Natural Disasters
Earthquakes, volcanic activity, severe storms and floods as they happen, drawn from official monitoring feeds, with plain explanations of what the numbers mean on the ground.
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Canadair CL-415 ‘Super Scooper’ battles wildfires across Europe
ROME, July 25 — Against the backdrop of another punishing wildfire season across southern Europe, the distinctive silhouette…
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EFFIS coordinates Europe’s wildfire response across 43 nations
BRUSSELS, July 25 — The European Forest Fire Information System started logging wildfire data in the year 2000,…
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Moderate quake hits Philippines, raises seismic concerns
SARANGANI, Philippines, July 25 — A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 57 km south of Sarangani, Philippines, at 06:46…
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Moderate Mexico quake felt offshore, no tsunami risk
MEXICO CITY, July 25 — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 43 kilometres southwest of Puerto Madero, Mexico, at…
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Moderate earthquake strikes remote Tristan da Cunha region
TRISTAN DA CUNHA, July 26 — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck the Tristan da Cunha region early Sunday,…
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Magnitude 5.3 quake hits 39 km NW of San Antonio de los Cobres
SAN ANTONIO DE LOS COBRES, Argentina, July 24 — A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 39 kilometres northwest of…
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Moderate quake jolts Vanuatu with sharp shallow tremor
PORT-OLRY, Vanuatu, July 24 — A magnitude 5 earthquake struck about 96 kilometers north-northwest of this coastal town…
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Magnitude 5.7 quake hits remote South Atlantic, no tsunami threat
USHUAIA, Argentina, July 24 — A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 292 kilometres south-southeast of this Tierra del Fuego…
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Magnitude 5 quake rattles Guam, no tsunami alert issued
MERIZO VILLAGE, Guam, July 21 — For the two people who reported feeling the ground shake, a magnitude…
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Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes 132 km ENE of Santa Cruz das
SANTA CRUZ DAS FLORES, July 21 — The remote mid-Atlantic archipelago of the Azores felt the earth move…
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Moderate earthquake strikes Samoa, no tsunami threat
APIA, Samoa, July 21 — A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 141 kilometers south-southwest of Gataivai, Samoa, late Monday…
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Shallow Mid-Atlantic quake felt strongly, no tsunami risk
WASHINGTON, July 20 — A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck the northern Mid-Atlantic Ridge late Monday evening, according to…
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Magnitude 5.5 earthquake strikes Pacific-Antarctic Ridge
PACIFIC-ANTARCTIC RIDGE, July 20 — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge at 05:38 UTC on July…
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Canadair CL-415 aids cross-border wildfire suppression
VICTORIA, July 19 — 95. That is the figure that matters for the Canadair CL-415 – the total…
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Canada’s fire centre coordinates wildfire response nationwide
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, July 19 — The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre operates as the country’s strategic hub for…
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British Columbia Wildfires Fueled by Complex Causes
VANCOUVER, July 18 — Wildfires in British Columbia are not a single phenomenon but a cascade of conditions,…
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Magnitude 5.5 quake strikes remote Scotia Sea with no tsunami threat
SCOTIA SEA, July 18 — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck the Scotia Sea on Saturday at 19:50 UTC,…
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USGS Detects 5.2 Kermadec Islands Earthquake at Shallow Depth
The first sign came from deep below the Pacific floor. At 05:46 UTC on July 18, 2026, a…
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Strong Magnitude 5.3 Quake Hits Southwest of Sarangani, Philippines
MANILA, July 18 — A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 119 kilometers southwest of Sarangani, Philippines, at 02:23 UTC…
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Pacific Ring of Fire: 90% of Quakes on 40,000 km Belt
TOKYO, July 17 — The figure that matters: 90 percent of the world’s earthquakes occur along the Ring…
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Another Moderate Earthquake Strikes Near Kermadec Islands on July 17
The Kermadec Islands region shook again on July 17. A magnitude 5.0 earthquake hit at 13:16 UTC, according…
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Residents of Kermadec Islands Accustomed to Moderate Quakes After 5.0 Event
For the people who live and work in the Kermadec Islands region, a moderate earthquake is not a…
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Wildfire Smoke Hits Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois
CHICAGO, July 17 — The calculus of air quality in the American Midwest has shifted dramatically this week.…
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Wildfire Smoke Fine Particles Endanger New York Health
NEW YORK, July 17 — State authorities issued a health warning today as fine particulate matter from Canadian…
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