Dave Malkoff

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Dave Malkoff

Bartlesville, Oklahoma — A year after a tornado flattened his family's home, 9-year-old River Garrett isn't focused on what was lost — but on what can still be built. "Rebuilding, it takes a while, it takes hard work. But to me, it's putting something back together where it is better than before," River said, outside his grandmother's brand new home in northern Oklahoma. On May 6, 2024, a powerful tornado tore across the area, killing two people and causing $25 million in damage.

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Dave Malkoff |Tracy Wholf |Aparna Zalani

Couple paying mortgage on unlivable home Hudson, Florida — Six months after Hurricane Helene hit Beth and Alex Brightman's home in Hudson, Florida, the flood damage is still visible. Since then, they have changed the message at their front door to "Let's not stay home.""It originally said, 'let's stay home,' because that's all we wanted to do, was stay here in our retirement home," Beth explained.

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Dave Malkoff |Laura Geller

No matter where you live in America, there's a tornado radar system in your region scanning the skies to keep you informed. But the aging technology, which dates back to 1988, is in desperate need of an upgrade. Tornado activity across the U.S. is increasing, with more than 470 tornadoes reported through early April. The National Weather Service has also issued the most tornado warnings in nearly 40 years.

1 month ago | cbsnews.com | Dave Malkoff |Tracy Wholf |Kerry Breen

A lucky group of scientists were able to explore a never-before-seen part of the Antarctic after an ice shelf broke, revealing newly exposed seafloor and a previously inaccessible ecosystem hundreds of meters beneath the surface. A team from the Schmidt Ocean Institute were aboard the "R/V Falkor (too)" research vessel in January 2025 when a piece of ice the size of Chicago broke off from the George VI Ice Shelf, a floating glacier 57 miles away.

2 months ago | aol.com | Dave Malkoff |Aparna Zalani |Justin McCray |Justin Mccray

Jeff Hughes, a woodworker who makes caskets in Newland, North Carolina, takes great care in every cut and saw line — but there's no easy way for him to get them to the funeral home. That's because the bridge he and his neighbors rely on to get to the main road was washed away by Hurricane Helene more than four months ago. The catastrophic storm devastated parts of North Carolina and Tennessee, killing more than 200 people and doing $60 billion in damage.