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Bangkok Declares All 50 Districts Disaster Zones as Severe Flooding Continues
Bangkok declared all 50 districts flood disaster zones after nearly 300mm of rain in 48 hours, as more heavy rain…
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Mount Etna Erupts Again: Why Repeated Eruptions Are a Natural Feature of Europe’s Highest Active Volcano
Mount Etna has erupted again, sending ash from its summit and triggering aviation warnings. Its repeated activity is a natural…
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Anak Krakatau Eruption Grounds Flights at Six Indonesian Airports, Halts Some Schools
Jakarta's main airport suspended hundreds of flights after ash from Anak Krakatau reached the runway, while some schools and fishing…
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Grand Canyon Flash Floods Kill Two, One Still Missing After More Than 80 Rescued
Two people are confirmed dead and one remains missing after flash flooding tore through Grand Canyon's Bright Angel Canyon, destroying…
Environment
Extreme Heat, Drought, Wildfires and Floods Continue Worldwide in 2026
Extreme heat, drought, wildfires and destructive floods have affected large parts of the world during 2026, unfolding against an unusually…
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Indonesia Battles Worsening Wildfires as Powerful El Niño Intensifies Dry Conditions
Indonesia is battling intensifying peatland and forest fires across Kalimantan and Sumatra as a very strong El Niño deepens drought…
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Nearly 1,500 Missing After Catastrophic Nepal-Tibet Border Floods, Death Toll Tops 360
Flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border have killed more than 360 people and left nearly 1,500 missing, including hundreds of…
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Deadly Disasters in the Himalayas Over a Dozen Years
A catastrophic flood along the Nepal-Tibet border is the latest in a series of deadly Himalayan disasters. Explore a 12-year…
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Baltic Storm Kills Two, Disrupts Power and Transport
Two people died after a powerful cyclone struck Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, disrupting electricity, communications and transport services.
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Nevada Wildfire Destroys More Than 30 Homes
The Hawk Fire near Reno has destroyed at least 32 homes and injured seven people. Here's the latest on containment,…
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Indonesia Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 100 as Relief Efforts Continue
Indonesia’s Flores earthquake death toll has reached 100, with 1,603 injured and about 180,000 displaced as relief operations continue.
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Indonesia Earthquake: Death Toll Rises to 70 as Thousands Await Aid on Flores After Powerful 7.7-Magnitude Quake
A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Indonesia's Flores island has killed at least 70 people, injured over 1,180,…