Natural disaster

Australia: Powerful ‘Microburst’ Storm Hits Brisbane, Leaving Widespread Damage

  • Captured on Thursday 16th of January 2025
  • Location is Brisbane

A powerful storm system caused a 'microburst' with wind gusts reaching up to 80 kph (approximately 50 mph) in Read more...

US: Donation Efforts For Fire Victims In Los Angeles

  • Captured on Tuesday 14th of January 2025
  • Location is Los Angeles

The Los Angeles area, devastated by fires, is seeing donations being collected for the victims at various locations. Read more...

US: Smoke Turns Sky Orange As Massive Wildfires Rage In Greater Los Angeles

  • Captured on Saturday 11th of January 2025
  • Location is Brentwood

Fierce wildfires continued to rage in the greater Los Angeles area amid dry conditions and high winds, leaving at least Read more...

Recap: Fires Ravage Los Angeles Area 2

  • Captured on Tuesday 7th of January 2025
  • Location is Los Angeles County

Fires ravaging the Los Angeles area since last week have killed at least 24 people, burned more than 40,000 acres, and f Read more...

Recap: Fires Ravage Los Angeles Area

  • Captured on Tuesday 7th of January 2025
  • Location is Los Angeles County

Fires ravaging the Los Angeles area since last week have killed at least 24 people, burned more than 40,000 acres, and f Read more...

Japan: M6.6 Earthquake Hits Off Miyazaki Coast, Prompts Tsunami Advisory 4

  • Captured on Monday 13th of January 2025
  • Location is Miyazaki

The Japan Meteorological Agency reported that on Monday, January 13, at around 21:19 JST, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake str Read more...

Japan: M6.6 Earthquake Hits Off Miyazaki Coast, Prompts Tsunami Advisory 3

  • Captured on Monday 13th of January 2025
  • Location is Miyazaki

The Japan Meteorological Agency reported that on Monday, January 13, at around 21:19 JST, a magnitude 6.9 earthquake str Read more...

Japan: M6.6 Earthquake Hits Off Miyazaki Coast, Prompts Tsunami Advisory 2

  • Captured on Monday 13th of January 2025
  • Location is Kumamoto

The Japan Meteorological Agency reported that on Monday, January 13, at around 21:19, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Read more...

Japan: M6.6 Earthquake Hits Off Miyazaki Coast, Prompts Tsunami Advisory

  • Captured on Monday 13th of January 2025
  • Location is Kagoshima Airport

The Japan Meteorological Agency reported that on Monday, January 13, at around 21:19, a magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck Read more...

Mexico: M6.2 Earthquake Strikes Near Coalcomán, Michoacán

  • Captured on Sunday 12th of January 2025
  • Location is Mexico City

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 8 km southeast of Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares in Michoacán early on Sunday, Janua Read more...

UK: Major Incident Declared Amid Severe Flooding In East Midlands

  • Captured on Monday 6th of January 2025
  • Location is Rutland

Torrential rain and thawing snow caused widespread flooding in the East Midlands on Monday, January 6, prompting a major Read more...

Nepal: Powerful Earthquake In Tibet Jolts Kathmandu And Surrounding Areas

  • Captured on Tuesday 7th of January 2025
  • Location is Lalitpur

A powerful earthquake, magnitude 7.1, according to USGS, reportedly killed at least 95 people in Tibet on Tuesday, Janua Read more...

India: M7.1 Earthquake Strikes Tibet-Nepal Border, Shaking Felt In Northern Regions

  • Captured on Tuesday 7th of January 2025
  • Location is Saharsa

A powerful magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Tibet Autonomous Region in the southwestern part of China near the Nepal Read more...

El Salvador: Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Strikes, Felt Across Central America 2

  • Captured on Sunday 5th of January 2025
  • Location is Zaragoza

A strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck El Salvador on Sunday, January 5, at 11:18 a.m. local time, according to the US Read more...

