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Sean Rayford/Getty Images (LONGBOAT KEY, Fla.) — When Coast Guard pilot Lt. Ian Logan went out to search the waters off Longboat Key in the wake of Hurricane Milton roaring ashore on the western Florida coast, he didn’t expect to find anyone who needed help. To all of their surprise, he and his crew found […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — The record heat that baked the West Coast for much of last week is arriving on the East Coast early this week and health departments are already preparing for heat-related emergencies. More than 100 million people in 33 states were under heat alerts Monday morning. In Philadelphia, where the heat […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Heat alerts have been issued for 26 states from Washington to Florida on Thursday, with more than 120 million on alert for sweltering temperatures — especially on the West Coast. The dangerous heat has already claimed the life of a 10-year-old boy who was hiking in Phoenix on Tuesday. The […]
U.S. Coast Guard (NEW YORK) — The United States Coast Guard rescued 33 people from a sinking vessel in deep water when their boat began taking on water and sinking. The incident occurred on Monday when Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders received notification from the crew of Coast Guard Cutter Dependable after they encountered a […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — More than 250,000 customers are without power in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and New Hampshire on Monday as a powerful storm — which first slammed the South with heavy rain this weekend — barrels north. Residents living along the Interstate 95 corridor can expect a dangerous commute Monday […]
Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — When Harry and Jen Appel lost their home in Big Pine Key, Florida, to Hurricane Irma in 2017, they thought their insurance policies would cover the cost to repair and they’d rebuild in the same location. The couple showed ABC News’ meteorologist Rob Marciano the spot where […]
A member of the U.S. Coast Guard works during a rescue of four Canadians about 140 miles off the coast of North Carolina, in a still from a video released by the USCG on Oct. 22, 2023. — U.S. Coast Guard (WILMINGTON, N.C.) — Four Canadian mariners were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard after […]
CT757fan/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Coast Guard is searching for a man who jumped overboard from a Carnival cruise ship, officials said. The 30-year-old went overboard on Sunday morning while the Carnival Elation was about 95 miles east of Melbourne, Florida, and heading back to Jacksonville after a cruise to the Bahamas, according to […]
A Coast Guard aircrew saves two men Sunday morning after their boat capsized off the coast of Jekyll Island in Georgia, in this photo released by the U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Savannah. — U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Savannah (JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga.) — A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Savannah aircrew said it saved […]
ABC News (NEW YORK) — Potentially deadly weather conditions are affecting millions of Americans from coast to coast. Extreme heat, poor air quality and severe storms bringing flash flooding threats will be plaguing regions all over the country on Sunday. More than 80 million Americans across 14 states from Washington to Florida are currently under […]