As the 2026 hurricane season approaches, FEMA’s acting administrator insists the agency is prepared, even as it works to recover from a prolonged government shutdown, depleted disaster funds and calls to reshape its role.
San Juan, Puerto Rico — Thousands of residents are facing severe water shortages, prompting the governor to activate the National Guard as emergency crews field daily distress calls. The crisis, which has hit low-income communities hardest, underscores decades of neglected infrastructure and raises new alarms about the island’s resilience.
A skydiving flight ended in tragedy Sunday in western Missouri when the aircraft failed to gain altitude, banking sharply before crashing near Butler Memorial Airport. All 12 aboard were killed, local officials confirmed.
A single-engine turboprop carrying skydivers crashed shortly after takeoff from Butler Memorial Airport on Sunday, killing all 12 people on board, officials said.
As Super Typhoon Bavi churns toward the U.S. Pacific territories with winds equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane, residents scramble for cover in schools and hotels, bracing for catastrophic flooding, coastal inundation, and power outages. The storm follows a deadly precedent set by Sinlaku earlier this year and comes amid record-warm oceans and a strengthening El Niño, raising alarms about the intensifying impact of tropical cyclones in the region.
A spate of high-profile airplane crashes in mid-June — involving a business jet, a skydiving plane, a B-52 bomber and a Marine Corps fighter — has raised questions about aviation safety. While investigators say the incidents appear unrelated, the cluster has drawn heightened public attention.
Two rare tornadoes tore through Hubei province, killing at least 11 people and injuring dozens, as the region braces for further extreme weather from approaching Super Typhoon Bavi.
