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United StatesMore than 100 people graduated from a 548 Foundation clean-energy workforce programme at Life Center Church of God in Christ on Chicago's South Side on 10 October. The three-month programme combines solar installation, electrical and carpentry training with job preparation, stipends and practical support designed to help people enter stable green-energy…
United StatesPost-tropical Cyclone Isaias was northeast of Nashville at 15:00 UTC on 11 October 2026, about 285 km from the city. In its final public advisory, the Weather Prediction Center (WPC) reported maximum sustained winds of 35 km/h and minimum central pressure of 1010 mb. Isaias was moving east-northeast at 35 km/h. Flood watches remained in effect for…
United StatesAn early-season nor’easter tracked along the U.S. East Coast, bringing prolonged northeast winds, heavy rain, rough surf and coastal flooding across New York City, Long Island, the lower Hudson Valley and New Jersey. New York City Emergency Management’s 24 September travel advisory forecast 2–3 inches of rain citywide, locally 4–5 inches, and wind gusts…
United StatesFlash flooding near Newcomb, New Mexico, killed two adults and one juvenile during the early hours of 16 September 2026. Navajo Police responded at approximately 00:30, joined by Navajo Nation Fire and Rescue crews from Newcomb and Shiprock, Navajo EMS and 4Corners K-9 Search and Rescue. The Navajo Nation Commission on Emergency Management separately…
Puerto RicoPuerto Rico introduced rotating water rationing in August 2026 as severe drought depleted reservoirs. More than 180,000 people were expected to lose water for 48 hours at a time. Nearly 25 percent of the territory was experiencing severe drought and a further 36 percent moderate drought, with dry conditions forecast to persist until September.
United StatesGDACS records a Green national, multi-episode flood aggregate for the United States from 19 May to 2 October 2026 of 29 deaths and 2,291 people displaced. Its latest analytical note adds heavy flooding in parts of Texas from late September into early October. This aggregate spans many episodes and is not added to, or used to replace, separate WorldsAid…
United StatesDEL RIO, Texas — Thousands of migrants were crowded under a bridge outside the border community of Del Rio on Thursday, part of a massive surge in migration across the Rio Grande this week that has overwhelmed the authorities and caused significant delays in processing the arrivals. The U.S. Border Patrol said that mor
United StatesAs Hurricane Ida barrelled towards the Louisiana coast, residents braced for a storm of potentially historic proportions due to arrive on the 16th anniversary of Katrina, the brutal hurricane that claimed more than 1,800 lives on America’s Gulf coast. National Hurricane Centre officials said Ida had strengthened to a c
United StatesMedium humanitarian impact, magnitude 8.2M tsunami generates 2.63m
CanadaOne day after it set Canada’s all-time heat record, a British Columbia village was devoured by flames. A fast-moving wildfire roared over the village of Lytton on Wednesday evening, which shocked climate scientists when temperature there surged to 121 degrees on Tuesday, breaking Canada’s national heat record for a thi
United StatesThe Governor in Hawaii declared a state of emergency on 08 March 2021,after heavy rains and flooding had caused extensive damage to public and private property, impacting the counties of Hawai‘i, Maui, Kalawao, Kaua‘i, and the City and County of Honolulu. There were no immediate reports of deaths or injuries. However media reported 1 person missing after…
United StatesPresident Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in Texas, clearing the way for more federal funds to be spent on relief efforts in the US state. Power is returning across Texas and temperatures are set to rise, but at least 14 million people still have difficulty accessing clean water. Mr Biden has said he will visit Texas as long as his presence is…
United StatesA wildfire has forced evacuation orders for 100,000 people in southern California. The Silverado Fire broke out just before sunrise on Monday in Orange County, south of Los Angeles. By late afternoon, the blaze had burned about 7,200 acres (2,915 hectares), the state fire agency reported. About 5,000 firefighters are battling wildfires across the state.…
United StatesThe South Texas Family Residential Center is the largest immigrant detention center in the United States. Opened in December 2014 in Dilley, Texas , it has a capacity of 2,400 and is intended to detain mainly women and children from Central America. [2] On June 12, 2015, it was reported that the facility was holding 1,735 people, approximately 1,000 of…