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Hurricanes, wildfires, floods and quakes: what happened, who is affected, and what officials have told people to do.
A passenger train derailed near Rouen in Normandy on Friday, injuring 44 people. A piece of rail was found on the tracks; French officials are investigating whether it caused the c
Israel's military announced it destroyed a large underground Hezbollah complex in southern Lebanon spanning more than 2km beneath the Ali Taher Ridge. The blast triggered seismic a
An Amazon cargo plane crashed at Miami International Airport on September 8, 2026, killing five people in a van. Flight data indicate pilots attempted to abort the landing before t
Hurricane Lowell's fierce winds and heavy rains struck Hawaii's Kauai island on September 8, 2026, leaving nearly all island utility cooperative members without power. The storm br
A fireworks detonation during a village festival in central Mexico on September 6, 2026, killed at least 10 people and wounded at least 60. The blast occurred in Santa María Canche
Nepal held an official day of mourning on September 8, marking the 13th day after August 26 floods that killed more than 1,300 people in Nepal and Tibet and left approximately 5,00
U.S. forces struck three Iranian oil tankers on Saturday, September 5, in retaliation after Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched ballistic missiles at two U.S. Navy sh
Two workers trapped in a hydropower tunnel in Nepal were rescued alive on September 4, nine days after devastating floods swept the region. Mechanical foreman Sanjay Sah, 30, and m
The National Weather Service in Lake Charles issued Flood Warnings on September 2 at 7:53 AM CDT for the Neches River (moderate flooding), Village Creek (major flooding), and Pine
At least 1,003 people have died in Nepal from a glacial collapse and resulting floods on August 26, with 3,916 still missing, including 583 foreign nationals, according to Nepal's
Tropical Storm Edouard, carrying maximum sustained winds of 45 knots, was centered near 29.4N 93.3W as of September 1, 1500 UTC, according to the National Hurricane Center. Tropica
A flash flood struck Bright Angel Canyon and Phantom Ranch in Grand Canyon National Park on August 29, 2026, at approximately 2:30 p.m. local time, leaving approximately 15 people
A glacial bedrock collapse in the Himalayan region triggered catastrophic flash floods Wednesday, killing at least 788 in Nepal with 2,502 missing, and 16 dead with 546 missing on
A catamaran-style ferry operating between northern Cyprus and Turkey capsized on August 30, 2026, after taking in water just 15 minutes after departure. At least 7 people died and
A glacier collapse on Wednesday on the Nepal-Tibet border triggered floods and landslides that killed at least 579 people in Nepal and 5 in Tibet, with approximately 2,000 unaccoun
Police and fire responded to a family disturbance at a Billings home on Sunday evening that escalated to gunfire and a house fire. Multiple adults and children were killed, and the
A fast-moving wildfire that began Saturday in western Nevada has grown to more than 23 square miles, prompting authorities to order some 42,000 residents to evacuate immediately an
A mound of rubbish at a major waste site in Conakry, Guinea collapsed onto nearby homes early Sunday, killing at least 31 people and injuring 22 others. The collapse followed heavy
The Hawk Fire near Reno burned more than 10,500 acres on August 22, 2026, forcing evacuations of approximately 1,000 homes. Gov. Joe Lombardo declared a state of emergency for Wash
The U.S. Department of the Interior announced mandatory reductions of 1.25 million acre-feet of Colorado River water annually for two years beginning in 2027 for California, Nevada
A twin-engine Cessna 441 operated by Security Aviation crashed at Cape Newenham Long Range Radar Site Airport in western Alaska on Thursday at 12:15 p.m. local time, killing all ei
Israel settled 30 "pioneer families" at the Kadim settlement in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, reversing a 20-year closure ordered in 2005. The re-opening, attended by senior
The Panama Canal Authority announced Thursday that it will cut daily vessel traffic from 36 to 32 ships starting September 15, citing low rainfall caused by El Niño. The reduction
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Indonesia on August 16, followed by a 6.4-magnitude quake on Sumatra Island. The death toll stands at 53, with more than 130 injured and a
A powerful earthquake struck Flores island early Saturday, killing at least 53 people and displacing around 5,000. The shallow quake, centered 15 kilometers below the surface, dama
Heavy rains caused the White River to break records set more than 100 years ago, forcing hundreds to evacuate in central Indiana. Six deaths have been linked to the storms, includi
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck the island of Flores in eastern Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least 47 people across six provinces and destroying hundreds of buildings. Re
Tropical Storm Lala is forecast to strengthen to hurricane strength and make landfall on Hawaii's Big Island by Saturday, with a hurricane warning in effect. The National Hurricane
Rivers across the Midwest storm zone are rising and threatening homes as severe weather continues. NBC News reports from outside Indianapolis on the growing flood danger.
