The presidential campaign bad-mouthed FEMA while using crowdfunding to donate to evangelical nonprofits.
Hurricane Helene, which slammed into Florida's Big Bend in late September, caused the deaths of nearly 250 people—a number only dwarfed by the infamous 2005 storm.
Heavy hitters like Helene and Milton characterized an Atlantic storm season that was especially moist, breeding tornadoes on the coast and flood far inland.
The Category 4 storm kicked up atmospheric swells many miles above Earth's surface.
Florida health officials have warned residents to stay away from floodwaters, following a spike in cases of Vibrio vulnificus infection.
A major IV fluid supplier has temporarily lost its North Carolina facility due to severe flooding from Hurricane Helene, and hospitals everywhere are feeling the crunch.
If warmer ocean temperatures persist, we could be looking at more active hurricane seasons—and more disasters—in the years ahead.
The website formerly known as Twitter is a hotbed of far-right disinformation on the category 5 storm.
Far-right influencers think Democrats can literally steer hurricanes to Republican-voting regions.
Helene will make landfall Thursday evening, bringing about life-threatening conditions across the northwest coast.
