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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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 Launches Four Astronauts to International Space Station
Kennedy Space Center, October 1 A quiet hush settled over the launchpad as the final checks were completed.…
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Global air travel demand falls 0.8% as Middle East traffic drops
Almaty, October 1 — Global air travel demand fell 0.8% year-on-year in August 2026, according to the International…
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Raytheon Wins Up to $20.7B Contract to Build AMRAAM Missiles Through 2033
WASHINGTON, September 30 — Raytheon, a subsidiary of RTX Corporation, has secured a not-to-exceed $20.7 billion multiyear contract…
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Triethylene Glycol Hit $1,597 a Ton in the US in June 2026, IMARC Says
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, September 30, 2026 According to the latest report by IMARC Group, the price of triethylene glycol…
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Formula 1’s Turbo-Hybrid Power Units Have Cut Fuel Use and Raised Efficiency Since 2014
Manila, September 29 The Formula One hybrid power unit, introduced in 2014, has transformed the world of motorsport…
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Peatlands Store More Carbon Than Forests, but Drainage and Mining Keep Damaging Them
ASTANA, September 29 — Peatlands, covering approximately 3% of Earth’s land, are estimated to store an estimated 550…
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Trump Grid Equipment Order: What It Means for US Battery Storage
WASHINGTON, September 21 — The economic stakes of a US emergency order targeting imported power equipment are coming…
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Insurer to Pay $30 Million to 145 Winona-Rochester Diocese Abuse Survivors
Washington, September 28 On the ground in Washington, the Catholic Church’s long-running sexual abuse scandal continues to unfold,…
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How the FAA-cleared Starship Flight 14 is meant to reach orbit with 26 Starlink V3 satellites
BOCA CHICA, September 26 — The Federal Aviation Administration has granted SpaceX a launch licence for the 14th…
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DP World Whitepaper Says Maritime Trade Shifting Toward Resilient Networks
DUBAI, September 27 — More than 80% of world merchandise trade moves by sea, and an estimated $14…
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China Threatens to Cancel Trump-Xi Summit If US Approves New Taiwan Arms Sales
Taipei, September 27 — China has warned it will cancel a planned summit with the United States if…
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USAID Dismantling Stalls Conservation, Leaves 100 Projects Seeking Funding
WASHINGTON, September 27 — The cancellation of more than 5,200 U.S. foreign assistance contracts has stalled conservation work…
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Iran’s Foreign Minister Meets US Envoy in New York as Strait of Hormuz Stays Closed
NEW YORK, September 23 — The Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway that carries roughly a fifth of…
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Germany Approves Fossil Fuel Phase-Out Roadmap, Keeps 2045 Climate Goal
BERLIN, September 27 — Germany’s cabinet has approved a national roadmap to phase out oil, coal and gas…
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Von der Leyen Proposes Canada as EU’s First Associate Member, Drawing Trump Tariff Threat
BRUSSELS, September 26 — The pitch landed in Brussels with the force of something new, and it has…
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Astronomers Trace First Radio Signal Directly to an Exoplanet, Beta Pictoris b
Netherlands — A significant development in the field of astronomy has been announced, with the detection of radio…
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Hochul Hosts Dominican President Abinader for Emergency Management Training in New York
ORISKANY, September 26 — The convoy of Dominican emergency officials rolled into the State Preparedness Training Center this…
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Alaska’s Rivers Turn Orange as Thawing Permafrost Releases Acid and Metals
ANAKTUVUK RIVER, September 25 — A study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology on May 20,…
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CRC Evans opens expanded pipeline welding, coating facility in UK
BURNLEY, September 25 — CRC Evans has opened a new 90,000-sq-ft specialty welding and protective coating facility in…
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Rubio Rings NYSE Bell Ahead of UN General Assembly Week
NEW YORK, September 21 — The gavel came down at the New York Stock Exchange on Monday morning,…
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Pennsylvania Health Center Chief Trains Rural Doctors on Disaster and Weather Health Risks
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio — A freight train derailed in this small Ohio town in February 2023, about a…
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$300M For Disasters? Hawaiʻi Gov Seeks To Tap Rainy Day Fund
HONOLULU, September 23 — Gov. Josh Green stood before reporters at the State Capitol on Wednesday and asked…
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EU Envoy Warns Ukraine War Disrupts Global Grain Flows
SEOUL, September 24 — The European Union’s ambassador to South Korea, Ugo Astuto, has warned that Russia’s war…
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US Contractors Tied to Brazilian Tin in Illegal Amazon Mining
BRASÍLIA, September 24 — A Brazilian tin producer accused of buying illegally mined cassiterite from the Yanomami Indigenous…
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