The Customs Border Patrol announced that the storm washed a million dollars’ worth of cocaine on to the shores of Cedar Key, a small town in the northwest area of the state
Brazil sees a 36% decrease in forest losses in 2023, compared to 2022, a huge shift for the Amazon region, which has been a target for felling, logging and manmade deforestation since the 1970s
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has not ruled out the possibility of expanding the emergency declaration to other regions of the state that may be impacted by the storm.
The area under tsunami threat also includes the Shika nuclear plant, which has enhanced concerns from Japanese authorities
The charges relate to the illegal construction and deposit of material into the wetlands and waters of the Jobos Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
The government evacuated more than 13,000 people to safe areas throughout the Caribbean island, afterwards
Brazil’s National Institute of Meteorology has issued red alerts for more than 3,000 municipalities throughout the country, which occupies the largest square mileage in the continent
Mexican officials are trying to determine the level of damage, but little information has surfaced since 30% of Guerrero homes lost power, and the storm effectively knocked out communications in the area
The Category 4 hurricane was tracked as the third largest storm of its kind to ever make landfall with the Mexican Pacific coast
Chilean authorities have raised the alert level for the Villarrica volcano to orange, the second-highest, after scientists detected an increase in its activity
Lee is expected to slow down before getting closer to the American mainland, but it could cause damage to cruises and vessels at sea
