By Kantaro Komiya and Mariko Katsumura A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake shook northeastern Japan late on Monday, prompting orders for about 90,000 residents to evacuate and tsunami warnings that…
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By Strange Sounds Hayli Gubbi Erupts After 10,000 Years — Seen From Space Yes, the Earth continues its tradition of waking up stuff we thought…
Thick plumes of ash tracked drifting over Yemen and Oman before spreading across Pakistan and into northern India By Stuti Mishra A volcano in Ethiopia has erupted for the…
By Audrey Leigh As social media platforms like Facebook and TikTok become primary sources of information for many people, misleading weather posts are increasingly going…
By Adam Zuvanich A tornado touched down in northwest Houston on Monday afternoon as a line of thunderstorms moved through the region, according to the National…
By Ariel Fernández, ANDREA RODRÍGUEZ, JOHN MYERS JR. and EVENS SANON Hurricane Melissa left at least dozens dead and caused widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, toppled…
By ARIEL FERNANDEZ, ANDREA RODRIGUEZ, JOHN MYERS JR. and EVENS SANON SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — Flooding from Hurricane Melissa killed 25 people in Haiti while the storm still…
Your daily dose of natural disasters and amazing phenomena for October 27, 2025… By Strange Sounds 🌀 Melissa Becomes a Category 5 Hurricane Near Jamaica Forty.…
BY MYNORTHWEST STAFF A fast-growing wildfire in central Washington’s Cascade Mountains continues to threaten communities and disrupt travel, with no immediate signs of slowing. Due to…
By Anthony This is interesting timing. Tornadoes wreaked havoc in the state of Utah over the weekend. The Navajo Police Department reported that three homes were…
BY HEATHER BOSCH A central Washington wildfire has continued to grow. As of Wednesday, the Sugarloaf Fire, which is burning about 25 miles northeast of Leavenworth, has…
BY TOM BROCK Forest fires across the state continue to grow in size, decreasing air quality for those who live in the Puget Sound region and…
By AP News TUOLUMNE COUNTY, Calif. (AP) — A quick-moving wildfire burned homes in a California Gold Rush town settled around 1850 by Chinese miners who were…
By The White House This National Preparedness Month, my Administration recommits to ensuring that every American community has the resources and support they need and…
By Victoria Taft A Pacific Palisades fire victim is warning her old hometown of New York City not to make the same mistake as Los…
By Danielle According to reports, at least 250 people died after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan near its border with Pakistan. Hundreds more sustained injuries.…
By Danielle North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein declared a state of emergency as the state prepares for impacts from Hurricane Erin. “Hurricane Erin will bring…
By Victoria Taft It’s been eight months since the California wildfires incinerated hundreds of homes and left charred scars stretching for miles in Pacific…