Disaster

Multiple outlets report that massive flash floods struck a border area between Nepal and China on Wednesday. PBS states at least 98 people were killed and says hundr...

Rescue teams in Nepal and nearby Tibet responded after catastrophic flash floods swept down valleys and destroyed villages. Rescuers recovered survivors and helicopt...

A glacier collapse near the Nepal–China (Tibet) border produced a torrent of water and mud several stories high that swept through communities. Rescue teams searched...

A wildfire known as the Hawk Fire began on Saturday and expanded rapidly under strong, gusty winds, low humidity and dry vegetation. By early Sunday the blaze had gr...

Forecasters say Tropical Storm Lala is expected to approach the Hawaiian Islands and could strengthen to hurricane strength over the weekend. Officials warn Lala cou...

A magnitude-7.7 earthquake struck near eastern Indonesia on 15 August 2026. Multiple news outlets report at least 38 people killed and buildings collapsed; search-an...

Early Wednesday a fire broke out in a newborn nursery ward at a major hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan. Authorities said the blaze was caused when an air-conditioning...

Tropical Storm Edouard was upgraded from a tropical depression and, as of early Tuesday reporting, was heading toward the U.S. Gulf Coast. Forecasters at the Nationa...

Flight information shows that, for nearly two minutes, one pilot on an Amazon cargo flight warned the other that the aircraft was "too fast" before the plane left a ...

A violent flash flood struck the Bright Angel Canyon and Phantom Ranch area of Grand Canyon National Park on Saturday afternoon. The National Park Service reported o...

State officials reported that at least six people died following several days of storms and record-setting flooding in Indiana that began on Aug. 11, 2026. Authoriti...

Smoke from large Canadian wildfires was transported into the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and Northeast by northwest winds beginning Monday, reducing visibility and raising Air...