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Archaeologists Find Ancient Tsunami Victim on the Turkish Coast

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5 months ago

Archaeologists Find Ancient Tsunami Victim on the Turkish Coast

Extreme Heat Is Making U.S-Mexico Border Crossings Even More Dangerous

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5 months ago

Extreme Heat Is Making U.S-Mexico Border Crossings Even More Dangerous

4 States Just Hit All-Time December Heat Records

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6 months ago

4 States Just Hit All-Time December Heat Records

The Pacific Northwest Is in the Midst of a ‘Cascading Hazard’

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6 months ago

The Pacific Northwest Is in the Midst of a ‘Cascading Hazard’

What California’s Weather Whiplash Looks Like

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7 months ago

What California’s Weather Whiplash Looks Like

The U.S. West Will See Its First Atmospheric River of the Season

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7 months ago

The U.S. West Will See Its First Atmospheric River of the Season

Google Maps Adds Wildfire Layer to Help You Find the One Place That’s Not Burning

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8 months ago

Google Maps Adds Wildfire Layer to Help You Find the One Place That’s Not Burning

Melbourne Earthquake: What Exactly Happened and Why?

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8 months ago

Melbourne Earthquake: What Exactly Happened and Why?

Mark Quigley, Associate Professor of Earthquake Science, The University of Melbourne

Summer 2021 Breaks Heat Record Set During the 1936 Dust Bowl

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9 months ago

Summer 2021 Breaks Heat Record Set During the 1936 Dust Bowl

Greek Scientists Want to Name Heat Waves Like Hurricanes

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9 months ago

Greek Scientists Want to Name Heat Waves Like Hurricanes

Discovery of Partially Mummified Pompeii Resident Reveals a ‘Rags to Riches’ Tale

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9 months ago

Discovery of Partially Mummified Pompeii Resident Reveals a ‘Rags to Riches’ Tale

Large Landslide Hits Highway in India, Leaves at Least 13 Dead

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10 months ago

Large Landslide Hits Highway in India, Leaves at Least 13 Dead

A Stifling New Heat Wave Is Baking the U.S.

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10 months ago

A Stifling New Heat Wave Is Baking the U.S.

UK Issues First-Ever Extreme Heat Warning

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10 months ago

UK Issues First-Ever Extreme Heat Warning

A New Heat Wave Will Set Records Across the West This Weekend

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11 months ago

A New Heat Wave Will Set Records Across the West This Weekend

Scientists Detect Isolated Community of Microbes in Crater Left by Dino-Killing Asteroid

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11 months ago

Scientists Detect Isolated Community of Microbes in Crater Left by Dino-Killing Asteroid

‘Historic’ Heat Wave Shatters Record Highs Across the U.S. West Coast, and Temperatures Are Still Rising

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11 months ago

‘Historic’ Heat Wave Shatters Record Highs Across the U.S. West Coast, and Temperatures Are Still Rising

Record Heat Worsens California’s Already Punishing Drought

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12 months ago

Record Heat Worsens California’s Already Punishing Drought

Those Who Wish Me Dead Is a Failure of a Film in a World on Fire

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1 year ago

Those Who Wish Me Dead Is a Failure of a Film in a World on Fire

Samantha Montano and John Carr

The Entire State of California Is in Drought — But the Impacts Are Just Beginning

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1 year ago

The Entire State of California Is in Drought — But the Impacts Are Just Beginning

A Giant Sequoia Is Still Burning From Last Summer’s California Wildfires

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1 year ago

A Giant Sequoia Is Still Burning From Last Summer’s California Wildfires

Unseasonable European Warmth Smashes All-Time February Temperature Records

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1 year ago

Unseasonable European Warmth Smashes All-Time February Temperature Records

Molly Taft

California’s Fire Season From Hell Followed by Rainy Season From Hell

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1 year ago

California’s Fire Season From Hell Followed by Rainy Season From Hell

Los Angeles Is the Most Climate-Vulnerable County in the U.S.

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1 year ago

Los Angeles Is the Most Climate-Vulnerable County in the U.S.

