Typhoons
Pablo Carreno Busta, of Spain, tries to keep cool between games against Dominik Koepfer, of Germany, during the third round of the tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Tropical storm dumps rain on northern Japan, spares Olympics

By Chisato Tanaka Jul. 27, 2021 09:53 PM EDT

A city official loads sandbags into the car of an applicant in Iwaki, Fukushima prefecture, Monday, July 26, 2021 in preparation for a tropical storm heading toward northeastern Japan. Storm and high wave warnings were issued for Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures. (Kyodo News via AP)
Tropical storm to bring rain, wind, waves to northeast Japan

Jul. 27, 2021 01:01 AM EDT

A venue official takes a look at the BMX Freestyle course after a training session was cancelled due to rain, at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
GLIMPSES: As rain arrives and typhoon nears, Olympics endure

By The Associated Press Jul. 26, 2021 09:17 PM EDT

France's Jeremy Flores surfs a wave during the third round of the men's surfing competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Monday, July 26, 2021, at Tsurigasaki beach in Ichinomiya, Japan. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Pandemic Olympics endured heat, and now a typhoon's en route

By Jenna Fryer Jul. 26, 2021 06:34 AM EDT

In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, a half-submerged LCT Jacqueline star ship is seen after its crew abandoned ship as Tropical Storm Choi-wan hits Albuera, Leyte province, central Philippines on Wednesday June 2, 2021. The tropical storm has left several people dead and displaced hundreds of villagers in the southern and central Philippines, where it set off flooding and landslides, officials said Wednesday. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)
Storm leaves 3 dead, displaces thousands in Philippines

Jun. 02, 2021 10:49 AM EDT

FILE - In this March 10, 2021 file photo, people stand in line outside the Maria Simmons elementary school waiting to be inoculated with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine as part of a mass vaccination campaign, in Vieques, Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico seemed to be sprinting toward herd immunity this spring before people began letting their guard down against COVID-19 and new variants started spreading across the U.S. territory. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti, File)
Puerto Rico groans under pandemic as health, economy suffer

By Dánica Coto May. 02, 2021 09:08 AM EDT

In this photo provided by the San Policarpo Firestation, firemen and police push up a steel fence as they clear roads during rain caused by Typhoon Surigae in the municipality of San Policarpo, Eastern Samar, eastern Philippines on Sunday April 18, 2021. An approaching typhoon has left at least one person dead, another missing and prompted the evacuation of more than 100,000 people as a precaution in the eastern and central Philippines, although the unusual summer storm is not expected to blow into land, officials said Monday. (FO1 Marianne Jabinal/ San Policarpo Firestation via AP)
1 dead, 100,000 displaced as typhoon blows near Philippines

By Jim Gomez Apr. 19, 2021 05:28 AM EDT

President Joe Biden speaks during a virtual event with the Munich Security Conference in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Biden declares major disaster in Texas as federal aid flows

By Darlene Superville Feb. 20, 2021 01:15 AM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2020, file photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a meeting of the ruling Workers' Party Politburo in Pyongyang, North Korea. Kim is facing the toughest challenges of his nine-year rule. His country’s fragile economy was battered this year by pandemic-related border closings and natural disasters. He’s also likely concerned about President-elect Joe Biden’s expected new approach on North Korea. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)
Mired in crises, North Korea's Kim to open big party meeting

By Hyung-Jin Kim And Kim Tong-Hyung Dec. 28, 2020 12:27 AM EST

U.S. National Security Advisor Robert Robert O'Brien, right, and Philippines' Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin Jr. pose in between precision-guided ammunitions and other defense articles during a turnover ceremony at the Department of Foreign Affairs in Pasay City, Philippines Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. (Eloisa Lopez/Pool Photo via AP)
US provides missiles, renews pledge to defend Philippines

