Natural Hazards

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New Field Evidence Suggests San Andreas Fault Is Slipping Faster

Confirmation would change scientific estimates of how often the San Andreas ruptures.

One Dead After Three Pulled From Rip Current at Herring Cove Beach

Yosemite Warns of Summer Branch Drop That Can Cause Long Oak Limbs to Fail

Worker Electrocuted by Tree Branch Hitting Power Line in Northwest Harris County

Woman Pulled From Raging Kern River After Clinging to Rocks

Chongqing Landslide Kills 11 as 50 People Remain Missing

Hot Train Blamed for Roy, Utah, Fires That Destroyed Three Homes

Landslide in Chongqing Buries More Than 10 Buildings and Kills at Least Eight

Tsunami Warning and Evacuations Ordered After Offshore Quake Near Te Anau

Four Family Members Die in Puebla Cave; Rescues Suspended

Bystanders Rescue Children From Rip Currents At Tywyn and Renew Calls For Lifeguards

Nouvelle-Aquitaine Declares Maximal Risk for Baïnes on Atlantic Coast for July 3–5

10-Year-Old From Special Needs School Found Dead in Nearby Waterfall

Peru Urges Households to Ready Lightweight Emergency Backpacks

UK Agencies Warn of Cold‑Water Shock as Heatwave Pushes People to Rivers and Lakes

Helicopter Winsch Rescues Walker Stuck 2.5 km Out in Büsum Mudflats

NWS Pueblo Issues Red Flag Warnings for Four Southern Colorado Fire Zones

Sneaker Waves Leave Mother and Child in Critical Condition as Coastal Rescues Rise

Southern California Faults at 1,000‑Year Stress High as Cajon Pass Could Let Ruptures Cross

Study Finds Reflected Seismic Waves Triggered 3,000‑km Slip That Shifted Japan East