Watch A Man Use Up All His Luck At Once As He Avoids Getting Hit By A Giant Falling Concrete Slab

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2 years ago

Watch A Man Use Up All His Luck At Once As He Avoids Getting Hit By A Giant Falling Concrete Slab

Jason Torchinsky

Watch A Man Use Up All His Luck At Once As He Avoids Getting Hit By A Giant Falling Concrete Slab

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2 years ago

Watch A Man Use Up All His Luck At Once As He Avoids Getting Hit By A Giant Falling Concrete Slab

Jason Torchinsky

Scientists Reveal More About Volcanic Eruption That Rocked the Ancient Maya

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2 years ago

Scientists Reveal More About Volcanic Eruption That Rocked the Ancient Maya

Surreal Landslide Sweeps Several Homes Into Norwegian Fjord

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2 years ago

Surreal Landslide Sweeps Several Homes Into Norwegian Fjord

A Massive Locust Swarm Poses An ‘Unprecedented Threat’ To East Africa

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2 years ago

A Massive Locust Swarm Poses An ‘Unprecedented Threat’ To East Africa

George Dvorsky

Victims Of Ancient Vesuvius Eruption Were Baked, Not Vaporized, According To New Research

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2 years ago

Victims Of Ancient Vesuvius Eruption Were Baked, Not Vaporized, According To New Research

For My New Year’s Resolution, I’m Preparing A Climate Doomsday Kit

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2 years ago

For My New Year’s Resolution, I’m Preparing A Climate Doomsday Kit

Yessenia Funes

Sydney Choked In Smoke As Wildfires Rage In New South Wales

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3 years ago

Sydney Choked In Smoke As Wildfires Rage In New South Wales

A 1964 Earthquake Might Have Unleashed A Deadly Fungus On The U.S. And Canada

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3 years ago

A 1964 Earthquake Might Have Unleashed A Deadly Fungus On The U.S. And Canada

Google Is Doing Something Good With Its Money For America’s Hurricane Season

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3 years ago

Google Is Doing Something Good With Its Money For America’s Hurricane Season

At Least 22 Dead, Over A Million Reported Displaced As Typhoon Lekima Makes Landfall In Eastern China

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3 years ago

At Least 22 Dead, Over A Million Reported Displaced As Typhoon Lekima Makes Landfall In Eastern China

Powerful Earthquake Strikes Miles Below Amazon Rainforest In Peru, Limiting Casualties

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3 years ago

Powerful Earthquake Strikes Miles Below Amazon Rainforest In Peru, Limiting Casualties

Pets Are Like Family, So Why Do They Get Left Behind During Disasters?

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3 years ago

Pets Are Like Family, So Why Do They Get Left Behind During Disasters?

Robin George Andrews

Historic Bomb Cyclone Hits Hard, With Extreme Snow, Rain, And Wind Reported Across Central U.S.

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3 years ago

Historic Bomb Cyclone Hits Hard, With Extreme Snow, Rain, And Wind Reported Across Central U.S.

Tom McKay on Earther, shared by Tom McKay to Gizmodo

California’s 2018 Was The Worst Ever Recorded For Bushfires

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3 years ago

California’s 2018 Was The Worst Ever Recorded For Bushfires

Robocall Hell, Divination Bot Returns, And A Fake MD: Best Gizmodo Stories Of The Week

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3 years ago

Robocall Hell, Divination Bot Returns, And A Fake MD: Best Gizmodo Stories Of The Week

The U.S. May Finally Get An Early Warning System For Volcanoes

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3 years ago

The U.S. May Finally Get An Early Warning System For Volcanoes

Robin George Andrews

Texas Bill Would Make It Illegal For Verizon And Any Other Wireless Provider To Throttle Disaster Zones In The U.S.

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3 years ago

Texas Bill Would Make It Illegal For Verizon And Any Other Wireless Provider To Throttle Disaster Zones In The U.S.

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3 years ago

The Funeral Directors Deployed To America’s Deadliest Disasters

Indonesia Tsunami Death Toll Almost Doubles, Rises To More Than 420

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3 years ago

Indonesia Tsunami Death Toll Almost Doubles, Rises To More Than 420

Catie Keck

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4 years ago

How Hurricane Michael Revealed The Forgotten Victims Of Climate Change

As Camp Fire Overtook Paradise, Many Were Gridlocked Or Never Got Warning, Reports Say

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4 years ago

As Camp Fire Overtook Paradise, Many Were Gridlocked Or Never Got Warning, Reports Say

