Hurricanes

Austin Seawright, right, stacks sandbags in front of a closed store in preparation for Hurricane Lane.

Hurricane Lane has already dropped 30 inches of rain on Hawaii

Anna Giaritelli · August 24, 2018 10:10 pm

This image provided by NASA on Wednesday shows Hurricane Lane as seen from the International Space Station. The National Weather Service says the hurricane will still pack a wallop for Hawaii on Thursday before gradually slowing over the next two days.

Hurricane Lane barrels down on Hawaii, bringing ‘life threatening’ conditions

Daniel Chaitin · August 23, 2018 4:28 pm

This NASA satellite imagery shows Hurricane Lane in the Central Pacific Ocean southeast of the Hawaiian Islands at 2:01 p.m. HST Monday. National Weather Service forecasters warn that the entire state of Hawaii needs to brace for a possible hurricane strike because of the uncertainty of Lane's path and its intensity. As of Monday, the storm is about 600 miles (966 kilometers) southeast of Hilo on the Big Island, or about 800 miles (1,287 kilometers) from the state's capital city of Honolulu.

Hurricane Lane poses danger to Hawaii

Daniel Chaitin · August 21, 2018 4:55 pm

People who lost access to water in the wake of Hurricane Maria gather at pipes carrying water from a mountain creek, on the side of the road in Utuado, Puerto Rico.

Power finally restored to all energy customers in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria

Diana Stancy Correll · August 14, 2018 8:22 pm

A woman places one of the hundreds of shoes in memory of those killed by Hurricane Maria in front of the Puerto Rico Capitol, in San Juan.

Puerto Rico government reveals more than 1,400 were killed in Hurricane Maria

Diana Stancy Correll · August 9, 2018 2:19 pm

Hurricane Hector was updated to a Category 4 storm on Sunday.

Energy and Environment

Hawaii faces threat of hurricane on top of erupting volcano

Daniel Chaitin · August 6, 2018 12:30 am

In this July 12, 2018 photo, a laborer from the Puerto Rico Power Authority works to restore power in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico's electrical grid is still shaky after Hurricane Irma brushed past the island as a Category 5 storm last Sept. 6 and then Hurricane Maria made a direct hit as a Category 4 storm two weeks later, damaging up to 75 percent of transmission lines.

Energy and Environment

Trump energy official ‘dismayed’ about ‘politically driven’ response to Puerto Rico’s power problems after hurricane

Josh Siegel · July 25, 2018 9:59 pm

U.S. Virgin Islands Gov. Kenneth Mapp arrives at the Charles F. Blair National Guard Hangar on Sept. 8, 2017.

House committee chairmen demand answers from US Virgin Islands governor over gun grab

Christian Datoc · July 19, 2018 1:13 am

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen speaks during a press conference with the Central American and Mexican foreign ministers in Guatemala City, Tuesday, July 10, 2018.

National Security

Kirstjen Nielsen: FEMA reports provide ‘a transformative roadmap’ for the future

Diana Stancy Correll · July 13, 2018 1:48 am

In this May 16, 2018 photo, deteriorated U.S. and Puerto Rico flags fly on a roof eight months after the passing of Hurricane Maria in the Barrio Jacana Piedra Blanca area of Yabucoa, a town where many continue without power in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rican officials said 98.86 percent of PREPA's customers had electricity on May 17, but many remain without power as the longest blackout in U.S. history continues.

Puerto Rico’s fossil fuel power plants fared better than solar and wind, say feds

John Siciliano · July 12, 2018 4:06 am

Federal judge extends aid program sheltering displaced Puerto Ricans until July 23

Naomi Lim · July 3, 2018 8:05 pm

In this May 16, 2018 photo, deteriorated U.S. and Puerto Rico flags fly on a roof eight months after the passing of Hurricane Maria in the Barrio Jacana Piedra Blanca area of Yabucoa, a town where many continue without power in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rican officials said 98.86 percent of PREPA's customers had electricity on May 17, but many remain without power as the longest blackout in U.S. history continues.

Judge delays expiration of assistance program for victims of Hurricane Maria

Joe Williams · July 1, 2018 8:40 pm