#Richard Spring Wildfire bears down on Montana towns

#Richard Spring Wildfire bears down on Montana towns

“#Richard Spring Wildfire bears down on Montana towns” LAME DEER, Mont. — A wildfire bore down on rural southeastern Montana towns Thursday as continuing hot, dry weather throughout the West drove flames through more than a dozen states. Several thousand people remained under evacuation orders as the Richard Spring Fire advanced across the sparsely-populated Northern…

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#8.2 magnitude earthquake hits Alaska, prompting tsunami warnings

#8.2 magnitude earthquake hits Alaska, prompting tsunami warnings

“#8.2 magnitude earthquake hits Alaska, prompting tsunami warnings” A strong and shallow earthquake of magnitude 8.2 struck the Alaskan peninsula late on Wednesday, prompting tsunami warnings in the US state and heightened surveillance across the pacific. There were no immediate reports of loss of property or life. Tsunami warning sirens were sounded close to a Walmart store…

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#Mumbai landslides kill at least 25

#Mumbai landslides kill at least 25

“#Mumbai landslides kill at least 25” MUMBAI – At least 25 people died in three Mumbai suburbs when several houses collapsed after landslides triggered by heavy rain, local officials said on Sunday. Rescuers were seen using their hands to dig up the ground and retrieve bodies, local television showed, and authorities said more victims could be…

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#Death toll from devastating floods in Europe tops 100

#Death toll from devastating floods in Europe tops 100

“#Death toll from devastating floods in Europe tops 100” The death toll from devastating floods across parts of western Europe soared to at least 108 on Friday — most in western Germany, where emergency responders were frantically searching for about 1,300 people, officials said. Authorities said efforts to contact the missing people could be hampered…

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#Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes along California-Nevada border

#Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes along California-Nevada border

“#Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes along California-Nevada border” SAN FRANCISCO — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 rattled the California-Nevada border Thursday afternoon, with people reporting feeling the shaking hundreds of miles away, according to the US Geological Survey. There were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries. The earthquake struck at 3:49…

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#Hurricane Elsa races toward Haiti amid fears of landslides

#Hurricane Elsa races toward Haiti amid fears of landslides

“#Hurricane Elsa races toward Haiti amid fears of landslides” SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Elsa raced toward Haiti and the Dominican Republic on Saturday, where it threatened to unleash flooding and landslides before taking aim at Cuba and Florida. The Category 1 storm was located about 395 miles east-southeast of Isla Beata, Dominican Republic…

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#Long dormant volcano comes to life in southwestern Iceland

#Long dormant volcano comes to life in southwestern Iceland

“#Long dormant volcano comes to life in southwestern Iceland” REYKJAVIK, Iceland — A long dormant volcano on the Reykjanes Peninsula in southwestern Iceland flared to life Friday night, spilling lava down two sides in that area’s first volcanic eruption in nearly 800 years. Initial aerial footage, posted on the Facebook page of the Icelandic Meteorological…

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#Indonesia’s Sinabung volcano unleashes new burst of hot ash

#Indonesia’s Sinabung volcano unleashes new burst of hot ash

“#Indonesia’s Sinabung volcano unleashes new burst of hot ash” MOUNT SINABUNG, Indonesia — A rumbling volcano on Indonesia’s Sumatra island unleashed an avalanche of searing gas clouds down its slopes during an eruption on Thursday. No casualties were reported. Mount Sinabung in North Sumatra province was shooting smoke and ash as high as 3,280 feet…

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