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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What we know so far about a deadly boating accident on Geneva Lake
GENEVA LAKE, Wis., July 4 — A severe thunderstorm that swept through Walworth County on July 3 capsized…
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Boat capsizes off Bird Island, highlighting coastal water dangers
NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, July 4 — A boat capsized off Bird Island this afternoon, sending emergency crews to…
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Storm Overturns Boat, Killing Three Children in Lake Geneva
LAKE GENEVA, Wis., July 4 — Three children are dead after a boat capsized on Geneva Lake Friday…
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Moderate 5.0 earthquake strikes remote Reykjanes Ridge
REYKJANES RIDGE, July 4 — A magnitude 5 earthquake struck the Reykjanes Ridge at 12:42 UTC today, the…
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Magnitude 5 earthquake strikes Reykjanes Ridge
REYKJANES RIDGE, July 4 — A magnitude 5 earthquake struck the Reykjanes Ridge on Saturday, according to the…
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Earthquake Strikes Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 5.1 Magnitude
SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE, July 4 — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck the southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge at 14:12 UTC…
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Thunderstorm Warning Issued 25 Minutes Before Fatal Geneva Lake Boat Capsizing
A severe thunderstorm warning was in place for Walworth County for less than 25 minutes before a recreational…
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Three Children Killed in Geneva Lake Boat Accident Despite Wearing Life Jackets
GENEVA LAKE, Wis. — The storm hit just after noon on July 3. Ten people were on the…
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Shallow 5.0 Earthquake Shakes Reykjanes Ridge, No Tsunami Warning Issued
The Reykjanes Ridge is quiet again Saturday evening, but the ground there has already moved. A magnitude 5…
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Investigators Probe Timeline of Geneva Lake Storm Warning Before Fatal Boat Accident
The storm warning came at 11:53 a.m. on July 3. Within an hour, three children were dead on…
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Magnitude 5.0 Shallow Quake on Reykjanes Ridge Follows Historical Pattern
The numbers tell the story of Saturday’s earthquake on the Reykjanes Ridge. A magnitude 5.0 event. A depth…
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Shallow magnitude 5 earthquake shakes Reykjanes Ridge tectonic boundary
The Reykjanes Ridge is a place where the earth’s crust pulls apart. That stretch of the Atlantic floor,…
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Three Children Die After Boat Capsizes on Wisconsin Lake
GENEVA LAKE, Wisconsin — A family outing on a Wisconsin lake ended in tragedy. Three children are dead…
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Powerful storm capsizes boat on Geneva Lake, three children die
LAKE GENEVA, Wisconsin, July 4 — A boat carrying ten people capsized on Geneva Lake on Friday as…
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Storm’s fury claims three lives, capsizes boat on Geneva Lake
LAKE GENEVA, Wis., July 4 — Three people are dead and seven others were rescued after a boat…
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Magnitude 5.3 Earthquake Strikes Remote Balleny Islands Region
BALLENY ISLANDS REGION, July 3 — A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck the remote Balleny Islands region on Friday,…
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Moderate earthquake strikes Chile with no tsunami warning issued
OVALLE, Chile, July 4 — A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 43 kilometers southwest of Ovalle, Chile, early Saturday…
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The Mountain That Ruined Summer: How Mount Tambora’s 1815 Eruption Changed the World
The sky over Java turned yellow in June 1816, and no one knew why. Farmers in New England…
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Magnitude 5.2 Earthquake Strikes Balangonan, Philippines
BALANGONAN, Philippines, July 4 — A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 24 kilometers southwest of Balangonan, Philippines, at 02:21…
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Shallow 6.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Offshore Near Hirara, Japan
The sea floor shifted at 04:04 UTC on July 3. The U.S. Geological Survey measured it. A magnitude…
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Magnitude 6.1 quake shakes northern Ryukyu Islands; no tsunami warning
The ground under the northern Ryukyu Islands did not stay still Thursday morning. At 04:04 UTC, a magnitude…
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Magnitude 5.2 earthquake strikes 23 km SSE of Karpathos, Greece
KARPATHOS, Greece, July 2 — A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 23 kilometers south-southeast of the Greek island of…
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Greek officials assess damage after shallow 5.2 quake near Karpathos
KARPATHOS, Greece — The shaking was shallow. That is the problem. When the U.S. Geological Survey logged a…
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Shallow 10-km Depth of Aegean Quake May Intensify Surface Impact
A Timeline of Thursday’s Aegean Shaking At 11:06 UTC on Thursday morning, the seabed 23 kilometers south-southeast of…
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