MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Lidia formed in the Pacific Ocean some 180 miles (290 kilometers) southeast of the tip of Mexico's Baja California state, threatening to become a hurricane in coming days, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC)…

(Reuters) - Harvey, previously a tropical storm, has weakened into a depression, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Wednesday. Harvey is about 10 miles (15 km) southwest of Alexandria, Louisiana, with maximum sustained winds of 35 miles per hour…

(Reuters) - At least $23 billion worth of property has been affected by flooding from Hurricane Harvey just in parts of Texas' Harris and Galveston counties, a Reuters analysis of satellite imagery and property data shows. The number represents market…

JIJIGA, Ethiopia (Reuters) - An abattoir located among herding communities in Ethiopia's eastern Somali region, known more for droughts and famine than business opportunities, is an unusual stop for a U.S. aid administrator. But USAID chief Mark Green stopped at…

(Reuters) - Tropical storm Irma is steadily intensifying over the far eastern Atlantic and is expected to become a hurricane by Thursday or Friday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory on Wednesday. The storm is…

BALIKPAPAN, Indonesia — Truck driver Bayu Santoso is one of thousands of people expected to take advantage of a planned bridge connecting the fast-growing city of Balikpapan to its rural outskirts. Transporting goods from Sepaku — a remote area in…

From NPR As Harvey continues to dump damaging rain on the south, some researchers are looking at new ways to quantify the power of a big storm. Read the full article from NPR

A system off the coast of Africa earned tropical storm status Wednesday morning, the National Hurricane Center reported. The new storm is looking healthy, with a classic hurricane-like swirl and maximum sustained winds of 50 mph. Initial projections show Irma…