Maria destroys homes, triggers flooding in Puerto Rico

Citizens rest while waiting at Humacao Arena refugee center for the imminent impact of Maria, a Category 5 hurricane that threatens to hit the eastern region of the island with sustained winds of 175 miles per hour, in Humacao... . A woman and a child rest on cots while waiting at Humacao Arena refugee center for the imminent impact of Maria, a Category 5 hurricane that threatens to hit the eastern region of the island with sustained winds of 175 miles p... .

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Scientist Smacks Down Al Gore’s Claim That Harvey Brought ‘500,000 year rains’

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore attends a screening for "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power" in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 25, 2017. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni - Former President Al Gore said Monday that Hurricane Harvey brought once in 500,000 year rainfall to parts of Texas, only to be questioned by scientists challenging his data.

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'It was very dark and dangerous': Hillary Clinton slams Trump's Trump's UN speech as she tells Stephen Colbert the President should not have called Kim Jong-un 'Rocket Man' KB Home CEO Jeffrey Mezger called his neighbor Kathy Griffin a 'bald d**e' and 'c**t' after her boyfriend called the LAPD to report his grandchildren for being too loud First college football player charged in hazing incident turns himself after being accused of trying to 'sodomize and beat a freshman before leaving him naked in a park' 'Evacuate or die': US Virgin Islands are lashed by 175mph Hurricane Maria as Puerto Rico declares state of emergency after Category 5 storm caused 'mind-boggling' devastation in Dominica Outrage as Missouri highway trooper is given just 10 DAYS 'shock time' in jail after man, 20, he improperly handcuffed fell off a boat and drowned while in his custody Have you been brushing your teeth ... (more)

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'It was very dark and dangerous': Hillary Clinton slams Trump's Trump's UN speech as she tells Stephen Colbert the President should not have called Kim Jong-un 'Rocket Man' KB Home CEO Jeffrey Mezger called his neighbor Kathy Griffin a 'bald d**e' and 'c**t' after her boyfriend called the LAPD to report his grandchildren for being too loud First college football player charged in hazing incident turns himself after being accused of trying to 'sodomize and beat a freshman before leaving him naked in a park' 'Evacuate or die': US Virgin Islands are lashed by 175mph Hurricane Maria as Puerto Rico declares state of emergency after Category 5 storm caused 'mind-boggling' devastation in Dominica Outrage as Missouri highway trooper is given just 10 DAYS 'shock time' in jail after man, 20, he improperly handcuffed fell off a boat and drowned while in his custody Have you been brushing your teeth ... (more)

Harvey 32 mins ago 10:10 a.m.Get Help | Fema Disaster Recovery Center …

The State of Texas and FEMA has opened a Disaster Recovery Centers in Southeast Texas to offer in-person support to individuals and businesses in 39 counties included in the Texas federal disaster declaration for Hurricane Harvey and the subsequent floods. Recovery specialists from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Small Business Administration , the State and other agencies will be at the center to talk about assistance and to help anyone who needs guidance in filing an application.

Evidence of spills at toxic site during Harvey floods

The U.S. government received reports of three spills at one of Houston's dirtiest Superfund toxic waste sites in the days after the drenching rains from Hurricane Harvey finally stopped. Aerial photos reviewed by The Associated Press show dark-colored water surrounding the site as the floods receded, flowing through Vince Bayou and into the city's ship channel.

Hurricane Maria intensifies to Categoy 5

Hurricane Maria became a Category 4 storm on Monday afternoon as it barreled toward Dominica in the Caribbean's Leeward Islands and took aim for the US territory of Puerto Rico. "We want to alert the people of Puerto Rico that this is not an event like we've ever seen before," Gov. Ricardo RossellA3 told reporters Monday.

Irma evacuation nightmare: Next time some may not leave

After a painful flight across several states to escape unpredictable Hurricane Irma, Suzanne Pallot says it's unlikely she would evacuate South Florida again - an attitude echoed by other evacuees that experts say could put them in danger when the next storm hits. "It is a very emotionally draining thing to go through the anticipation of what is next and not having control of what is next," Pallot, 73, said in an interview from her cousin's home in Memphis, Tennessee, where her family ended up after first stopping in Atlanta.

Cuba’s Castro dictatorship is making devasting impact of Hurricane Irma worse

Despite the propaganda coming out of Havana and dutifully disseminated by the media, the Castro dictatorship has made things worse in Cuba after Hurricane Irma. As readers already know, Hurricane Irma hit Cuba several days ago, and because most places are still without power, I had to cross Havana to write this piece.

Trump Moves Toward Drilling In Arctic Wildlife Refuge For First Time In 30 Years

President Donald Trump is moving toward allowing energy exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for the first time in several decades, according to a report Friday from The Washington Post. Interior Department officials are modifying decades' old regulations that have traditionally prevented the agency from conducting seismic studies seen as the first step towards drilling, the report notes .

What can we learn from the response to recent hurricanes?

The southern U.S. was hit by two record-breaking hurricanes this season. Irma was the most powerful hurricane ever observed in the open Atlantic and Harvey dropped the most rainfall ever recorded in the continental U.S. Time magazine editor-at-large Jeffrey Kluger joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" to discuss how disaster response has changed since Hurricane Katrina and FEMA's strategic pre-deployment of resources.