El Salvador: Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake Strikes, Felt Across Central America

  • Captured on Sunday 5th of January 2025
  • Location is Santa Cruz Michapa

A strong magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck El Salvador on Sunday, January 5, at 11:18 a.m. local time, according to the US Read more...

Maldives: Orange Alert Issued As Northeast Monsoon Brings Heavy Rain And Flooding 3

  • Captured on Friday 3rd of January 2025
  • Location is Malé

The northeast monsoon swept through the Maldives on Friday, January 3, bringing heavy rain and causing flooding. The Mal Read more...

Maldives: Orange Alert Issued As Northeast Monsoon Brings Heavy Rain And Flooding 2

  • Captured on Friday 3rd of January 2025
  • Location is Malé

The northeast monsoon swept through the Maldives on Friday, January 3, bringing heavy rain and causing flooding. The Mal Read more...

Maldives: Orange Alert Issued As Northeast Monsoon Brings Heavy Rain And Flooding

  • Captured on Friday 3rd of January 2025
  • Location is Malé

The northeast monsoon swept through the Maldives on Friday, January 3, bringing heavy rain and causing flooding. The Mal Read more...

UK: Widespread Flooding Hits Greater Manchester Forcing Hundreds To Evacuate 8

  • Captured on Wednesday 1st of January 2025
  • Location is Greater Manchester

Heavy rain caused severe flooding across Greater Manchester on New Year's Day, forcing at least 13,000 people to ev Read more...

UK: Widespread Flooding Hits Greater Manchester Forcing Hundreds To Evacuate 7

  • Captured on Wednesday 1st of January 2025
  • Location is Greater Manchester

Heavy rain caused severe flooding across Greater Manchester on New Year's Day, forcing at least 13,000 people to ev Read more...

UK: Widespread Flooding Hits Greater Manchester Forcing Hundreds To Evacuate 6

  • Captured on Wednesday 1st of January 2025
  • Location is Greater Manchester

Heavy rain caused severe flooding across Greater Manchester on New Year's Day, forcing at least 13,000 people to ev Read more...

Philippines: Magnitude 5.8 Earthquake Jolts Ilocos Norte

  • Captured on Monday 30th of December 2024
  • Location is San Nicolas

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) reported that a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 6 kilo Read more...

UK: Widespread Flooding Hits Greater Manchester Forcing Hundreds To Evacuate 5

  • Captured on Wednesday 1st of January 2025
  • Location is Manchester

Heavy rain caused severe flooding across Greater Manchester on New Year's Day forcing at least 13,000 people to eva Read more...

UK: Widespread Flooding Hits Greater Manchester Forcing Hundreds To Evacuate 4

  • Captured on Wednesday 1st of January 2025
  • Location is Manchester

Heavy rain caused severe flooding across Greater Manchester on New Year's Day forcing at least 13,000 people to eva Read more...

UK: Widespread Flooding Hits Greater Manchester Forcing Hundreds To Evacuate 3

  • Captured on Wednesday 1st of January 2025
  • Location is Manchester

Heavy rain caused severe flooding across Greater Manchester on New Year's Day forcing at least 13,000 people to eva Read more...

UK: Widespread Flooding Hits Greater Manchester Forcing Hundreds To Evacuate 2

  • Captured on Wednesday 1st of January 2025
  • Location is Manchester

Heavy rain caused severe flooding across Greater Manchester on New Year's Day forcing at least 13,000 people to eva Read more...

UK: Widespread Flooding Hits Greater Manchester Forcing Hundreds To Evacuate

  • Captured on Wednesday 1st of January 2025
  • Location is Manchester

Heavy rain caused severe flooding across Greater Manchester on New Year's Day forcing at least 13,000 people to eva Read more...

US: Kīlauea Volcano In Hawaii Remains Active Producing Lava Fountains

  • Captured on Tuesday 31st of December 2024
  • Location is Hawaii

Kīlauea Volcano has remained active since its eruption on Monday, December 23, with lava fountains reaching heights of Read more...

