Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• April showers disguised as dusting of snow

  April 5, 2012 in City on Page A1 As snow covered mainly grassy surfaces around Spokane and Coeur d’Alene on Wednesday, emergency managers in North Idaho were trying to figure out how to repair a series of road … 1

• Tips for preparing emergency supply kit

  March 18, 2012 in City on Page A1 The Spokane Regional Health District encourages residents to put together an emergency supply kit and have a family emergency plan in case of fire, flooding, severe storms or other emergencies. … 2

• What if disaster struck?

  March 14, 2010 in Features on Page D1 Two weeks ago, Hawaii came to a standstill when oceanographers warned that the Chilean earthquake could culminate in a killer tsunami. Residents and tourists cleared the beaches. Sirens blew. Families … 5

• Disaster communication rated

  September 21, 2007 in City on Page B3 The Inland Northwest officials charged with communicating crucial news during a disaster earned good marks from a media expert who advises the nation’s largest cities. But the crew made the …

• Oil Spill Creating Toxic Mess Fish, Birds Poisoned; 4 Cleanup Volunteers Die

  February 2, 1997 in Nation/World on Page A8 Even atop the black, craggy cliffs that loom 250 feet above the thrashing Japan Sea, through heavy wind and lashing snow, the stench of oil here is piercing. “I can …

• Caribbean Island Barbuda Ripped Apart By Hurricane Most Buildings Destroyed And Tourist Industry Battered

  September 10, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 Rubble fills the streets of St. John’s, the Antigua capital. Photo by Associated Press

• 156 Moroccans Die In Flash Flooding

  August 20, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A10 Flash floods that turned rivers near Marrakesh into raging torrents have killed at least 156 people in the region’s worst catastrophe in 50 years, the Interior Ministry said. Dozens of …

• Quake-Damaged Pipeline Oozing Oil Into Island’s Fishing Grounds Ecologist Worried About Pressure To Reopen Line

  June 3, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A7 Serafima Varlamova stared at the empty bulldozer parked on the side of the sandy road cutting through the birch and pine forest of northern Sakhalin Island and cursed the missing …

• Rescuers Slowly Unbury Victims Of Russia Quake

  May 31, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 Smoke rises from the rubble after 17 apartment buildings collapsed. Photo by Associated Press

• Tornadoes Blow Across Tennesee Three Die In An Amish Town; Missouri Flooding Kills Two

  May 19, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 A tornado ripped through the small Amish community of Ethridge in southern Tennessee on Thursday, killing three and injuring at least 20. The tornado also damaged 32 homes and destroyed …

• Missouri Storm Leaves Two Dead

  May 9, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Powerful thunderstorms killed two people Monday and damaged at least 25 homes in southwest Missouri, while a motel and several homes had to be evacuated during downpours in the Black …

• Tornadoes Kill 4, Damage Buildings

  May 8, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Tornadoes ripped through southern Oklahoma late Sunday afternoon, killing three people, injuring four and causing heavy damage to businesses and homes, authorities said. In Texas, a tornado near Amarillo early …

• Korean Gas Explosion Kills Dozens

  April 28, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 A leaking gas line exploded during morning rush hour in the central city of Taegu on Friday, setting cars and buses on fire and killing at least 90 people. The …

• Russian Gas Pipeline Explodes

  April 28, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 A major gas pipeline blew up in a remote wooded region in the Russian far north on Thursday, belching a huge pillar of flames skyward in the latest breakdown in …

• Farmers Hit Hard By California Flooding Damage From Week Of Heavy Rain Could Exceed $2 Billion

  March 17, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 The Sacramento River flows through - and over - parts of Red Bluff. Photo by Associated Press

• Northern California Pounded By Rainstorms For Second Day Floods, Mudslides, Avalanches Pester Weather-Weary Residents

  March 11, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 Gale-force winds and torrents of rain pounded Northern California for a second day Friday, swelling rivers, closing major highways and leaving thousands of residents homeless. Flash flood and mudslide warnings …

• Lethal Tornado Twists Across Northern Alabama More Than 100 People Injured And At Least Three Killed

  February 17, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 A tornado ripped across northern Alabama before dawn Thursday, killing at least three people and injuring more than 100. Teams looking for more victims in the rubble found a baby …

• Waters Recede, Dikes Still Endangered

  February 3, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 Flooded rivers subsided Thursday but a new enemy gnawed at the weakened, ancient structures that keep much of this country dry: swift currents that threatened to gouge the dikes. The …

• Flooding Continues Around State Roads Closed, Homes Threatened In Central Washington Counties

  February 2, 1995 in City on Page B1 Flooding from heavy rains closed roads and threatened homes in several counties across Washington state Wednesday. Several rivers jumped their banks, stranding residents in low-lying communities. The hardest-hit counties included …

• Flood Douses Dutch Dikes, Forcing Villagers To Evacuate

  February 2, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A7 Workers in western Germany clean a building damaged by floods. Photo by Associated Press

• Spokane Aid Reaches Quake Zone

  February 2, 1995 in City on Page B3 More than a ton of medical relief supplies from Spokane arrived Wednesday in Nishinomiya, Japan, according to organizers of the relief effort. The medical supplies will help the 19,000 people …

• Storms Flip Airplanes, Flood Homes

  January 28, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A2 Furious winds flipped planes and flung trees, while heavy rains flooded homes and blocked trains Friday as freakish weather lashed Europe. More bad news was forecast. At least 16 people …

• Aftershock Leaves Kobe Frayed Soldiers Continue Search For Missing As Buildings Teeter

  January 28, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A6 A vendor sells vegetables from his truck Friday in Kobe. Photo by Associated Press

• Engineering Flaws Cited In Earthquake

  January 25, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Many of Kobe, Japan’s elevated expressways, bridges and buildings collapsed last week due to flaws in the Japanese approach to earthquake engineering design, according to American experts who went to …

• Thousands In India Stranded After Avalanche Cuts Off Road Many Took Refuge In Tunnel

  January 21, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A3 Sitting beside his truck Friday on the winding Jammu-Srinagar highway, Daya Singh warmed his hands, stirred a pot of vegetables and placed a chicken over a scrap wood fire. There …

• Japan Quake Puts Off Trip By Students

  January 21, 1995 in Washington Voices on Page V2 A group of students and teachers from Horizon Junior High School are being forced to postpone a trip to Japan because of the devastating earthquake that struck there this week. …

• Mountain Motorists Still Trapped In Tunnel After Avalanche

  January 20, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Five-hundred motorists were stranded in a tunnel for a fourth night Thursday by a snowslide that swept cars and buses off a Himalayan Mountain road, killing at least 125 people. …

• Clinton Pledges Help From U.S. Military Other Nations Also Promising Aid To Quake-Devastated Japan

  January 18, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 U.S. military forces stand ready to provide anything from cots to heavy equipment to help Japan recover from its devastating earthquake, Pentagon officials say. And a technical team of government …

• The Deadliest Quakes

  January 18, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 Some of the 20th century’s deadliest earthquakes. The location is followed by the magnitude and the death toll. July 28, 1976. Tangshan, China, 7.8 to 8.2, official figure: 242,000. Unofficial …

• Quake Victims Help One Another Handle Tragedy

  January 18, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A4 1. Trapped in her crushed apartment, Kinko Nakazato asks for help through a gap in the rubble early today. She was rescued safely. Photo by Associated Press 2. A truck …

• 1
• 2
• Next page ›