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A search expanded on Thursday for those killed or trapped alive by an earthquake in the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, as rescue workers arriving from abroad fanned out through the capital, Port Vila, encountering flattened...
Russia Wednesday expanded an operation to clean up thousands of tonnes of oil that spilt into the sea and contaminated 50 kilometers of beaches after tanker ships were wrecked in a storm. An aging Russian oil tanker broke up...

10 times normal rainfall drove vast Pakistan flooding

Rainfall 10 times heavier than usual caused Pakistan's devastating floods, the European Space Agency said Thursday, as it released satellite images of a vast...

15 dead in ‘devastating’ Kentucky flooding, toll expected to rise

At least 15 people have died in Kentucky in flash flooding caused by torrential rains that swept away homes and left some residents stranded...

Yellowstone flooding reveals forecast flaws as climate warms

The Yellowstone National Park area's weather forecast the morning of June 12 seemed fairly tame: warmer temperatures and rain showers would accelerate mountain snow...

Global warming increases risks of East China flooding

The Western Pacific Subtropical High (WPSH) is an anticyclonic atmospheric system hovering over the middle and lower troposphere of the northwestern Pacific, dominating summer...

Red River flooding is worst in a decade

The Red River Valley in Minnesota, North Dakota and Manitoba is facing some of its worst flooding in a decade. An extreme spring blizzard,...

Study finds soil composition isn’t key to southeast Raleigh flooding

Some types of soil act more like concrete than a sponge, allowing water to flow off to flood streams, creeks and rivers. However, a...

Colombian flooding kills 12, two missing: authorities

Torrential rains and flooding have killed at least 12 people at a mining camp in mountainous northwest Colombia, with another two reported missing and...

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