By Jim Gomez Nov. 23, 2020 01:34 AM EST

An employee assembles leather shoes at the Wonsan Leather Shoes Factory in Wonsan, Kangwon Province, North Korea, on Oct. 28, 2020. North Korea is staging an “80-day battle,” a propaganda-heavy productivity campaign meant to bolster its internal unity and report greater production in various industry sectors ahead of a ruling party congress in January. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)
North Korea waging propaganda-heavy, 80-day labor campaign

By Hyung-Jin Kim Nov. 13, 2020 01:37 AM EST

Officials count early votes at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum where social distancing is possible amid the COVID-19 pandemic, during general elections in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. In addition to electing a governor, Puerto Ricans are voting in a nonbinding referendum on statehood. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)
Tight gubernatorial contest as Puerto Rico counts votes

By Dánica Coto Nov. 03, 2020 12:02 AM EST

In this photo provided by the Philippine Coast Guard, damaged homes are seen at Catanduanes province, eastern Philippines in this aerial photo on Monday Nov. 2, 2020. At least 16 people were killed as Typhoon Goni lashed the Philippines over the weekend, and about 13,000 shanties and houses were damaged or swept away in the eastern island province that was first hit by the ferocious storm, officials said Monday. (Philippine Coast Guard via AP)
Philippines: 20 dead, thousands of homes damaged in typhoon

By Jim Gomez Nov. 02, 2020 10:00 AM EST

Remnants of a city sign lay on the beach damaged by Tropical Storm Laura in Salinas, Puerto Rico, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. Laura began flinging rain across Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands on Saturday morning and was expected to drench the Dominican Republic, Haiti and parts of Cuba during the day on its westward course. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)
5 parties field candidates for Puerto Rico governor

By Dánica Coto Nov. 02, 2020 12:07 AM EST

Residents take advantage of tents provided at an evacuation center as rains from a typhoon locally known as Goni start to pour in Manila, Philippines on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020. A super typhoon slammed into the eastern Philippines with ferocious winds early Sunday and about a million people have been evacuated in its projected path, including in the capital where the main international airport was ordered closed. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Powerful typhoon lashes Philippines, killing at least 10

By Jim Gomez And Joeal Calupitan Oct. 31, 2020 08:47 PM EDT

Trey Camardelle surveys the damage to his parents' home from Hurricane Zeta, in Bay St. Louis, Miss., Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. (Eric Shelton/The Clarion-Ledger via AP)
Zeta's toll on a Louisiana island: 'Like a bomb was dropped'

By Matthew Hinton And Kevin Mcgill Oct. 30, 2020 01:00 AM EDT

People remove beach cabanas ahead of Typhoon Molave in Danang, Vietnam on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. National agency forecasts the typhoon to hit Vietnam on Wednesday morning in the central region where 1.3 people could face evacuation. (Tran Le Lam/VNA via AP)
Strong typhoon slams Vietnam; at least 2 dead, 26 missing

By Hau Dinh Oct. 28, 2020 07:25 AM EDT

Residents wear masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus ride motorcycles as they negotiate a flooded road due to Typhoon Molave in Pampanga province, northern Philippines on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020. A fast moving typhoon has forced thousands of villagers to flee to safety in provinces. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Philippines: Typhoon displaces 120,000 people, 8 missing

By Aaron Favila Oct. 26, 2020 11:34 AM EDT

Debris, still not picked up from Hurricane Laura, lies piled up in advance of Hurricane Delta, expected to make landfall Friday, in Cameron, La., Thursday, Oct. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
The Latest: Hurricane Delta weakens slightly on path to US

By The Associated Press Oct. 09, 2020 05:04 AM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 20, 2018 file photo, Jennice Fuentes, right, of Power 4 Puerto Rico, speaks outside the White House in Washington, during a vigil commemorating the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria hitting Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico is getting much of the money it needs to rebuild its power grid three years after it was wiped out by Hurricane Maria, the island territory's governor and the White House said Friday.(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Trump shifts on Puerto Rico, releases aid as election nears

By Ben Fox Sep. 18, 2020 05:05 PM EDT