Humanity is altering natural ecosystems more rapidly than it is developing an adequate scientific understanding of the consequences. Those alterations are contributing to climate change, which in turn ...

Known for tracking California wildfires, Watch Duty is moving beyond that mission. Millions of people are turning to it for help. By Scott Dance Scott Dance has used Watch Duty since he covered the ...

Trump has taken longer on average to approve disaster requests than any other president, according to an Associated Press analysis of data dating back to 1989, when a federal law setting new ...

As they scramble to keep their systems online, AI companies are making things expensive for the rest of us. Large language models such as ChatGPT and Claude are so resource-hungry that tech companies ...

President Donald Trump denied disaster aid to four Democratic-led states in a move that is raising new questions about whether he’s injecting political motivations into emergency management decisions.

Post-disaster reconstruction is rapidly increasing global demand for construction materials, which drives unsustainable resource extraction, poor debris management, and heightened environmental and ...

With 15 years in the industry and a role as associate principal at Thornton Tomasetti, Chase Anderson has built a career at the forefront of structural forensics and post‑disaster response. A graduate ...

Editors Note: This story will be updated with results as they come in on election night, May 5, 2026. ASHTABULA, Ohio — Here are the latest election results for Ashtabula County’s May 5, 2026, Primary ...

Oklahoma may be known for its tornadoes — like the one that damaged homes around Enid on Thursday night — but Texas has recorded more total natural disasters over the past two decades. In the span of ...

ASHTABULA, Ohio (WOIO) - A toxic chemical escaped into the air at an Ashtabula plant Saturday. Titanium tetrachloride leaked from the INEOS facility, creating a white plume over the plant. INEOS ...

CLEVELAND — A “controlled release” at an Ashtabula chemicals plant released a plume of smoke-like substance into the air on Saturday afternoon — but authorities say there’s no cause for concern. The ...

ASHTABULA, Ohio (WOIO) - The Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) is investigating a deadly crash in Ashtabula that caused a large fire at the Crow’s Nest Restaurant early Friday morning. According to an ...