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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Nepal Floods: Foreign National Rescued Alive as Death Toll Tops 1,300
KATHMANDU, Sept. 5 — Rescue teams in Nepal pulled a foreign national alive from the tunnel of the…
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Major Disaster Declaration Approved For May 22 Kona Earthquake
HONOLULU, September 4 — President Donald Trump has approved a major disaster declaration for Hawaiʻi County, unlocking federal…
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Nepal floods death toll climbs to 1,252 as rescue efforts continue
KATHMANDU, September 3 — Rescue teams are pressing ahead with search and recovery work across Nepal after catastrophic…
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Water Mission Sends Disaster Team to Nepal for Clean Water Aid
CHARLESTON, S.C., September 2 — The story begins with water, and with what happens when it turns against…
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Recovery Update on Tropical Cyclone Lala and Tropical Storm Moke
HILO, Sept. 2 — The hum of chainsaws and the whir of utility helicopters are replacing the roar…
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Highlands and Islands Enterprise Buys Orbex’s Sutherland Spaceport Assets From Liquidators
Sutherland, Scotland — Orbex sold its Sutherland Spaceport assets to the Scottish Development Agency for £20.1 million (about…
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Night Quake in the Gulf of Aden: USGS Logs a Shallow Magnitude 6.0 Event
The shallow depth of Thursday morning’s earthquake in the Gulf of Aden is the detail that tells seismologists…
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Nepal Police Put Flood Death Toll at 469 as Rescuers Search for 1,400 Missing
Bidur, August 28 — The death toll from devastating flash floods and landslides near the Nepal-Tibet border has…
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62 Dams Collapse in China; Beijing Conceals 200,000 Deaths for 20 Years
Beijing, August 28 — A devastating dam disaster in China’s Henan province, which occurred on August 8, 1975,…
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Louisville Nonprofit Offers Guidance for Helping Flood-Devastated Nepal
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A Louisville nonprofit is offering guidance for those in Kentucky looking to help after flash…
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Poweshiek Skipperling Rebounds: From Nine Found in 2022 to 1,300 Released in 2025
LANSING, Mich., August 27 The sun dips low over the prairie fen, casting a golden hue on the…
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Why Environmental Infrastructure Matters to Lagos
LAGOS, August 28 Lagos’ explosive growth is forcing a rethink of what infrastructure means for Africa’s largest city.…
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US Refiners Face Import Crunch from Top Crude Seller
US refiners are facing a critical supply crunch from Canada, their largest foreign crude source, as planned maintenance…
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Philippines Quake Toll Rises to 45 as Rescue Teams Dig On
MANILA, June 10, 2026 — infopulsetoday.com — Emergency crews continue to search for survivors after this week’s deadly…
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Lake Mead Hits Historic Lows as Colorado River Water Dispute Grows
BOULDER CITY, Nev., July 26 — The white band of mineral deposits on the canyon walls above Lake…
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Magnitude 7.7 Quake Off Flores Kills at Least 38 in Indonesia’s Ring of Fire
JAKARTA, August 15 — Indonesia sits astride the Pacific Ring of Fire, a vast 40,000-kilometer horseshoe-shaped belt of…
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5.0 Quake Shakes Russia’s Severo-Kuril’sk, No Tsunami Warning Issued
SEVERO-KURIL’SK, August 7 — A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 49 km southeast of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia, at 14:21 UTC…
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Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Strikes 110 km West of Buala in the Solomon Islands
HONIARA, August 6 — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 110 km west of Buala in the Solomon Islands…
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Magnitude 5.4 Earthquake Shakes Arunachal Pradesh Near Shi Yomi, No Damage Reported
SHI YOMI, August 5 — An earthquake registering a magnitude of 5 struck 60 kilometres north-northeast of Shi…
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Strong 6.3 quake shakes Sarangani, Philippines, no tsunami threat
SARANGANI, Philippines, Aug. 5 — The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a magnitude 6.3 earthquake at 04:14:06 UTC on…
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Magnitude 5 earthquake strikes ocean south of Tonga, USGS sets no tsunami flag
NUKU‘ALOFA, August 4 — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck south of Tonga today, August 04, 2026, at 14:56…
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Magnitude 5.2 Quake Strikes Deep Beneath Eastern Peru, Felt Lightly
SAN ALEJANDRO, Peru, Aug. 3 — A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 66 km west-northwest of San Alejandro, Peru,…
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Magnitude 5 quake shakes Changning, China, no tsunami warning
CHANGNING, China, Aug 2 — When the ground shifts beneath a seismically busy corner of China, even a…
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Magnitude 5.1 Quake Strikes Offshore Near Tristan Da Cunha
TRISTAN DA CUNHA, Aug. 1 — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck the Tristan da Cunha region on Saturday,…
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