US: EF-1 Tornado Touches Down In Athens, AL, Leaving Devastating Damage

  • Captured on Sunday 29th of December 2024
  • Location is Athens

The National Weather Service in Huntsville has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down in downtown Athens, Alabama, Read more...

US: At Least 1 Dead As Tornadoes Tear Through Houston Area, Texas 2

  • Captured on Saturday 28th of December 2024
  • Location is New Caney

At least one person is dead and four were injured near Liverpool as multiple tornadoes tore through the Houston area on Read more...

US: At Least 1 Dead As Tornadoes Tear Through Houston Area, Texas

  • Captured on Saturday 28th of December 2024
  • Location is New Caney

At least one person is dead and four were injured near Liverpool as multiple tornadoes tore through the Houston area on Read more...

Peru: Strong Waves Devastate Piura And Tumbes, Damaging Homes And Businesses

  • Captured on Friday 27th of December 2024
  • Location is Máncora

Strong waves struck the Piura and Tumbes regions in northwestern Peru on Friday, December 27, destroying a boardwalk in Read more...

Japan: Eruption At Sakurajima Sends Ash Plume Rising To 2,200 Meters 2

  • Captured on Friday 27th of December 2024
  • Location is Kagoshima

An eruption occurred at the summit crater of the southern peak of Sakurajima on Friday, December 27. A significant a Read more...

Japan: Eruption At Sakurajima Sends Ash Plume Rising To 2,200 Meters

  • Captured on Friday 27th of December 2024
  • Location is Kagoshima

An eruption occurred at the summit crater of the southern peak of Sakurajima on Friday, December 27. A significant a Read more...

US: Santa Cruz Wharf Collapses As High Waves Batter Northern California Shoreline 5

  • Captured on Monday 23rd of December 2024
  • Location is Santa Cruz

Dangerously high waves battered the northern California coastline, including Santa Cruz County, on Monday, December 23. Read more...

US: Santa Cruz Wharf Collapses As High Waves Batter Northern California Shoreline 4

  • Captured on Monday 23rd of December 2024
  • Location is Fort Bragg

Dangerously high waves battered the northern California coastline, including Santa Cruz County, on Monday, December 23. Read more...

US: Santa Cruz Wharf Collapses As High Waves Batter Northern California Shoreline 3

  • Captured on Monday 23rd of December 2024
  • Location is Santa Cruz

Three people fell into the ocean as dangerously high waves battered the Santa Cruz County coastline on Monday, December Read more...

India: Heavy Snow Strands Over 1,000 Vehicles Near Atal Tunnel In Himachal Pradesh

  • Captured on Monday 23rd of December 2024
  • Location is Atal Tunnel

A cold wave brought heavy snowfall to Himachal Pradesh in northern India, stranding approximately 1,000 vehicles between Read more...

US: Santa Cruz Wharf Collapses As High Waves Batter Northern California Shoreline 2

  • Captured on Monday 23rd of December 2024
  • Location is Santa Cruz

Three people fell into the ocean as dangerously high waves battered the Santa Cruz County coastline on Monday, December Read more...

US: Kīlauea Volcano In Hawaii’s Big Island Erupts, Causing Travel Disruptions

  • Captured on Monday 23rd of December 2024
  • Location is Hawaii

Kīlauea Volcano, located on Hawaii's Big Island, erupted early Monday morning, December 23, at approximately 2:20 Read more...

US: Santa Cruz Wharf Collapses As High Waves Batter Northern California Shoreline

  • Captured on Monday 23rd of December 2024
  • Location is Santa Cruz

Three people fell into the ocean as dangerously high waves battered the Santa Cruz County coastline on Monday, December Read more...

Philippines: Alert Level 3 Raised For Kanlaon Volcano 2

  • Captured on Monday 23rd of December 2024
  • Location is Negros Occidental

As of December 23, the alert level for Kanlaon Volcano was raised to 3. At least 15 volcanic earthquakes were recorded i Read more...