natural disaster
Fierce storm surge feared as Laura bears down on Gulf Coast
World
August 25, 2020
Fierce storm surge feared as Laura bears down on Gulf Coast
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tropical Storm Laura entered the warm and deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday, gathering…
Heavy rain floods southern Japan; over a dozen presumed dead
World
July 4, 2020
Heavy rain floods southern Japan; over a dozen presumed dead
TOKYO (AP) — Heavy rain in southern Japan triggered flooding and mudslides on Saturday, leaving more than a dozen people…
Twenty-two killed as ‘super cyclone’ ravages Bangladesh, India
World
May 21, 2020
Twenty-two killed as ‘super cyclone’ ravages Bangladesh, India
At least 22 people died as the fiercest cyclone to hit parts of Bangladesh and eastern India this century sent…
Japan suffers worst economic slump in five years
World
February 17, 2020
Japan suffers worst economic slump in five years
Japan has suffered its worst quarterly GDP contraction in more than five years, with a tax hike and a deadly…
Australian bushfires extinguished, but climate rows rage on
World
February 15, 2020
Australian bushfires extinguished, but climate rows rage on
Australia’s “black summer” of devastating bushfires is finally coming to a close, but bitter arguments over how to tackle climate-fuelled…
Residents fear aftershocks more than cold after Turkey quake
Middle East
January 26, 2020
Residents fear aftershocks more than cold after Turkey quake
A dozen people bundled up in colorful blankets crouched around a makeshift fire in eastern Turkey. It is an icy…
Rainstorms douse bushfires across eastern Australia
World
January 18, 2020
Rainstorms douse bushfires across eastern Australia
Rain and thunderstorms doused long-burning bushfires across much of eastern Australia Saturday, but they also brought a new threat of…
Philippines struggles to keep evacuees away from volcano
World
January 15, 2020
Philippines struggles to keep evacuees away from volcano
Philippine authorities were struggling Wednesday to keep thousands of evacuees from returning to homes in areas threatened by a feared…
Philippines on alert as volcano spews ash, lava
World
January 13, 2020
Philippines on alert as volcano spews ash, lava
Lava and broad columns of ash illuminated by lightning spewed from a volcano south of the Philippine capital on Monday,…
Thousands in shelters as Indonesia flood death toll hits 53
World
January 4, 2020
Thousands in shelters as Indonesia flood death toll hits 53
Tens of thousands of Indonesians were still unable to return to their waterlogged homes Saturday after flooding hit the Jakarta…