Rescuers go house to house checking for anyone that may be stranded in the Bear Creek neighborhood after it was flooded by heavy rains from Hurricane Harvey on Aug. 29, 2017, in Houston. The neighborhood flooded after water was released from nearby Addicks Reservoir. (Erich Schlegel/Getty Images) At a Glance Hundreds of homes and businesses were flooded upstream of two Corps of Engineers Reservoirs during Hurricane Harvey.A federal judge ruled the agency knew the area was susceptible to flooding in...

At a Glance It was the second time a state of emergency has been declared this fire season.More than 100 bushfires are burning in New South Wales.Record heat over Australia is making the situation worse. With more than 100 bushfires blazing, temperatures soaring to record highs and smoke choking the city of Sydney, the Australian state of New South Wales declared a state of emergency on Thursday. "The biggest concern for us over the next few days is the unpredictability,"...

Firefighters try to contain spot fires near the Tallaganda National Park last month outside of Braidwood in Canberra, Australia. Smoke hanging over Canberra set off smoke alarms in a TV network building on Dec. 17, 2019, forcing the evening news crew to broadcast outside. (Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images) At a Glance The station was just about to air its evening news.Wildfire smoke set off alarms inside the building.The radio station offices were also evacuated. An Australian news crew about to broadcast...