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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NVIDIA Says Jetson Thor Ran 27B Model 6.4x Faster Than llama.cpp Reference in MLPerf
SAN JOSE, September 18 — NVIDIA has published a technical blog post describing a TensorRT Edge-LLM submission to…
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BAE Systems Launches Shadow EW Line for Small Airborne Platforms
NASHUA, September 18 — BAE Systems, Inc. has launched Shadow EW, a family of compact electronic warfare solutions…
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Rep. Haley Stevens Unveils Bill to Compensate Wrongfully Detained Americans, Named for Paul Whelan
WASHINGTON, September 18 — Representative Haley Stevens introduced legislation on Thursday aimed at repairing the finances of Americans…
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Two Morgantown Business Owners Sentenced or Plead Guilty in $245M COVID Fraud Sweep
MORGANTOWN, September 18 — Two Morgantown business owners have been sentenced or entered guilty pleas in federal court…
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Blizzard Announces Diablo Animated Series in Development at Netflix
ANAHEIM, September 12 — The story begins in a hall full of people who have spent three decades…
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How many disasters are declared in Massachusetts?
BOSTON, September 17 — Massachusetts has averaged one federally declared disaster per year over the most recent five…
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Oil, Gas, Borrowing Costs Surge as Middle East Fears Escalate
WASHINGTON, September 17 — The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has pushed oil above $100 a…
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DRC School Fire and Stampede Kill at Least 26 Children, UNICEF Says
BUKAVU, September 15 — A fire at a primary school in Bukavu, in the eastern Democratic Republic of…
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Kauai Recovers From Lowell While Marking Iniki Anniversary
KAUAI, September 12 — The first floor of Mona Garcia’s home in Kekaha is open to the sky…
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UNESCO Warns Mediterranean Tsunami Risk Near 100 Percent Over Next 30 Years
PARIS, September 13 — UNESCO has warned that the probability of a tsunami wave exceeding 1 meter somewhere…
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Mount Ile Lewotolok: Nearly 1,900 Eruptions in Five Days
Between September 1 and 5, 2026, Ile Lewotolok erupted 1,873 times. That is roughly one blast every four…
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Mount Semeru: Java’s Highest Volcano and Its Deadly Lahars
Semeru throws up an explosion roughly every 20 to 30 minutes. It has done so, on and off,…
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Anak Krakatau Erupts for 25 Hours in Most Sustained Display in Years
Anak Krakatau erupted without a break for about 25 hours, from late on September 4 until early on…
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Anak Krakatau’s 2018 Flank Collapse Killed 437 and Left Survivors Afraid to Go Home
“I am still scared. I cannot sleep soundly, because I am afraid that another tsunami might strike,” said…
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Hawaii Quake Survivors Get Federal Aid; Four States Get Repair Funds
HONOLULU, September 12 — Six disaster notices from the U.S. Small Business Administration landed in the Federal Register…
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Philippine Ferry Fire Death Toll Reaches 76 After More Bodies Found
ZAMBOANGA CITY, September 12 — The fire that swept through the MV Lady Mary Joy 3 in the…
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Long Beach Peninsula Residents Ordered To Evacuate Due To Damage
LONG BEACH, September 12 — Firefighters moved house to house along the seawall on the Long Beach Peninsula…
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Aster Turns to Latin America, Africa as Mideast Oil Flows Falter
RIO DE JANEIRO, September 11 — Aster is turning to Latin America and Africa for crude oil supplies…
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Philippine Ferry Fire Death Toll Rises to 35 After More Bodies Recovered
Zamboanga City, March 30 — The death toll from a fire aboard the Philippine passenger ferry MV Lady…
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Aster Shifts Crude Buying to Americas, Africa Amid ME Disruptions
SINGAPORE, September 10 — Aster Chemicals and Energy has shifted a substantial part of its crude procurement away…
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Anak Krakatau Erupts for Over 24 Hours, Shutting Eight Airports in Indonesia
Anak Krakatau spent more than 24 hours in continuous explosive eruption in early September 2026. The blast sent…
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India, China, S. Korea Join Nepal Rescue as Death Toll Tops 1,000
KATHMANDU, September 7 — Nepal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that catastrophic flash floods along the Bhotekoshi…
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Indonesian Wildfires Blanket Southeast Asia in Toxic Haze
JAKARTA, Sept 6 — A thick blanket of toxic haze is again smothering large parts of Southeast Asia,…
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Volcano Watch: September is National Preparedness Month
Hawaii, September 5, 2026 On the windswept slopes of the Big Island, residents are reminded that National Preparedness…
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