Kauai got nearly 50 inches of rain in 24 hours due to climate change

Experts say storm that dumped 50-inches of rain on Kauai in 24 hours is the first major disaster in Hawaii to be caused by climate change - and warn the next may be 'just a few years off' Emergency crews in Kauai, Hawaii evacuated 152 people by helicopter, 121 people by bus and others by water during severe flooding two weeks ago Earlier this month, hundreds of people were evacuated from Kauai, Hawaii after nearly 50 inches of rain lashed the island in just 24 hours. The storm caused heavy flooding and landslides - and, researchers now say it marked the first major storm in the state linked to climate change.

Submarine drones are exploring shipwrecks thousands of feet below the …

Submarine drones are exploring shipwrecks thousands of feet below the Gulf of Mexico - and what they've found is astonishing Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are conducting an expedition to explore shipwrecks in the uncharted waters of the deepest parts of the Gulf of Mexico , and they're returning to the surface with some stunning footage. As part of the mission, the researchers are using remote-operated submersibles to investigate a number of shipwrecks - some of them previously unidentified - that are resting thousands of feet underwater in the deepest, least-explored parts of the Gulf of Mexico.

Coast Guard airlifts passenger from cruise ship off Nantucket

The U.S. Coast Guard airlifted a 76-year-old man from the cruise ship Silver Muse Thursday approximately 80 miles south of Nantucket. A crewmember aboard the cruise ship contacted Coast Guard watchstanders via satellite phone at about 9:30 a.m. reporting one of their passengers was experiencing symptoms of paralysis and needed further medical treatment.

Tanker Rescues Castaway in South China Sea

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. announced that on April 14, 2018, the MOL-operated/managed crude oil tanker Altair Trader rescued a castaway in the South China Sea. At 19:10 local time on April 14, while underway in the South China Sea toward the port of Kawasaki, Japan, the Altair Trader noticed a light on the sea surface ahead the starboard and spotted a castaway.

12 Hudson County heroes to be honored at Valor Awards luncheon

A dozen first-responders, some who risked their lives to save others last year, will be honored next week at the Hudson County 200 Club's annual Valor Awards luncheon. The special honorees are seven Jersey City police officers, one Hudson County Prosecutor's Office detective, three Bayonne firefighters and a corrections officer.

Teens help rescue six people from capsized boat off the Florida Keys

Two teenagers with a natural affinity for the sea assisted in rescuing two families - including a 4-year-old boy and 3-month-old baby - after the boat they were in capsized near the Florida Keys over the weekend. Mason Baker, 17, Will Coffin, 18, and Will's uncle, Dave Tolhurst, 54, were fishing for Yellowtail just north of the Conch Reef Sanctuary Preservation Area in the upper Keys on Saturday when Tolhurst noticed the 23-foot boat overturned about 500 yards away, Baker told ABC News.

Synthetic coolant leaks from power cables in Michigan waters

This Feb. 11, 2014 aerial file photo shows a view of the Mackinac Bridge, which spans a 5-mile-wide freshwater channel called the Straits of Mackinac that separates Michigan's upper and lower peninsulas. Officials say hundreds of gallons of potentially toxic coolant fluid have leaked from electric power cables in the waterway that links Lake Huron and Lake Michigan.