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This story was originally published by High Country News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When a rainstorm slammed California's Russian River watershed in December 2012, water rushed into Lake Mendocino, a reservoir north of San Francisco.
FEBRUARY 28: New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio pauses while speaking during a press conference concerning homelessness, February 28, 2017 in New York City. De Blasio announced a plan to build or open 90 new homeless shelters in New York City over the next five years.
During an hourlong performance Tuesday at a table crowded with lawmakers - let's call it The President Show - Donald Trump appeared determined to prove two things. The first was obvious: After much speculation about his temperament, inspired by the dark portrait painted in the book "Fire and Fury," he no doubt wanted to show himself to be an executive in command of the issues and fit to govern.
The Trump administration recently announced that houses of worship damaged during natural disasters will now be able to receive funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency . Some advocacy groups are challenging the new rules, claiming they violate the separation of church and state .
The Republican-led Florida Legislature could wind up spending the next two months in yet another round of bruising budget battles. Florida legislators will kick off their annual session Tuesday with some simple math problems.
After dealing with the unprecedented carnage left by Hurricane Harvey, Refugio County officials are now dealing with an equally extraordinary recovery process. Like Refugio County, numerous local governments in the Crossroads have asked for expedited compensation from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to pay for debris clearing and emergency measures.
American Atheists, a nationwide organization, expressed outrage over FEMA's recent policy change making churches eligible for federal relief funds in the wake of natural disasters. The atheist organization, which most recently gained the national spotlight by posting anti-Christmas billboards in several states, railed against the Trump administration for what they called a misapplication of federal law and for giving federal funds to churches that aided the relief efforts and served as emergency shelters and FEMA response bases for their local communities in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.
A brutal winter storm smacked the coastal Southeast with a rare blast of snow and ice Wednesday, hitting parts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina with their heaviest snowfall in nearly three decades. Forecasters warned that the same system could soon strengthen into a "bomb cyclone" as it rolls up the East Coast, bringing hurricane-force winds, coastal flooding and up to a foot of snow.
A fire was reported Wednesday afternoon at a New York home associated with Bill and Hillary Clinton, but the fire is out and nobody was injured, said Sgt. Arthur Mendoza of the New Castle Police Department.
Temperatures plummeted overnight to 2 degrees in the north Georgia mountains, 14 in Atlanta and 26 as far south as New Orleans as the... . Steam rises above the waters of the Mississippi River underneath the Eads Bridge as the temperature hovers around -1 degrees Fahrenheit on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, in St. Louis.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency supported 59 major disaster declarations and 16 emergency declarations in 2017, a year during which unprecedented disasters affected more than 25 million Americans, almost eight percent of the U.S. population. In its year-end review, FEMA notes it was a record busy year for FEMA employees and for state and local emergency responders across the country, as well for the federal flood insurance program, which FEMA manages.
Following a lawsuit filed by three churches damaged in Hurricane Harvey last year, FEMA has reversed a policy that prevented houses of worship from accessing disaster relief funds, according to a guidance document published by the agency today. The disputed policy allowed "community centers" and other nonprofits to receive FEMA emergency funds for certain repairs of storm-damaged facilities, but specifically excluded houses of worship like churches, synagogues and mosques used primarily for "religious activities, such as worship, proselytizing or religious instruction."
In this Dec. 22, 2017, photo, 6-year-old Melanie Oliveras González stands on the porch of her house, in front of a handful of electric cables knocked down by the winds of Hurricane Maria, in Morovis, Puerto Rico. Morovis has been without power since hurricane smashed into the island in November.
U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is promising a careful evaluation of the federal judiciary's sexual misconduct policies. WASHINGTON - Chief Justice John Roberts is promising a careful evaluation of the federal judiciary's sexual misconduct policies and an effort to highlight the work of court employees following the year's destructive hurricanes.
Ginger root lying on a brown paper sack Can liberty and justice win our country back? Praying for my life not to be As useless as a plastic bag tangled a stream. As a walk through the woods Or as a ship on the sea Visions fearful but beautiful Speak comfort to me.
'It is terrible for our family': Furious children of Prince Philip aide hit out at Netflix show for false portrayal of their father as a philanderer and reveal they are hiding it from their ailing mother, 94 Pictured: Law firm partner and family man, 58, who shot dead one co-partner and injured another at their Christmas party moments after they told him he was being ousted Five students from one school, an old man of 97 and a mother who confronted a playground bully: Three of the 343 victims of gun crime in blood-soaked Baltimore which is fast becoming murder central Man finds four-year-girl playing alone in the snow in her pajamas... then she leads police to her mother's dead body in their nearby home Would-be thieves are electrocuted by 24,000-volt transformer and DIE inside Detroit lighting facility as they try to steal copper wire 'She could have warned us': Angry residents of ... (more)
'It is terrible for our family': Furious children of Prince Philip aide hit out at Netflix show for false portrayal of their father as a philanderer and reveal they are hiding it from their ailing mother, 94 Pictured: Law firm partner and family man, 58, who shot dead one co-partner and injured another at their Christmas party moments after they told him he was being ousted Five students from one school, an old man of 97 and a mother who confronted a playground bully: Three of the 343 victims of gun crime in blood-soaked Baltimore which is fast becoming murder central Man finds four-year-girl playing alone in the snow in her pajamas... then she leads police to her mother's dead body in their nearby home Would-be thieves are electrocuted by 24,000-volt transformer and DIE inside Detroit lighting facility as they try to steal copper wire 'She could have warned us': Angry residents of ... (more)
Go figure: The storyline of Donald Trump's first year in office was eclipsed by those of a kiss cam, a diet trend, a dead elk and well, an actual eclipse. In fact, lunar events and Trump's whirlwind presidency both cracked our list of top-read stories twice, the only topics to take multiple spots.
Puerto Rico authorities said Friday that nearly half of power customers in the U.S. territory still lack electricity more than three months after Hurricane Maria. Officials said 55 percent of the nearly 1.5 million customers have power, marking the first time the government has provided that statistic since the Category 4 storm hit on Sept.
Puerto Rico authorities said Friday that nearly half of power customers in the U.S. territory still lack electricity more than three months after Hurricane Maria, sparking outrage among islanders who accuse the government of mismanaging its response to the Category 4 storm.