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Typhoon Bavi Rapidly Intensifies and Heads Toward the Mariana Islands

Record-warm Pacific waters plus a developing El Niño raise the odds of rapid strengthening that could deliver catastrophic winds, storm surge, heavy rain to islands still rebuilding from April's Sinlaku.

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Cottonwood Fire Near Beaver Burns Nearly 94,000 Acres and Destroys About 150 Structures

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Flash Flooding Hits Lanesville, Indiana, After 7–10 Inches of Rain

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Typhoon Jangmi Hits Southern Japan and Heads North Toward Amami and Kyushu

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Chemical Tank Rupture at Longview Paper Plant Kills Worker and Leaves Several Missing

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Colorado Declares Disaster as Sharpe Fire From Oklahoma Forces Evacuations in Baca County

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Intensity 3 Quake Shakes Shizuoka City With No Tsunami Risk

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Peru’s Sabancaya Volcano Erupts Again, Ash Drifts Toward Arequipa Districts

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Kenya Floods and Landslides Leave At Least 18 Dead as Rains Intensify

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Storm Wrecks Tehri Lake Floating Huts, Night Rescue Saves 25–30

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Fort McMurray Wildfire, 10 Years On, Drives Rebuilding and a Push for a National Plan

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Magnitude 6.2 Quake Shakes Hokkaido With No Tsunami Warning

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Wildfires Shut Amtrak’s Florida Corridor, Stranding Hundreds and Forcing Cancellations

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Japan Lifts Tsunami Alerts After 7.5+ Offshore Quake, Cites Slight Rise in Mega-Quake Risk

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Tsunami Warnings Lifted After Strong Quake Off Northeast Japan

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Tsunami Alerts Lifted After Northern Japan Quake as Short-Term Risk Rises

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Japan Lifts Tsunami Alert After Northern Quake and Warns of Higher Mega-Quake Risk

Public Safety

Typhoon Bavi Rapidly Intensifies and Heads Toward the Mariana Islands

Cottonwood Fire Near Beaver Burns Nearly 94,000 Acres and Destroys About 150 Structures

Flash Flooding Hits Lanesville, Indiana, After 7–10 Inches of Rain

Typhoon Jangmi Hits Southern Japan and Heads North Toward Amami and Kyushu

Chemical Tank Rupture at Longview Paper Plant Kills Worker and Leaves Several Missing

Flash Floods and 60 mph Winds Paralyze Parts of New York City

Magnitude 5.9 Quake Strikes Kagoshima Region With No Tsunami Threat

Shallow 5.2 Quake Hits Liuzhou, Killing Two and Forcing Thousands to Evacuate

Colorado Declares Disaster as Sharpe Fire From Oklahoma Forces Evacuations in Baca County

Intensity 3 Quake Shakes Shizuoka City With No Tsunami Risk

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Peru’s Sabancaya Volcano Erupts Again, Ash Drifts Toward Arequipa Districts

Kenya Floods and Landslides Leave At Least 18 Dead as Rains Intensify

Storm Wrecks Tehri Lake Floating Huts, Night Rescue Saves 25–30

Fort McMurray Wildfire, 10 Years On, Drives Rebuilding and a Push for a National Plan

Magnitude 6.2 Quake Shakes Hokkaido With No Tsunami Warning

Wildfires Shut Amtrak’s Florida Corridor, Stranding Hundreds and Forcing Cancellations

Japan Lifts Tsunami Alerts After 7.5+ Offshore Quake, Cites Slight Rise in Mega-Quake Risk

Tsunami Warnings Lifted After Strong Quake Off Northeast Japan

Tsunami Alerts Lifted After Northern Japan Quake as Short-Term Risk Rises

Japan Lifts Tsunami Alert After Northern Quake and Warns of Higher Mega-Quake Risk

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