Eastern Japan recorded its highest rainfall ever this week, killing at least eight people and cutting power to over 20,000 households in Chiba prefecture. Authorities issued the hi
Severe storms and tornadoes struck the Midwest on Tuesday, killing at least two people and leaving more than 700,000 without power across Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. The National
An AH-64 Apache attack helicopter based at Fort Hood crashed in a field near Salado, Texas on August 12, killing both crew members on board. The impact ignited a large wildfire tha
Daniela Largo, a 32-year-old woman, was pulled alive from beneath four concrete slabs in Pereira, Colombia, after a 36-hour entrapment following a 7.4-magnitude earthquake. A 10-ho
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Colombia on Monday, August 11 at 07:34 local time, killing at least 180 confirmed people with nearly 2,600 injured and almost 200 missing. More th
President Zelensky accused Russia of using North Korean ballistic missiles in strikes on the southern city of Zaporizhzhia on August 11, killing seven people and injuring at least
The Bald Range wildfire in British Columbia killed at least one person and forced more than 20,000 people to evacuate from communities along Okanagan Lake. The fire scorched more t
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported that the contiguous United States recorded its hottest month on record in July 2026, with temperatures averaging 76.9 d
Typhoon Dolphin made landfall in eastern China on Sunday with wind speeds of 150km/h (94mph), prompting evacuation of more than one million people, primarily from Wenzhou and Taizh
A boat carrying 14 people capsized near Liberty Island in New York Harbor on Saturday night. A 27-year-old woman identified as Sara Sanchez and her 5-month-old daughter Antonella G
Western North America is experiencing a cascading wildfire emergency: 183 new U.S. fires since Saturday, over 100 active fires in British Columbia, tens of thousands evacuated, and
South Korea hit 42.5°C in the southern city of Yangsan on Sunday, its highest temperature since modern record keeping began. At least 19 people have died during the heatwave. Seoul
Aaron Farinacci, 37, was arrested Monday on suspicion of first-degree arson in connection with the Old Trails Fire in the Spokane area. Farinacci has a prior manslaughter convictio
A severe heat wave across Europe is driving historic low water levels in major rivers, threatening nuclear power plant cooling systems, and fueling deadly wildfires. Hungary's Paks
The US Treasury and Japan's Ministry of Finance jointly sold dollars and bought yen to halt the yen's fall to a 40-year low. Both countries said they are prepared to conduct more c
A Cessna Caravan C-208 carrying sightseers to the Nazca Lines archaeological site crashed in southern Peru on August 2, 2026, killing all 13 people on board. The aircraft was opera
Nirmal Purja, the 43-year-old British-Nepali mountaineer known for summiting all 14 eight-thousanders in 189 days, died Thursday in an avalanche on Broad Peak in Pakistan that kill
Hungary's only nuclear power plant, Paks, will shut down entirely for the first time as the Danube River falls to its lowest levels in 30 years, according to BBC reporting. The shu
A cruise missile crashed near the village of Tarnawa Kolonia in eastern Poland on Thursday, leaving a 10-meter crater 92 kilometers from the Ukraine border. Polish Prime Minister D
Strong winds up to 125 km/h are driving wildfires across the Greek island of Crete, forcing approximately 8,000 people to evacuate overnight. Three firefighters died during firefig
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Kumamoto in southwestern Japan on July 28-29, killing at least 18 people and leaving dozens injured with an unknown number still missing in collap
The National Weather Service confirmed an "extremely dangerous" tornado struck eastern Wisconsin near Appleton and Lake Winnebago on Monday, July 27, 2026, around 12:15 p.m. The to
Over 330,000 people have been evacuated from wildfires spanning France and Spain as a single fire in southwestern France burns 42,000 hectares, one of the largest forest fires in F
Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogačar won the 2026 Tour de France on July 26, finishing in 73 hours 56 minutes and 26 seconds, nearly six and a half minutes ahead of second-place finishe
Twin earthquakes struck Venezuela's coastal La Guaira region on June 24, killing over 5,300 people according to government officials. Up to 50,000 remain missing one month later as
As of 1:00 PM CDT July 23, Tropical Storm Bertha was located 40 miles southwest of Lake Charles, Louisiana, with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph and minimum central pressure of 1
The US military conducted its 10th consecutive night of strikes against Iranian military targets on July 20, following Iranian attacks that killed three US service members. Iran re