Tom McKay on Earther, shared by Tom McKay to Gizmodo

Over 800 Confirmed Dead In Indonesian Tsunami

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4 years ago

Over 800 Confirmed Dead In Indonesian Tsunami

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4 years ago

The Strongest Storm Of The Year Shook Southeast Asia This Weekend

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4 years ago

Aerial Photos Reveal The Devastation Left By Florence

The Most Powerful Storm Of 2018 Is Headed Toward Japan

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4 years ago

The Most Powerful Storm Of 2018 Is Headed Toward Japan

Australia Is Bracing For An ‘Insane Fire Season’

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4 years ago

Australia Is Bracing For An ‘Insane Fire Season’

As The World Burns, Australia Will Have Fewer Firefighters To Share

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4 years ago

As The World Burns, Australia Will Have Fewer Firefighters To Share

Ancient Mass Graves Could Be Filled With Tsunami Victims

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4 years ago

Ancient Mass Graves Could Be Filled With Tsunami Victims

Kilauea’s Eruption Is On Pause For Now

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4 years ago

Kilauea’s Eruption Is On Pause For Now

The Mendocino Complex Fire Is Now The Largest In California’s History

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4 years ago

The Mendocino Complex Fire Is Now The Largest In California’s History

California’s Devastating Carr Fire Is Now At Least 89,000 Acres, With Five Dead And More Missing

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4 years ago

California’s Devastating Carr Fire Is Now At Least 89,000 Acres, With Five Dead And More Missing

Tom McKay

Volcanic Ash Has Basically Turned Day Into Night In Vanuatu

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4 years ago

Volcanic Ash Has Basically Turned Day Into Night In Vanuatu

Which Volcanoes Are Most Overdue For Eruption?

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4 years ago

Which Volcanoes Are Most Overdue For Eruption?

Eruption Of Fuego Volcano In Guatemala Kills Dozens

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4 years ago

Eruption Of Fuego Volcano In Guatemala Kills Dozens

Pompeii Resident Had His Head Crushed By A Giant Stone While Fleeing Eruption

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4 years ago

Pompeii Resident Had His Head Crushed By A Giant Stone While Fleeing Eruption

Hottest, Fastest Lava Yet Prompts Further Evacuations In Hawaii

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4 years ago

Hottest, Fastest Lava Yet Prompts Further Evacuations In Hawaii

Lava From Kilauea Volcano Reaches Well At Geothermal Power Plant

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4 years ago

Lava From Kilauea Volcano Reaches Well At Geothermal Power Plant

New Evacuation Plan In Place As Third Kilauea Lava Flow Reaches Ocean

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4 years ago

New Evacuation Plan In Place As Third Kilauea Lava Flow Reaches Ocean

Creeping Lava Now Threatens Major Hawaiian Power Plant

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4 years ago

Creeping Lava Now Threatens Major Hawaiian Power Plant

George Dvorsky

Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Is Now Spewing Large ‘Ballistic’ Rocks

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4 years ago

Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano Is Now Spewing Large ‘Ballistic’ Rocks

George Dvorsky

Eruption Of Kilauea Volcano Triggers Mandatory Evacuations On Hawaii’s Big Island

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4 years ago

Eruption Of Kilauea Volcano Triggers Mandatory Evacuations On Hawaii’s Big Island

George Dvorsky

Powerful Earthquake Hits Taiwan, Partially Collapses Hotel

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4 years ago

Powerful Earthquake Hits Taiwan, Partially Collapses Hotel

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Magnitude 7.1 Earthquake Strikes Peru

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4 years ago

Magnitude 7.1 Earthquake Strikes Peru

Don’t Fly Drones Where Firefighters Are Trying To Save Lives

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5 years ago

Don’t Fly Drones Where Firefighters Are Trying To Save Lives

Northern California Wildfires Death Toll Rises To 38

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5 years ago

Northern California Wildfires Death Toll Rises To 38

Puerto Rico Remains Mostly In The Dark And Badly In Need Of Aid

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5 years ago

Puerto Rico Remains Mostly In The Dark And Badly In Need Of Aid

Tesla Remotely Extended The Range Of Its Florida Owners’ Cars To Assist Hurricane Evacuation

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5 years ago

Tesla Remotely Extended The Range Of Its Florida Owners’ Cars To Assist Hurricane Evacuation

Justin T. Westbrook

Irma Is But The Latest Disaster To Strike The Everglades

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5 years ago

Irma Is But The Latest Disaster To Strike The Everglades

Richard Branson Is Having A Weird Sleepover With ‘Young People’ During Hurricane Irma

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5 years ago

Richard Branson Is Having A Weird Sleepover With ‘Young People’ During Hurricane Irma

