Natural Disaster
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Anak Krakatau’s September Eruption: What the Satellite Images Reveal About Ash, Flights and Public Risk
NASA’s satellite observations show how Anak Krakatau’s early-September eruption sent ash and volcanic gases across Indonesia, disrupting flights while the…
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Flash Flooding Disrupts the New York–Connecticut–New Jersey Corridor: What Officials Reported
Intense rain caused flash flooding, rescues and travel disruption across parts of Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. This report…
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Brač Wildfire: Croatia Mobilises Firefighters, Aircraft and Sea Rescues as Crews Defend Communities
Croatian authorities mobilised firefighters, water-bombing aircraft and maritime services against the Brač wildfire. The reported scale and rescue activity underscore…
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Indonesia’s Fire Response Expands as Haze Closes Thousands of Schools
Forest and peatland fires in Indonesia have forced thousands of school closures and shifted more than a million students to…
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Anak Krakatau Eruption Eases, but Level III Alert Remains After Airports Reopen
Flights around Jakarta have resumed after Anak Krakatau’s ash disrupted nearly 3,000 services, but fresh eruptions and a Level III…
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Nepal’s ‘DNA-coded burial’ system explained: how numbered records can identify victims later
Nepal is linking each temporarily interred unidentified victim to preserved DNA, photographs and a reference record so families can seek…
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Indonesia fire smoke drives unhealthy haze across parts of Malaysia and the Philippines
Official monitors reported hazardous air in parts of Sarawak and unhealthy conditions in Philippine cities as winds transported smoke across…
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IMD warns of heavy rain in Delhi region and prolonged rain in sub-Himalayan Bengal and Sikkim
Official September 3 warnings cover Delhi, Haryana and Chandigarh through September 5 and sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim through September…
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Edouard remnants trigger major flash flooding in southeast and east-central Texas
After an earlier flood forecast, observed thunderstorms produced extreme rainfall rates and major flash-flood risk across parts of Texas.
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Hurricane Lowell weakens from Category 5 but remains a 155 mph threat south of Hawaii
The latest official advisory places Lowell about 440 miles south of Hilo with no coastal warning, while dangerous surf and…
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