Nov 19th, 2008 · The United Nations is warning that hundreds of thousands of people in the Gaza Strip face severe shortages of fuel and food because Israel has sealed the borders. Israel allowed a minimal amount of aid into the coastal territory on Monday before reclosing the borders citing Palestinian rocket and mortar fire. The informal truce between Israel and Hamas, which controls Gaza, has all but collapsed. NPR's Eric Westervelt reports.
Nov 14th, 2008 · Thousands of people are evacuated and more than 100 homes are destroyed by a raging wildfire in the wealthy California coastal community of Montecito near Santa Barbara. It's a celebrity enclave filled with multimillion dollars estates and ranches belonging to the likes of Oprah Winfrey.
Sep 13th, 2008 · Hurricane Ike made landfall as a Category 2 storm in Texas early Saturday. It has weakened as it moves farther inland.
Sep 13th, 2008 · Hurricane Ike slammed into southeastern Texas on Saturday with sheets of rain and huge gusts of wind, causing widespread flooding and knocking out power for millions. Authorities worried that thousands of coastal residents who decided to stay in their homes would have to be rescued.
Sep 12th, 2008 · High water is already flooding low-lying areas of coastal Texas, even though the brunt of Hurricane Ike's force is hours away. Galveston Police Chief Charles Wiley sets the scene.
Sep 11th, 2008 · As Congress prepares to debate oil drilling in U.S. coastal waters, the Interior Department is caught up in a wide-ranging ethics scandal. John Dimsdale of Marketplace tells Alex Chadwick the scandal could have an impact on oil-drilling legislation.
Sep 2nd, 2008 · Lt. Gen. Robert Van Antwerp, the commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, talks with Renee Montage about the emergency response to Hurricane Gustav. The Corps is tracking the water levels and monitoring communication among other federal and state agencies, local levee boards and liaisons with all 13 coastal parishes.
Sep 1st, 2008 · It has been estimated that the Louisiana loses a football-sized area of wetlands every 40 minutes due to damage caused by levees. Robert Twilley of Louisiana State University tells Melissa Block that Gustav hit smack in the middle of the state's most vulnerable coastal area. Can it recover?