Colombians search for survivors as earthquake death toll rises to 77
A USGS map showing a A 7.4M eathquake near San José del Palmar, Colombia on Aug. 10th, 2026.Source: USGSAt least...
Natural disasters
Canada's British Columbia declares state of emergency as more than 20,000 flee wildfires
This photo taken on Aug. 4, 2026 shows a view of downtown Vancouver under smoky sky in Vancouver, British Columbia,...
Europe is blowing up riverbeds as an extreme drought wreaks havoc on its economy
An aerial view shows a former eel fishing boat covered in dried mud among on low water among the banks...
Two die as firefighting helicopters collide in Greece; French blaze changes course
Volunteers battle a wildfire burning near Porto Germeno, 70 kilometers northwest of Athens in the region of Viotia, Greece, on...
Building for 131°F: Europe races to protect its infrastructure from a ‘quiet catastrophe’
On the Eurostar platform at St Pancras International station in London, Great Britain, on 1 November 2025.Stephane Mouchmouche | Afp...
Major quake in southern Japan knocks out power, disrupts transport
The crowded Hakata JR station in Fukuoka, southern Japan, after Kyushu Shinkansen operations were suspended due to an earthquake with...
Thunderstorms will clear wildfire smoke from Northeast ahead of World Cup final, meteorologists say
A person wearing a facemask walks near the Brooklyn Bridge as wildfire smoke from Canada causes hazy conditions on July...
China evacuates more than one million people as Typhoon Bavi nears
Pedestrians holding umbrellas walk across a road in strong winds and rain as Typhoon Bavi passes off northeastern Taiwan in...
Extreme heat wave threatens U.S. power grids and July 4 travel
The sun rises behind the skyline of midtown Manhattan, the Chrysler Building and the Empire State Building on a day...
Largest U.S. power grid PJM escalates emergency actions to avoid blackouts
A man walks with his shirt partially off amid a heatwave at The Great American State Fair on the National...
The AI boom is colliding with a new threat: severe weather
As Europeans scramble to stay cool amid a record-breaking heatwave, Big Tech faces its own battle to keep the powerful...
Thirty-three people rescued, thousands still missing after Venezuela quakes
This aerial view shows collapsed buildings in Catia La Mar, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on June 27, 2026, following earthquakes...
Death toll in Venezuela earthquakes tops 1,400
LA GUAIRA, VENEZUELA - JUNE 26: Family members and volunteers search through the rubble after two 17-story buildings at the...
From war to weather: A 'super El Niño' event poses fresh risks to global food costs
A batch of exported urea fertilizers is being concentrated at the port for shipment at Yantai Port in Shandong Province,...
Hawaii’s worst flooding in 20 years threatens dam, prompts evacuations as more rain looms
Fooding covers a residential neighborhood in Waialua, Hawaii, on Friday, March 20, 2026.Mengshin Lin | AP PhotoAs Hawaii endures its...
Kalshi co-founder Luana Lopes Lara on the biggest prediction markets risks she has ever taken
Luana Lopes Lara, co-founder of Kalshi, spends all day thinking about probabilities. Coming out of an elite math degree background...
Airlines cancel thousands of flights as blizzard cripples East Coast airports
A departure board dispays information about cancelled flights, during a winter storm at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, U.S.,...
Airlines waive change fees ahead of another monster winter storm
Travelers look at a flight status board as flights are delayed and cancelled following a significant winter storm at Ronald...
Powerful storm threatens East Coast including parts unaccustomed to heavy snow
Snow covers Charlotte during winter storm Gianna, as bomb cyclone brings heavy snow in Charlotte N.C., on Jan. 31, 2026.Anadolu...
Air travel will return to normal by Wednesday, Transportation Secretary Duffy says
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the Federal Aviation Administration needs two more days to fully recover from the significant flight...
