One after another, the 2008 hurricane season has battered the U.S. and the Carribean islands. Now, response is getting underway in Texas and Louisiana in response to Hurricane Ike. [more]
Dry conditions that are a result of poor rains following the near total failure of two previous rainy seasons in the south-eastern pastoral areas of Ethiopia, lead to what is forecasted to be one of the countries most severe droughts in recent history. [more]
A series of heavy storms have swept through the Midwest, causing extensive flooding and damage in Iowa, Indiana, and Wisconsin. The floods have destroyed homes, damaged schools and camps, and displaced thousands of people. In some communities, these floods follow tornadoes and other disasters that occurred earlier this spring. With more rain predicted, anxieties and fears are high. [more]
