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Saudi Arabia Shuts East-West Oil Pipeline After Houthi Attack
RIYADH, September 16 — A key Saudi oil pipeline has been shut down after a series of escalating…
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US Energy Secretary Says Damaged Saudi Pipeline Will Restart in Days, Analysts Warn of Weeks
RIYADH, September 15 — The East–West Pipeline, the Saudi artery that lets the kingdom’s crude reach the sea…
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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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Chinese and Iranian Foreign Ministers Meet in Beijing as Hormuz Reopening Nears
On 6 May, Beijing became the venue for a high‑level discussion that could reverberate through oil markets from…
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EU Launches Radioisotope Valley to Cut Russia Medical Reliance
BRUSSELS, September 10 — The European Commission has put forward the European Radioisotope Valley Initiative (ERVI), formally designated…
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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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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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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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The Pacific Ring of Fire Explained: Why Volcanoes and Earthquakes Cluster There
The Ring of Fire is a path along the Pacific Ocean, about 40,000 kilometers (24,900 miles) long, where…
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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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The Ring of Fire and Why Indonesia Sits at Its Center
Indonesia counts more than 130 active volcanoes across its thousands of islands. Mount Semeru, the “roof of Java,”…
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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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Saudi Arabia Shuts East-West Oil Pipeline After Drone Attack Sparks 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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International Space Station: Decades of Groundbreaking Medical Research in Orbit
ROME, July 16 — The International Space Station, continuously occupied since November 2000, is emerging as a proving…
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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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USC study quantifies aluminum oxide pollution from satellite reentries
LOS ANGELES, July 7 — The aluminium oxides that flake off satellites as they burn up on reentry…
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