FEMA aid to victims of Hurricane Irene could be limited
Story from The Takeaway. Listen to audio above for full report.The United States has been devastated by disasters this year -- tornadoes in the Midwest, droughts in Texas, wildfires in the Southwest...
View ArticleWhy the US is unprepared for natural disasters
Story from The Takeaway. Listen to the audio above for the full report.The United States has been caught unprepared by some of the recent natural disasters. "I have no grocery store," Alisa Shaffer,...
View ArticleNew Zealand officials hoping to build cardboard cathedral to raise spirits in...
Story from PRI's The World. Listen to the above audio for a complete report.New Zealand is doing some soul-searching after a series of powerful earthquakes this year. The most devastating hit the city...
View ArticleDozens killed in Turkish earthquake (with video)
At least 45 people are dead in one Turkish town after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the area Sunday afternoon, the BBC is reporting.Early reports indicate numerous buildings have collapsed and the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Officials continue frantic rescue efforts after Turkish earthquake
Story from The Takeaway. Listen to the above audio for a complete report.A 7.2 magnitude earthquake in eastern Turkey has killed hundreds, but rescuers are continuing efforts to rescue the dozens of...
View ArticleVIDEO: Rescue workers continue to pull survivors from rubble of Turkey...
Rescuers are losing hope that they will find many more survivors amidst the rubble and destruction left behind by this weekend's earthquake in Turkey.The latest information from the Turkish emergency...
View ArticleVIDEO: Bangkok residents evacuate as Thailand suffers from continued flooding
Story from Here and Now. Listen to the above audio for a complete report.Thailand continues to battle floodwaters, but they've moved from the more rural, agricultural districts of the north to the...
View ArticleVIDEO: Bangkok residents worry floodwaters will innundate city this weekend
Story from PRI's The World. Listen to the above audio for a complete report.As tides rise in Bangkok, flooding in the Thai capital city is getting worse.As of Friday, according to ABC Australia...
View ArticleVIDEO: Bangkok residents worry whether worst of flooding is over
Story from PRI's The World. Listen to the above audio for a complete report.Residents of Bangkok spent another day worrying about rising waters and parts of Thailand’s capital are submerged in some of...
View ArticleVIDEO: Thailand's flooding leaves thousands of pets stranded in Bangkok
Story from PRI's The World. Listen to the above audio for a complete report.The tragedy in Thailand continues as flood waters seep into the capital of Bangkok, forcing tens of thousands to flee their...
View ArticleIn Bangkok, a neighborhood's flood protection intentionally breached
Story from The World. Listen to the above audio for a complete report.A long barrier of dirt and mud runs down the length of Hathai Mit Road — a makeshift dike serving as one of Bangkok’s last lines of...
View ArticleErupting volcano in Africa provides sight-seeing opportunity for tourists
Story from PRI's The World. Listen to the above audio for a complete report.In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, there's a volcano that's putting on quite a show.Virunga National Park has a...
View ArticleEnergy company reaches federal settlement in connection to Upper Big Branch...
On Tuesday, a measure of resolution was reached in connection with the 2010 explosion at the Upper Big Branch coal mine in Montcoal, W.Va.Alpha Natural Resources, the company that bought Massey Energy...
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Pacific Northwest preparing for millions of tons of Japanese tsunami debris
On beaches from Alaska to California, local officials are reparing for an onslaught of debris that has traveled all the way across the Pacific Ocean.Over the next few months, some 25 million tons of...
View ArticleTourists flocking to tsunami-scarred Indonesian communities
From atop a viewing platform, tourists can state down into a fishing boat, perched securely atop an Indonesian home.No, they're not looking at some art exhibition. These tourists are in Aceh province,...
View ArticleBody percussion a sign of cultural heritage in recovering Aceh province in...
Aceh, devastated by a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2004, has struggled to rebuild.And while the buildings are slowly returning, it's culture also took a massive hit when the tsunami that raced...
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11 dead, 24 still missing from cruise ship crashed off Italy
Some 24 people are still missing and at least 11 people are dead after the cruise ship accident off the coast of Italy over the weekend.Italian officials blasted holes into the side of the ship in...
View ArticleScientists working to develop ash detection technology for aircraft
A volcano in Iceland erupting back in 2010 sent giant plumes of ash into the sky, drifting southeast toward Europe and leading to a massive closure of the contient's airspace for nearly a week.Millions...
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VIDEO: As cruise ship search stops, U.S. officials say such a situation here...
Italian Coast Guard officials suspended their search for survivors on the Costa Concordia on Wednesday, amidst fears that the shifting ship could injure or kill the rescuers.At the same time, U.S....
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Tens of thousands remain evacuated nearly a year after Fukushima nuclear...
It's been nearly a year since the deadly earthquake and tsunami in Japan that led to the worst nuclear catastrophe in the world since the Cheynobyl disaster nearly 25 years ago.In the days after the...
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