The Latest Breaking News from Hurricane

Hurricane Hilary to dump heavy rain on Mexico, southwest US

The hurricane is expected to strengthen rapidly as it travels through the Pacific Ocean, meteorologists warn.

Al Jazeera · Aug 17, 2023

Hurricane Hilary may dump more than a year’s worth of rain on the southwest

Tropical storms have only touched down in California a few times in the last century

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2023

Hurricane Hilary forms off Mexico's Pacific coast as it heads north over the ocean

Tropical Storm Hilary has strengthened into a hurricane off Mexico’s Pacific coast and could become a major hurricane as it heads north over the ocean

The Independent UK · Aug 17, 2023

New study finds far more hurricane-related deaths in US, especially among poor and vulnerable

A new study finds that hurricanes the last few decades killed thousands more people than meteorologists calculate and a disproportionate number were poor, vulnerable and minorities

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023

Tropical storms killing more Americans as climate crisis deepens, study finds

Named tropical storms and hurricanes, which have become more intense, have caused about 20,000 more deaths from 1988 to 2019

The Guardian - US · Aug 16, 2023

In the 6th-largest U.S. district, natural disasters have disrupted schooling for years

Puerto Rico, the nation's sixth-largest school district, is in crisis. It's both uniquely vulnerable to natural disasters and unusually ill-equipped to help children recover from them.

WEKU · Aug 16, 2023

Prepare for aggressive hurricane season

Agency urges readiness as record-breaking ocean temps, El Niño effects increase worse-than-average hurricane risk

Salon · Aug 15, 2023

Hawaii fires become deadliest in modern US history as ‘grim’ search for victims continues

Hawaii governor warns of ‘fire hurricanes’ in age of climate change as questions raised about warning system

The Independent UK · Aug 13, 2023

Hawaii congresswoman says state underestimated lethality of wildfires

Jill Tokuda says Hawaii ‘did not learn lesson’ from previous hurricane as death toll from devastating fires reaches 80

The Guardian - US · Aug 12, 2023

Hawaii fires: rescuers comb through debris in Lahaina as death roll rises to 80 – as it happened

At least 1,000 people reported missing following fires, as a new fire burns in Kaanapali in West Maui

The Guardian - US · Aug 12, 2023