7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes offshore from southern Philippines
MANILA, Philippines — MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An offshore earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.4 hit off…
Whakaari eruption survivor recalls being hit by steam, rocks
A video recording of a survivor’s harrowing account of the Whakaari White Island disaster has been played in…
NZ didn’t seem ready for disaster, court told
The coronial inquiry into the 2019 Whakaari / White Island eruption has heard that although the island is…
Desperate search for survivors after powerful quake kills 69 in Philippines
Rescuers used backhoes and sniffer dogs to look for survivors in collapsed houses and other damaged buildings in…
Powerful quake kills at least 69 people in the Philippines
At least 69 people were killed in a powerful earthquake that hit a central Philippine province where dozens…
Strong earthquake in central Philippines sends people running out of homes
MANILA, Philippines — A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.7 shook the central Philippines Tuesday night,…
Strong earthquake strikes central Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A strong offshore earthquake of magnitude 6.9 shook the central Philippines late Tuesday, damaging…
Humberto is now a powerful Category 4 hurricane
MIAMI (AP) — Dangerous tropical weather brewed Friday in the Atlantic Ocean with Humberto intensifying into a powerful…
Typhoon Ragasa batters Hong Kong and southern China
SHENZHEN, China (AP) — Typhoon Ragasa, one of the strongest storms to hit Asia in years, whipped waves…
Maui officials sound emergency sirens, evacuate residents as wildfire threatens town
HONOLULU — Officials on the Hawaiian island of Maui have lifted evacuation orders for residents living near a…
Super Typhoon Ragasa batters Hong Kong and southern China
Super Typhoon Ragasa, one of the strongest in years, whipped waves taller than lampposts onto Hong Kong promenades…
Australians are moving to Tasmania to escape climate change, but the island state is not immune
Jack Taylor can still vividly remember the day when the air around him became too hot to breathe.…