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Indonesia Rescuers Seek 129 Missing After Ship Capsizes
MEDAN, June 19 — A passenger ship carrying an estimated 180 people capsized in Lake Toba, a volcanic…
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Earth Records Hottest August Ever as El Niño Intensifies
GENEVA, September 14 — El Niño was one of the drivers behind the hottest August ever measured on…
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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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NOAA Models Predict Deep-Sea Coral Hotspots Across Hawaiian Islands
HONOLULU, September 13 — The economic case for mapping the deep Pacific rests on a simple constraint: ship…
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Saudi Arabia Shuts East-West Pipeline, Oil Prices Rise
RIYADH, September 13 — Saudi Arabia has shut down the East-West Pipeline, the main oil route that lets…
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Pfluger Bipartisan Bill Would Analyze Strategic Petroleum Reserve Updates
WASHINGTON, September 12 — A bipartisan push to overhaul the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is now sitting before the…
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El Niño 2026 Threatens Hawaii and Pacific With Typhoons and Drought
HONOLULU, September 12 — The Pacific is running hot, and the islands in its path know what that…
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Indonesia’s Volcanoes and the Pacific Ring of Fire Explained
What the Ring of Fire Really Is The term Ring of Fire describes a horseshoe‑shaped zone of volcanoes…
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Mount Ile Lewotolok: Nearly 1,900 Eruptions in Five Days
Some volcanoes announce themselves with one enormous blast. Mount Ile Lewotolok has taken the opposite approach: an almost…
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Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki, the Volcano Grounding Bali Flights
Of all the volcanoes stirring across Indonesia this season, Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki has the widest reach — not…
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Mount Semeru: Java’s Highest Volcano and Its Deadly Lahars
On the island of Java, above the tea estates and rice terraces of East Java, stands Semeru —…
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Anak Krakatau Erupts for 25 Hours in Most Sustained Display in Years
Historical Context The 1883 eruption of the original Krakatau island ranks among the deadliest in recorded history, claiming…
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The Ring of Fire and Why Indonesia Sits at Its Center
When several Indonesian volcanoes erupt in the same week, the phrase that inevitably surfaces is “the Ring of…
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Indonesia’s Volcano Cluster: What Five Eruptions at Once Really Mean
Indonesia is living through one of its most restless volcanic stretches in years. As of early September 2026,…
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Anak Krakatau Roars Back to Life in the Sunda Strait
Few volcanoes carry a heavier name than Krakatau. The 1883 eruption of the original island was one of…
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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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Asia Resists Western Pressure on Russian Energy: Spokeswoman
VLADIVOSTOK, September 12 — Asian countries resisted Western pressure over energy purchases from Russia, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman…
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UN Official Calls Europe’s Heatwave Damage an Economic Security Emergency
BRUSSELS, September 12 — Europe’s summer of extreme heat has handed the continent an economic bill of roughly…
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Comoros Switches On 20 MW Solar Network Backed By UAE
MORONI, September 12 — The Comoros has switched on three solar plants across its main islands, a small…
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Saudi Arabia: Projectiles Hit Oil Pipeline, Sparking Fires
DUBAI, September 12 — Projectiles struck Saudi Arabia’s oil pipeline system, igniting fires at multiple locations, the kingdom’s…
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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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White House’s 1,000-Launch Space Goal Faces $100 Billion Question
WASHINGTON, September 12 — The White House has put its weight behind a dramatic expansion of American launch…
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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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