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Las congresistas Cindy Axne, demócrata, y Ashley Hinson, republicana, han enviado una carta a la directora en funciones del Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (NWS), Mary Erickson.
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Breast and cervical cancer, colorectal and lung: cancer screening has come a long way in making what used to be a death sentence, increasingly survivable. But coming out of the pandemic some physicians worry skipped primary care checkups will mean uncaught cancers and potentially grim health outcomes.
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Volunteers helped with recovery efforts outside of Winterset, where an unusual March tornado killed six people and either damaged or destroyed dozens homes.
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We need to be ready for more regular and more dangerous weather events, as an effect of the rising global temperature. This makes it all the more important to prepare for severe weather and potential emergencies. Here are tips to be ready for severe weather.
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Ben Kieffer speaks to University of Iowa researchers Ethan Rogers and Mike Berg about the health effects of being incarcerated.
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Wednesday's high winds kindled fires and left crews across the state struggling to manage blazes that scorched the plains and burned down homes.
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A semitrailer was stuck by high winds rolled and onto its side on southbound U.S. Highway 151 in eastern Iowa on Wednesday evening, as severe weather moved through the area, killing the driver, the Iowa State Patrol said.
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The state is expecting high winds and thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon and night.
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Local and state emergency managers need more ways to share information and stay in contact during widespread and long-term power outages. That’s one of the findings in a review about the 2020 derecho, commissioned by the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
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Iowa needs targeted investments to strengthen and expand its electrical grid, in order to prepare for extreme weather events brought on by climate change. That’s the recommendation from the latest Iowa Climate Statement, which was released Wednesday by a coalition of more than 200 researchers.