NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A devastating landslide struck Tarasin Village in Sudan’s Central Darfur on Sunday, Aug. 31, killing at least 1,000 people, according to a rebel group controlling the area. The Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM-A) said the horrific incident was triggered by days of torrential rainfall in late August and…
Around 500 people have been killed and 1000 more injured in an earthquake that struck eastern Afghanistan on Monday. Ali Khara | Reuters One of Afghanistan’s worst earthquakes killed more than 800 people and injured at least 2,800, authorities said on Monday, as rescuers struggled to reach remote areas due to rough mountainous terrain and…
8.8 earthquake in Russia triggers tsunami in Japan A tsunami has hit coastal areas of Russia’s Kuril Islands and Japan’s large northern island of Hokkaido after a powerful, 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia early Wednesday. (AP via NTV) NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck eastern…
Thousands of homes were under evacuation orders and warnings on Sunday from wildfires in Northern California wine country and central Oregon as crews battled the flames in dry, hot weather. The Pickett Fire, which had charred about 10 square miles (26 square kilometers) of Napa County, was just 11% contained on Sunday, according to the…
A woman takes pictures of the waves before Hurricane Erin’s near approach, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, U.S. August 20, 2025. Maria Alejandra Cardona | Reuters Hurricane Erin battered North Carolina’s Outer Banks with strong winds and waves that flooded part of the main highway and surged under beachfront homes as the monster storm slowly…
Hurricane Erin, the first hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, in a composite satellite image on Aug. 16, 2025. Cira/noaa | Via Reuters Hurricane Erin weakened to a Category 3 hurricane on Sunday, its outer bands lashing the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, as forecasters warned the storm was rapidly growing in size and would…
Lisa Bucci, Hurricane Specialist, works near screens showing Tropical Storm Erin as they continue to track its progress on August 13, 2025 at the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly powering up from a…
Heat waves and longer summers are driving seasonal spikes in demand for cooling units, highlighting the need for efficient technologies and adequate power supply to keep Europe cool. This year is set to bring another record hot summer, with temperatures reaching as high as 39 degrees Celsius in Paris. The increase in heat, as well…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Less than a week after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake sparked tsunami warnings throughout the Pacific Ocean, a volcano in far eastern Russia, on Sunday, spewed hot ash miles into the sky, marking the first time in hundreds of years the geological feature had erupted. The Krasheninnikov volcano,…
A file photo showing an aerial view of South Kuril Islands and coastline in Kamchatka region, Russia. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images A magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, damaging buildings and generating a tsunami of up to 4 metres (13 feet) that prompted warnings and evacuations stretching across the…
