disasters

Puerto Rico death toll after hurricanes at least 4,645, not 64

May 30, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg

“Nurses on the ground saw that people were dying. Our volunteer RNs came back to the U.S. and said again and again, ‘The people of Puerto Rico are dying. Do something!’ "

What’s in store for Hawaii landscape after eruptions?

May 29, 2018 By David Bacon

The landscape of congealed lava, after an eruption, is desolate and surreal, but in its way, also strangely beautiful.

Hawaii volcano spews huge cloud of ash

May 18, 2018 By Caleb Jones And Sophia Yan

The explosion came shortly after 4 a.m. following two weeks of volcanic activity that sent lava flows into neighborhoods and destroyed at least 26 homes.

Kilauea volcano claims more than two dozen homes in Hawaii

May 7, 2018 By Associated Press

On Friday, a magnitude-6.9 earthquake hit the area. It was Hawaii’s largest earthquake in more than 40 years.

Oil giant in Torrance uses jobs to divide workers and environmentalists

April 3, 2018 By Steve Early

One protestor’s timely placard argued that “An MHF accident will kill even more neighbors than an AR-15!”