The selection of Grand Bahama as the host site for Diplomatic Week, 2024, and its theme: “Climate, Trade and Culture” were most fitting considering the impact climate, trade and culture continue to ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Hon. Frederick A. Mitchell, during his opening address to diplomats Monday, said Climate ...

The deadliest tornado in Iowa history happened on May 15, 1968, in Floyd County ... injured during the storm. While it was technically categorized as an F4 tornado, wind speeds were clocked at 309-318 ...

But this wasn't 2024 and the aftermath of Tropical Storm Helene, which swamped much of Western North Carolina in late September. This was 1999, and Hurricane Floyd had just devastated much of ...

Hurricane Kristy strengthened into a Category 5 hurricane on Thursday. It has since weakened slightly to a Category 3.

“This was a 1000-year storm,” says Floyd, echoing meteorologists who have said the chances of a hurricane like Helene, with such rainfall, had less than a 0.1% chance of happening in any given year.

AccuWeather senior meteorologist Tom Kines told Newsweek that Hurricane Kristy is indeed the strongest storm on the planet.

“This was a 1000-year storm,” says Floyd, echoing meteorologists who have said the chances of a hurricane like Helene, with such rainfall, had less than a 0.1% chance of happening in any given yea ...