Adam Clark Estes

Astronauts Caught A Terrifying Glimpse Of Hurricane Harvey Barreling Toward Texas

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5 years ago

Astronauts Caught A Terrifying Glimpse Of Hurricane Harvey Barreling Toward Texas

How A New Australian Laser Tool Is Helping Monitor Natural Disasters

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5 years ago

How A New Australian Laser Tool Is Helping Monitor Natural Disasters

Worst Bushfires In Chile’s History Have Left Devastation In Their Wake

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5 years ago

Worst Bushfires In Chile’s History Have Left Devastation In Their Wake

Maddie Stone

A Popular Lava Viewing Area Just Collapsed Into The Ocean

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5 years ago

A Popular Lava Viewing Area Just Collapsed Into The Ocean

Maddie Stone

Southern California Town Rings In New Year With ‘Earthquake Swarm’

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5 years ago

Southern California Town Rings In New Year With ‘Earthquake Swarm’

Maddie Stone

Here’s What Would Happen If A Giant Asteroid Struck The Ocean

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5 years ago

Here’s What Would Happen If A Giant Asteroid Struck The Ocean

Scientists Think They Know What Caused That Terrifying Tibetan Avalanche

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5 years ago

Scientists Think They Know What Caused That Terrifying Tibetan Avalanche

Nearly 100 Dead As Strong Earthquake Rocks Indonesia

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5 years ago

Nearly 100 Dead As Strong Earthquake Rocks Indonesia

This Week’s Fukushima Earthquake Was An Aftershock From 2011

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6 years ago

This Week’s Fukushima Earthquake Was An Aftershock From 2011

Satellite Images Show Haiti Stripped Bare By Hurricane Matthew

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6 years ago

Satellite Images Show Haiti Stripped Bare By Hurricane Matthew

Haiti Faces Nightmare Combination Of Disease And Starvation After Hurricane Matthew

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6 years ago

Haiti Faces Nightmare Combination Of Disease And Starvation After Hurricane Matthew

1.4 Million Without Power In Southeast US As Hurricane Matthew Lands In South Carolina

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6 years ago

1.4 Million Without Power In Southeast US As Hurricane Matthew Lands In South Carolina

Rhett Jones

Deadly Hurricane Matthew Is A Terrifying Warning About Our Future

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6 years ago

Deadly Hurricane Matthew Is A Terrifying Warning About Our Future

Florida’s Coastline Is Underwater As Matthew Continues North

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6 years ago

Florida’s Coastline Is Underwater As Matthew Continues North

What The Largest Evacuation In Florida’s History Looks Like

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6 years ago

What The Largest Evacuation In Florida’s History Looks Like

Hurricane Matthew Is A Nightmare Scenario For Kennedy Space Center

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6 years ago

Hurricane Matthew Is A Nightmare Scenario For Kennedy Space Center

Half A Million Residents Ordered To Flee Georgia’s Coast As Hurricane Matthew Approaches

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6 years ago

Half A Million Residents Ordered To Flee Georgia’s Coast As Hurricane Matthew Approaches

A Category 4 Hurricane Just Made Landfall In Haiti

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6 years ago

A Category 4 Hurricane Just Made Landfall In Haiti

Hurricane Matthew Looks Frighteningly Huge From Space

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6 years ago

Hurricane Matthew Looks Frighteningly Huge From Space

Hurricane Matthew’s Impact On Haiti Could Be Catastrophic

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6 years ago

Hurricane Matthew’s Impact On Haiti Could Be Catastrophic

A Major Hurricane Just Developed Over The Caribbean

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6 years ago

A Major Hurricane Just Developed Over The Caribbean

Giant Rockslide Slams Into Park Just Days Before Opening

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6 years ago

Giant Rockslide Slams Into Park Just Days Before Opening

Siberia Has Been Burning All Summer

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6 years ago

Siberia Has Been Burning All Summer

North Korea Asks For Help In The Wake Of Its Devastating Flood

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6 years ago

North Korea Asks For Help In The Wake Of Its Devastating Flood

Maddie Stone

Full Moons Can Trigger Enormous Earthquakes

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6 years ago

Full Moons Can Trigger Enormous Earthquakes

Maddie Stone

Americans Told To Expect More Extreme Flood Events In The Future

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6 years ago

Americans Told To Expect More Extreme Flood Events In The Future

Maddie Stone