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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Magnitude 5.6 quake strikes near Port McNeill, Canada
PORT MCNEILL, August 1 — A magnitude 5.6 earthquake, a mid-range jolt in the grand scheme of planetary…
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Magnitude 5.1 Earthquake Strikes 132 km East-Northeast of Masohi, Indonesia
MASOHI, July 31 — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has recorded a magnitude 5.1 earthquake striking 153 km…
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Magnitude 5.3 Quake Strikes Off Bougainville, Felt Reports Absent
KOKOPO, Papua New Guinea, July 30 — A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck early Thursday, 217 kilometers southeast of…
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EU Warns Wildfire Risk Is Shifting to Greece, Italy and Central Europe
ROME, July 28, 2026 — Europe is warming faster than any other continent, with temperatures rising at twice…
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Magnitude 5.1 Quake Hits Remote Western China at Shallow Depth
OULA XIUMA, China, July 28 — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 198 kilometres northwest of this remote settlement…
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Magnitude 6.8 quake strikes near Uto in Kyushu, USGS issues Red alert
UTO, July 28 — The story begins just after seven in the morning, universal time, when the ground…
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Magnitude 5.4 quake strikes shallow beneath central Iceland south of Akureyri
AKUREYRI, Iceland, July 28 — A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 110 km SSE of Akureyri, Iceland, at 05:36…
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Magnitude 5.8 quake strikes shallow northwest of Oula Xiuma, China
OULA XIUMA, China, July 28 — A magnitude 5.8 earthquake shook the ground 190 kilometres northwest of this…
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Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes northwest China, USGS issues yellow alert
OULA XIUMA, July 28 — A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 191 km northwest of this Chinese settlement early…
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Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake Strikes Off Atka in Alaska’s Aleutians, No Tsunami Threat
ATKA, Alaska, July 26 — A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 99 kilometers southeast of Atka, Alaska, at 08:35…
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How EFFIS tracks Europe’s wildfires with experts from 43 countries
BRUSSELS, July 25 — The European Forest Fire Information System started logging wildfire data in the year 2000,…
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Magnitude 7.3 Earthquake Off Mexico Triggers Tsunami Warning, No Major Damage Reported
MEXICO CITY, July 25 — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 43 kilometres southwest of Puerto Madero, Mexico, at…
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July 2026 Quake off Chiapas Rattled Mexico’s Pacific Coast; Tsunami Alert Canceled
MEXICO CITY, July 17 — A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Mexico on…
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Mexico’s Moderate 5.0 Quake Strikes Pacific Off Southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY, July 17 — A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 79 kilometers southwest of Puerto Madero, Mexico on…
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NYC Officials Warn Ontario Wildfire Smoke Could Compound Heat Wave Air Risks
NEW YORK, July 17 — State authorities issued a health warning today as fine particulate matter from Canadian…
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Ontario Wildfire Smoke Sparks Cross-Border Dispute as Michigan Lawmakers Press Canada
TORONTO, July 17 — Out-of-control wildfires are raging across the Canadian province of Ontario, sending enormous plumes of…
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Three U.S. Cities Top Global Air Quality Rankings Due to Canadian Wildfires
CHICAGO, July 17 — Three American cities topped the global list of the most polluted urban centers on…
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Canadian Wildfire Smoke Chokes US Midwest, Northeast Cities
OTTAWA — Out-of-control wildfires in the Canadian province of Ontario are pumping a plume of hazardous smoke south…
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Shallow Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake Strikes Japan’s Volcano Islands
TOKYO, July 16 — A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck the Volcano Islands region of Japan early Thursday, according…
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Shallow M6.3 quake off Loyalty Islands brings green alert and no tsunami threat
Seismologists are calling Monday’s magnitude 6.7 earthquake southeast of the Loyalty Islands a textbook shallow rupture. The U.S.…
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Shallow magnitude 6.3 quake off Loyalty Islands brings green alert, no damage or tsunami threat
At 06:45 UTC on July 13, 2026, the seafloor southeast of the Loyalty Islands ruptured. The U.S. Geological…
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Mumbai’s Floodwaters Carry a Bacterial Warning From the BMC
MUMBAI, July 10 — The monsoon rains that drench Mumbai each year bring something else with them, something…
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Tanker Hit by Ukrainian Drone Leaves Black Sea Oil Slick and Unanswered Questions
ROME, July 8 — The Black Sea is becoming an environmental casualty of war, and the mechanics here…
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Strong 5.3 Quake Rattles Costa Rica’s Pacific Coast
OROTINA, Costa Rica, July 7 — A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 10 kilometers west-southwest of Orotina, Costa Rica,…
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