Hurricane Beryl leaves "Armageddon-like" destruction in Grenada
The rampant destruction comes as experts warn "it only takes one landfalling hurricane to set back decades of development" on island nations.
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The rampant destruction comes as experts warn "it only takes one landfalling hurricane to set back decades of development" on island nations.
With meteorologists predicting an above normal hurricane season, here's what residential construction experts say you can do to harden your home.
Hurricane Beryl left some roads unpassable, Grenada's prime minister said, as rescue crews fanned out to determine the extent of the damage.
Hurricane Beryl is making its way toward Jamaica after killing at least six people when it made landfall in Grenada on Monday. CBS News' Tom Hanson is on the ground in Montego Bay with the latest on the powerful storm.
President Biden spoke Tuesday from the Emergency Operations Center in Washington, D.C., where he received a briefing on the extreme weather forecasted across the U.S. Mr. Biden announced new actions to address heat and other weather-related hazards, including federal workplace safety standards.
"The Union Island airport's roof is gone. It's no more," the prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines said of the "immense destruction" left by Hurricane Beryl.
Hurricane Beryl has left "immense destruction" in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves said, after the storm reportedly severely damaged or destroyed 90% of homes on Union Island. Even the airport's roof "is gone," he said, as the country faces an islandwide blackout and communities have been left without water.
Beryl was upgraded to a Category 5 storm overnight Tuesday, becoming the strongest Atlantic hurricane ever recorded this early in a season. CBS News correspondent Tom Hanson has a report from Jamaica as residents there prepare for Beryl's wrath and CBS News Philadelphia meteorologist Andrew Kozak has a check of the forecast.
Hurricane Beryl lashed the southeastern Caribbean as a Category 4, then strengthened even further to Category 5 — an unprecedented strength this early in the Atlantic season.
Hurricane Beryl battered the Caribbean island of Carriacou in Grenada as a powerful Category 4 storm. Beryl is expected to move across the southeastern and central Caribbean next. CBS News' Cristian Benavides has the latest.
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Hurricane Beryl has been fluctuating between a Category 3 and Category 4, producing life-threatening conditions as it heads toward the Windward Islands in the Caribbean. CBS News' Cristian Benavides has more.
Hurricane Beryl is forecast to strengthen into a "dangerous major hurricane" before reaching Barbados and the Windward Islands late Sunday.
Corpus Christi, Texas, residents and visitors are still reeling from the water surge caused by the Alberto weather system as a third day of flooding continues along the coast. CBS News' Dave Malkoff is tracking more potentially severe weather developing near Mexico and Florida.
Gulf Coast residents may not have much time to dry out from the flooding brought on by Tropical Storm Alberto as the National Hurricane Center is tracking two new storm systems forming near Florida and Mexico. CBS News national correspondent Dave Malkoff has more from Corpus Christi, Texas.
Miles of Texas' Gulf Coast have been inundated by floodwaters brought on from Tropical Storm Alberto. Disaster declarations have been issued for 51 counties in the Lone Star State. CBS News national correspondent Dave Malkoff has a look at the damage from Corpus Christi.
The center of Tropical Storm Alberto was likely to reach the Mexican Gulf Coast early Thursday, bringing heavy rainfall to portions of Mexico and Texas.
A possible tropical storm is developing in the Gulf of Mexico and is predicted to come ashore in Mexico by early Thursday, but some impacts are already being felt in Texas. CBS News national correspondent Dave Malkoff has more.
The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season has begun, with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicting that tropical activity could be "above normal" due to warmer ocean temperatures and La Niña. CBS News national correspondent Manuel Bojorquez reports from Miami Beach, Florida.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration unveiled its 2024 Atlantic hurricane season projections. NOAA predicted up to seven major Atlantic hurricanes for the season. CBS News' Manuel Bojorques reports.
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In natural disasters, people often focus on the major cities hit hardest — New Orleans, Houston, Miami — but what of the small towns in between? The CBSN Originals documentary, "Thicker Than Water," shares the story of one of those small towns too often forgotten in the wake of hurricanes like Harvey — a small farming community, known as Winnie, Texas.
At least four people are dead after thunderstorms with hurricane-force winds tore through the city of Houston this week. Officials warned residents that the cleanup may be slow, and those impacted by outages should prepare to be without power for days if not longer. CBS News' Dave Malkoff reports.
President Trump says the U.S. is not engaged in any talks with Iran as the two countries remain locked in a standoff over the Strait of Hormuz after almost six months of war.
President Trump ordered the exercises be scaled back, citing what he said was a good relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korea's refusal to join the U.S. war against Iran.
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Brian Hickerson and his brother, Zach, made the 911 call that brought first responders to the apartment where Hayden Panettiere was found unresponsive.
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GOP Sen. Ashley Moody and Democratic State Rep. Angie Nixon will face off in November after winning their primaries for U.S. Senate on Tuesday night, the Associated Press projects.
Rep. Byron Donalds won the Republican primary for governor and former Rep. David Jolly won the Democratic primary, The Associated Press projects.
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The lawsuit accuses the social media giant of contributing to the youth mental health crisis by deliberately designing features that addict children to its platforms.
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GOP Sen. Ashley Moody and Democratic State Rep. Angie Nixon will face off in November after winning their primaries for U.S. Senate on Tuesday night, the Associated Press projects.
Rep. Byron Donalds won the Republican primary for governor and former Rep. David Jolly won the Democratic primary, The Associated Press projects.
In this interview from 2024, former pitching ace Tommy John talked with correspondent Faith Salie about the injury to his pitching arm he suffered in 1974, and about the innovative procedure (which came to be known as "Tommy John surgery") that rescued his career – and would prolong the careers of many more professional and amateur athletes since. [John died on Aug. 15, 2026 at age 83.]
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The former defense minister, whose firing sparked weeks of protests, said Ukraine needed to find a way to hold elections despite the prolonged war with Russia.
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Ukraine targets Moscow with a huge wave of drones as Russia warns the U.K. will pay a price for supplying Kyiv with long-range weapons.
"Today, Elwood and I lost a great friend and collaborator, and the world lost one of the most naturally innovative drummers and a great and true son of Texas," ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons said in a statement.
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The head of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced Monday that she's planning to deploy 1,000 federal monitors to polling places throughout the U.S. for the midterm elections. Jen Fifield, reporter for ProPublica, joins CBS News to discuss.
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