Hurricane Irene weakened early Saturday as it made its way toward Virginia, but residents of coastal towns like Virginia Beach are preparing for the worst.

"We Can't Tolerate This Anymore." That's what President Barack Obama told those attending a memorial service Sunday in Newtown, Connecticut, two days after a man shot his way into Sandy Hook Elementary School and killed 26 people -- 20 of them children no older than 7, who would never go on a date, ...

Most of the lyrics to “Almost Like Praying,” the benefit single for Puerto Rican hurricane relief organized by Lin-Manuel Miranda, are the names of towns in Puerto Rico, passionately sung and rapped by a multigenerational assembly of 20 American and Latin-American musicians including Marc Anthony, J

As seen in this clip from NBC News, the killer storm that pummeled the East Monday and left the nation's largest city with a crippled transit system, widespread power outages and severe flooding has resurfaced the debate about how best to protect a city like New York against rising storm surges.

Experts say the “bayou city” is so vulnerable to floods — not only because it is low-lying — because explosive growth in the metro area has added 25 percent more pavement in the last 15 years, replacing soil-rich wetlands that could absorb water with concrete suburbia.

Rescue teams dealing with the aftermath of storms, hurricanes, tornados and tsunamis have few vehicles and limited equipment capable of reaching affected areas that are underwater. The fully amphibious Aton Impulse VIKING-2992 is a unique breed of new vehicle able to traverse land, water and the dif...

After weeks of uncertainty about its participation in the Eurovision Song Contest, Israel has released a video for its entry, “Hurricane,” a reworking of an earlier song called “October Rain” that was rejected for being too political. The European Broadcasting Union, which runs Eurovision, reported

The Weather Channel television network has been bringing expert weather forecasts and analysis to viewers in the United States for nearly 40 years. Recently, the company has looked to new ways to engage and educate viewers, working with The Future Group to create special immersive mixed reality segm...

Kristin Perry & Sandy Stier, plaintiffs before the Supreme Court, fought for this day! Congrats to the beautiful couple! First gay marriage in California after they were halted by Prop. 8.

Mexico City is the 5th largest city in the world with population of around approximately 22 million, which classifies Mexico city as a mega city. It is situated in the The Central Mexican Plateau, at 2,240m in elevation. Mexico city is also slowly sinking at a rate of about 10 inches per year! The ...