A car near a section of the 5 Freeway that was closed, as heavy rains fall due to an atmospheric river, in the Sun Valley area, Los Angeles on Dec. 24, 2025. Jill Connelly | Reuters A strong storm system that brought relentless winds, rain and snowfall to California this week was expected to ease … Read more
Water levels rise in Eaton Canyon as heavy rain moves through the region during the holiday week in Altadena, California, on Dec. 24, 2025. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Rain from a powerful winter storm that swept across Southern California has begun to taper off, but another storm system was on the horizon for … Read more
Bor, South Sudan – credit, CC 4.0. BY-SA Leroy Playpus In South Sudan, on the banks of the Nile, a flood of rare destructive power swept an already water-stressed city into poverty before acting as the catalyst for a transformative humanitarian success. Development funding from the Netherlands and South Korea has made a big difference … Read more