Melissa has made an historic landfall in Jamaica, and continues to unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and destructive winds. It will then target eastern Cuba and the southeast Bahamas. Here’s the very latest. Hurricane Melissa is now moving across Jamaica and … Read More
Taiwanese authorities say 14 people had been confirmed dead as of Wednesday and 46 others were missing due to Typhoon Ragasa. The powerful storm dumped torrential rain on Taiwan’s eastern region. The downpour caused a barrier lake in the eastern … Read More
Officials said more than 1,300 people were injured in the quake, which struck outside the eastern city of Jalalabad, near the border with Pakistan. PESHAWAR, Pakistan — At least 800 people have been killed and more than 1,300 others injured … Read More
7.5 magnitude earthquake struck in the Drake Passage off the coasts of Argentina, Chile and Antarctica Thursday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and Chile began moving people away from beaches. The quake struck around 02:16:19 (UTC) with a … Read More
Nestled among the lush green mountains of Pakistan’s north, and with a river flowing serenely through its centre, Bishnoi was, until recently, a beautiful village. But it had rained heavily on the morning of Friday, 15 August, and when the … Read More
Thousands of people have been infected with a painful mosquito-borne virus in China, prompting a response not seen since COVID — including mass quarantines even though the virus is not spread by humans. The chikungunya virus has rapidly spread to … Read More
The volcano erupted on Aug. 3, spewing an ash plume that reached about 4 miles in height The Krasheninnikov Volcano just erupted for the first time in centuries. The volcano, located in the Kamchatka Peninsula in far eastern Russia, erupted … Read More
A massive 8.8 earthquake rocked the upper Pacific Ocean Tuesday evening, triggering tsunami warnings for the entire state of Hawaii and parts of Alaska as the first waves hit parts of Russia and Japan. In Hawaii, a 5.7-foot tsunami wave … Read More
An earthquake swarm that started at Mount Rainier on July 8, 2025, is the most significant seismicity at the volcano since 2009. An earthquake swarm began at Mount Rainier, Washington, at 1:29 a.m. PDT (08:29 UTC) on July 8, 2025. … Read More
Rescue teams in central Texas scoured storm-ravaged terrain Monday for signs of life as the death toll from last week’s catastrophic flooding rose to at least 90 and bouts of heavy rain battered hard-hit areas. Among the dead were at … Read More