Natural Disasters

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April Ryan, President Joe Biden, theGrio.com
October 9, 2024
In an interview with theGrio, President Biden talks about the impacts of Hurricanes Helene and Milton and the long road…
March 28, 2023
Mississippi residents devastated because of a deadly tornado have a “long road to recovery,” a Biden official told theGrio.
April 20, 2022
Adverse weather conditions in Africa may have a devastating impact on the continent's wildlife and ultimately its population.
September 4, 2021
New Orleans mayor LaToya Cantrell says its residents who evacuated during Hurricane Ida can return to help the city recover.
September 2, 2021
Hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, droughts and other major weather events have increased due to climate change.
June 20, 2021
A Louisiana father, Michael Johnson, had to contend with several natural disasters including two hurricanes that almost destroyed his home.
Los Angeles FEMA disasters thegrio.com
January 4, 2021
Los Angeles has been named the nation's most dangerous county because of its potential for naturall disasters, according to FEMA.
May 26, 2013
MOORE, Oklahoma (AP) - President Barack Obama on Sunday visited tornado-devastated Moore, Oklahoma, consoling people staggered by the loss of…
January 13, 2013
VIDEO - The 'Melissa Harris-Perry Show' panel discusses the ongoing effort in Haiti to recover from a devastating earthquake three…
January 12, 2013
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — President Michel Martelly has presided over a simple ceremony to mark the third anniversary of the…
January 12, 2013
OPINION - Three years ago today I was serving in the Florida Senate when a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck…
January 9, 2012
NBC NEWS - Ron Allen follows the story of a group of Haitian children awaiting adoption by American parents when…
August 27, 2011
OPINION - When disasters strike -- and after they pass -- poor communities and communities of color usually suffer the…
August 26, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Is there an ethnic component to the willingness, or unwillingness, of some to leave when authorities advise…