natural-disaster
Yesterday, an ice storm ravaged most of southern Quebec, leaving one million households without power. Many trees fell in Montreal and its surrounding towns while many school boards cancelled classes for the day. Hydro-Quebec continues to scramble to bring electricity back to its customers. Of the million affected, nearly half of them reside in Montreal. Image via […]
Indonesia’s Mount Merapi volcano erupted Saturday, sending an avalanche of gas clouds and lava onto the surrounding villages. The Associated Press reports the head of Yogyakarta’s Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Center confirmed the eruption resulted in the biggest lava flow from Mount Merapi since 2020. In addition, it was the volcano’s most powerful eruption since 1930, when about 1,300 […]
A deadly blizzard that swept through Buffalo, New York has claimed dozens of lives, leaving thousands without electricity in their homes. NBC News reports at least 62 people have died in weather-related incidents. During an appearance on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown said that the storm was “probably worse than anything that this […]
A hot mic caught Joe Biden on Wednesday telling Fort Myers Beach mayor Ray Murphy the same thing he probably said to CornPop 60 years ago: “No one fucks with a Biden.” Biden visited Fort Myers, Florida and surveyed the aftermath of Hurricane Ian as well as holding a joint press conference with Gov. Ron DeSantis, according to Insider. Afterwards, […]
An explosion at the Hoover Dam on Tuesday cued an emergency response from a group of Nevada firefighters. Footage of the incident circulating social media shows what appeared to be a fire in a building near the base of the dam, which is located in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River on the border between […]
A Texas teenager survived, and drove home, after his truck was spun by a tornado this past week, People reports. Riley Leon, 16, was driving home after a job interview at Whataburger when his truck was spun around on its side, per the Dallas Morning News. Storm chaser Brian Emfinger recorded the incident in real time, and the clip shows […]
Southern California was rattled by an earthquake Saturday evening. ABC affiliate KABC reports the U.S. Geological Survey measured the earthquake at a magnitude of 4.1 on the Richter scale. The quake, which had a depth of about 16 miles, hit about 6 miles northwest of Santa Paula in Ventura County, while also rocking various parts of Los Angeles County. […]
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck near Haiti on Saturday has the U.S. Geological Survey claiming that casualties could be “high.” “High casualties are probable and the disaster is likely widespread,” the USGS shared. “Past events with this alert level have required a national or international level response.” There have been fatalities and damage in relation to the earthquake, Haiti’s Civil […]
A massive landslide in northern India caused boulders to roll down a mountain and deal catastrophic damage to a village in the Himalayan state of Himachal Pradesh. As reported by The New York Times, the natural disaster killed 9 people, many of them tourists, and even destroyed a bridge. “My heartfelt condolences to the families […]
A fire engulfed a food and beverage factory outside Bangladesh’s capital on Friday, killing at least 52 people. The Associated Press reports that, so far, 52 bodies have been recovered, but the top two floors of the factory have yet to be searched. Police initially gave a toll of three dead, but then discovered piles of […]
