malfunctioned and became stuck were rescued. The operation took hours, but everyone is OK.
May 30, 2026, 12:32 AM
WATCH: Video shows harrowing effort to rescue victims from flooded cave
ABC News, Abcnews.com
Five people were located alive yesterday, but rescue divers say getting them out will not be easy as crews search for two remaining miners trapped in a flooded cave in Laos.
May 28, 2026, 1:18 PM
Forecasters expect slightly fewer hurricanes than usual this year, but the risk of destructive storms is still high
Jenny Staletovich, NPR
Forecasters expect 8 to 14 storms will form in the Atlantic between June 1 and November 30. But the danger is more serious than the numbers suggest.
May 21, 2026, 4:56 PM
Why the 2026 Hurricane Season Might Not Be That Bad
Brian Kahn, Wired
The impending arrival of El Niño will help keep the number of storms low. But it only takes one landfall to create a catastrophe.
May 21, 2026, 3:58 PM
'We're dry:' The new U.S. Wildland Fire Service prepares for extreme fire season
Henry Larson, NPR
Brian Fennessy, new head of the U.S. Wildland Fire Service, says his agency is 'trying to bring on additional aircraft and bring them on early,' and dismisses criticism of prevention methods.
May 9, 2026, 7:03 PM
Mayor Karen Bass ‘pulled a Ferris Bueller’ — sneaking out ahead of 2025 LA fires: book
Jonathan Vigliotti, New York Post
In his new book "Torched," CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti delivers a damning account of how LA and California officials made a bad situation catastrophic.
May 9, 2026, 12:00 PM
Trump administration falls behind on wildfire prevention with risky fire season ahead
Lauren Sommer, NPR
Many of the nation's overgrown forests are at high risk of burning. Under the Trump administration, work to reduce flammable vegetation fell by more than a million acres compared to previous years.
May 4, 2026, 9:30 AM
WATCH: New Mexico diner deemed unsafe by partially collapses
ABC News, Abcnews.com
A diner in Albuquerque, New Mexico, partially collapsed, exposing two floors of the building. The city ordered the diner to close two weeks prior after inspectors deemed the structure unsafe.
Apr 28, 2026, 1:11 AM
WATCH: Hikers flee erupting volcano
ABC News, Abcnews.com
A group of tourists in Guatemala was forced to run down Santiaguito, an active volcano nicknamed “the Death Trail,” after it suddenly erupted, sending ash and debris falling around them.
Apr 24, 2026, 11:56 AM
WATCH: Tornado rips through northwest Oklahoma amid severe storms across Plains
ABC News, Abcnews.com
More than a dozen tornadoes were reported across the central U.S. on Thursday night, including a powerful storm in northwestern Oklahoma.
Apr 24, 2026, 10:09 AM
Morning news brief
Michel Martin, NPR
Ongoing U.S. blockade of Strait of Hormuz strands thousands of seafarers, Trump administration eases rules on medical marijuana, Wildfires fueled by drought continue to spread in parts of Georgia.
Apr 24, 2026, 8:45 AM
WATCH: Daring rescue for 2 families stuck on cliff
ABC News, Abcnews.com
Authorities say two families were hiking along the coastline when the tide quickly came in, leaving them stranded along the rocky edge.
Apr 23, 2026, 11:54 AM
WATCH: Flooding sends ice chunks into Michigan homes
ABC News, Abcnews.com
Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee tracks flooding in Michigan as rivers and creeks overflow, sending ice chunks into homes.
Apr 22, 2026, 11:58 AM
WATCH: Japan shakes and rattles as earthquake hits off coast
ABC News, Abcnews.com
A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's coast, prompting tsunami warnings.
Apr 20, 2026, 1:46 PM
WATCH: Flooding emergency in upper Midwest
ABC News, Abcnews.com
Rivers in Michigan and Wisconsin are overflowing after a month’s worth of rain fell in just days with more expected to fall today. Plus, the Heartland is bracing for more life-threatening storms.
Apr 17, 2026, 12:09 PM
Super Typhoon Sinlaku pounds remote U.S. islands in the Pacific Ocean
The Associated Press, NPR
A super typhoon steadily battered a pair of remote U.S. islands in the Pacific Ocean with ferocious winds and relentless rains, shredding tin roofs and forcing residents to take cover.
Apr 15, 2026, 7:43 AM
Super Typhoon Sinlaku could bring significant impacts to US islands in Pacific Ocean
Kyle Reiman, Meredith Deliso, Abcnews.com
Super Typhoon Sinlaku is forecast to track close to Guam and potentially bring significant impacts to the Northern Mariana Islands over the coming days.
Apr 13, 2026, 9:21 PM
Our Burning Planet Isn’t Ready for Another "Super El Niño"
Jim Vorel, Jezebel
The U.S. just had the hottest March it's ever recorded, but sure, throw on a "super El Niño" on top of that.
Apr 10, 2026, 11:31 AM
Communities are waiting on billions in disaster funding from the Trump administration
Lauren Sommer, NPR
States say disaster funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency has slowed to a trickle under the Trump administration. That's delaying projects to protect communities from wildfires and hurricanes.
Apr 10, 2026, 9:15 AM
Hawaii at risk of flooding, while dry conditions raise fire danger in the Northeast
Kenton Gewecke, Bill Hutchinson, Abcnews.com
Amid red-flag fire danger alerts issued for parts of New York and a forecast of potential flooding for Hawaii, conditions are a go for the Artemis II splashdown.
Apr 9, 2026, 5:36 PM
WATCH: Urgent search for victims in deadly Philadelphia parking garage collapse
ABC News, Abcnews.com
A seven-story parking garage that was under construction partially collapsed in Philadelphia, killing at least one person.
Apr 8, 2026, 11:54 PM
Trump administration cuts turned rural towns into sitting ducks for disasters
Rebecca Hersher, NPR
The Trump administration has delayed billions of dollars for projects to protect Americans from floods, wildfires and hurricanes. Local leaders are increasingly anxious.
Mar 30, 2026, 9:08 AM
WATCH: Vehicles washed away as flooding hits Russia’s Dagestan region
ABC News, Abcnews.com
Cars were seen swept away by floodwaters following heavy rainfall in southern Russia’s Dagestan region on Saturday.
Mar 30, 2026, 4:29 AM
Early Wildfires Are Surging Across the US—and Trump’s New Fire Agency Isn’t Ready
Ellyn Lapointe, Gizmodo.com
A brutal wildfire season is about to put Trump’s Wildland Fire Service to the test, with the safety of millions of Americans on the line.
Mar 26, 2026, 8:35 PM