KTF News – World sees Rapid Upsurge in Extreme WeatherWatch this video on YouTube Image: 12019 from pixabay.com Transcript of this video Source References World sees rapid upsurge in extreme weather: report

KTF News – Extreme Weather WarningWatch this video on YouTube Transcript of this video Source References The Number of Billion-Dollar Weather Disasters in the U.S. Is Surging

Fortune continues to warn of increasing threat by mega-storms to the United States with enormous property loss. “Extreme weather is becoming more common, and the economic impact is soaring. Last year there were 16 weather events in the U.S. that…

KTF News – Floods and Mudslides further Devastate Southern CaliforniaWatch this video on YouTube Image: United States Coast Guard (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0), commons.wikimedia.org Transcript of this video Source References 17 dead as mudslides sweep away homes in storm-blasted Southern California

As fierce rains pounded Southern California, homes were swept away, roads were overwhelmed and widespread rescues forced homeowners to reckon with yet another major disaster. After the fires devastated Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties, hundreds of residents were…

A winter inferno in California being fought by 8000 firefighters has been named the third worst in the state’s history, as it threatens celebrity homes in up-market Santa Barbara. Since the fire began on 4 December, about 95,000 people have…

Less than two months after the Santa Rosa fires destroyed thousands of homes and killed 40 people, a ravenous, fast-moving wildfire driven by powerful Santa Ana winds scorched over 65,000 acres near Los Angeles on Monday and Tuesday, destroying more than 150…

Mudslides in Colombia killed at least 254 people, including 43 children after torrential rains caused three rivers to overflow surrounding the southern city of Mocoa. Suddenly a torrent of mud and debris came surging through the city. Aerial footage of…

Thousands were stranded after a deadly 7.8-magnitude earthquake, struck the South Island of New Zealand November 14. The epicenter near Kaikoura, about two hours’ drive north of Christchurch, was cut off from the rest of the country, along with the…

North Carolina raised its death toll to hurricane Matthew to 30 as floodwaters continued to rise along the state’s coast from heavy rains, which dumped up to 16 inches in some places. In Greenville, officials warned that the Tar River…