- 2021-08-18 10:10:04 (UTC)
- 14.858°S 167.105°E
- 89.5 km depth
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Earthquake M 6.1 - South Sandwich Islands region
M 6.1 - South Sandwich Islands region
- 2021-08-17 17:53:29 (UTC)
- 58.024°S 25.471°W
- 47.1 km depth
Israel battles huge wildfire near Jerusalem
Israeli firefighters are battling a massive wildfire west of Jerusalem that has burned 2,000 hectares (5,000 acres) of forest over the past three days.
Authorities were forced to evacuate about 2,000 residents of nearby towns and villages as a preca
Read more…Campsites evacuated as France battles wildfire near Saint-Tropez
French firefighters, hampered by strong winds, were battling to contain a fast-spreading wildfire in the hills behind the coastal town of Saint-Tropez today as campsites packed with holidaymakers were evacuated.
Waves of extreme heat have hit much o
Read more…Roads and railways swept away after Austrian floods
Large parts of Austria have been battered by summer storms that left a trail of destruction.
Landslides and flooding caused widespread damage in the western regions of Pinzgau and Pongau in the state of Salzburg.
Across the border in southern German
Read more…Heavy rains lash Haiti quake survivors, hitting relief efforts
The search for survivors of a weekend earthquake that killed more than 1,400 people in Haiti has resumed after an overnight storm battered thousands left homeless with heavy rain.
By this morning, only a light rain was falling over Les Cayes, the so
Read more…Turkish flood deaths hit 57; dozens still missing
The death toll from severe floods and mudslides along Turkey's Black Sea coast has climbed to at least 57, the country's emergency and disaster agency said Saturday, as authorities disputed reports that dozens more people were missing.
Read more…High heat: Spain clocks prelim record of 47.2 C (116.96 F)
Spain set a new provisional heat record of 47.2 degrees Celsius (116.96 Fahrenheit) on Saturday as Southern Europe sweltered under a relentless summer sun. Italy put 16 cities on red alert for health risks and Portugal warned 75% of its regions that
Read more…Japan hit by floods, landslides during torrential rain
Japan braced for further downpours today as rescuers sifted through flood and landslide damage after record rain that left at least six dead.
Residents returned to check on their mud-covered homes in the country's southwest, where nearly two million
Read more…Greek wildfires: New blaze burning on ravaged Evia island
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A new fire broke out Friday on Greece’s second largest island of Evia, south of the area where a massive wildfire has decimated forests and torched homes, and was still smoldering 10 days after it started.
Read more…Death toll from floods in northern Turkey reaches 27
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The death toll from the severe floods and mudslides in northern Turkey rose to 27 Friday after search and rescue crews recovered 10 more bodies overnight, officials said. An opposition politician said more than 300 people may be
Read more…Earthquake M 7.5 - South Sandwich Islands region
M 7.5 - South Sandwich Islands region
- 2021-08-12 18:32:54 (UTC)
- 57.596°S 25.187°W
- 63.3 km depth
Turkey and Greece reel from raging wildfires during heatwave
Turkish coastguards have evacuated hundreds of villagers from a burning power plant and Greek firefighters battled a major blaze near the ancient Olympic site as a record heatwave wrecked havoc across Europe's southeast.
Read more…Sandstorm envelopes Chinese city
A wall of sand over 100 metres high swallowed a city on the fringes of the Gobi desert in northwestern China on Sunday.
Dunhuang, a tourist draw with a colourful history as a Silk Road outpost, momentarily disappeared in the dust clouds as the storm
Read more…Unseasonably wet and windy weather as Storm Evert tracks south of Ireland
A spokesperson for Met Éireann said the storm, which is expected to stay offshore, would track to the south of Ireland tonight bringing unseasonably wet and windy weather.
They said it would bring unseasonable winds offshore, with the possibility of
Read more…Earthquake M 8.2 - Alaska
M 8.2 - 104 km SE of Perryville, Alaska
- 2021-07-29 06:15:47 (UTC)
- 55.325°N 157.841°W
- 32.2 km depth
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