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

Science & Health

1 year 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

Science & Health

1 year ago

California’s 2018 Was The Worst Ever Recorded For Bushfires

Tom McKay

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

Science & Health

1 year ago

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

Tom McKay

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

Science & Health

1 year 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.

1 year ago

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

Tom McKay

The Funeral Directors Deployed To America’s Deadliest Disasters

Science & Health

2 years ago

The Funeral Directors Deployed To America’s Deadliest Disasters

Michael Waters

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

Science & Health

2 years ago

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

Catie Keck

How Hurricane Michael Revealed The Forgotten Victims Of Climate Change

Science & Health

2 years ago

How Hurricane Michael Revealed The Forgotten Victims Of Climate Change

Michael Waters

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

2 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

Science & Health

2 years ago

Over 800 Confirmed Dead In Indonesian Tsunami

Tom McKay

The Strongest Storm Of The Year Shook Southeast Asia This Weekend

Science & Health

2 years ago

The Strongest Storm Of The Year Shook Southeast Asia This Weekend

Yessenia Funes

Aerial Photos Reveal The Devastation Left By Florence

Science & Health

2 years ago

Aerial Photos Reveal The Devastation Left By Florence

Brian Kahn

The Most Powerful Storm Of 2018 Is Headed Toward Japan

Science & Health

2 years ago

The Most Powerful Storm Of 2018 Is Headed Toward Japan

Maddie Stone

Australia Is Bracing For An ‘Insane Fire Season’

Science & Health

2 years ago

Australia Is Bracing For An ‘Insane Fire Season’

Maddie Stone

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

Science & Health

2 years ago

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

Maddie Stone

Ancient Mass Graves Could Be Filled With Tsunami Victims

Science & Health

2 years ago

Ancient Mass Graves Could Be Filled With Tsunami Victims

George Dvorsky

Kilauea’s Eruption Is On Pause For Now

Science & Health

2 years ago

Kilauea’s Eruption Is On Pause For Now

Maddie Stone

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

Science & Health

2 years ago

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

Maddie Stone

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

Science & Health

2 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

Science & Health

2 years ago

Volcanic Ash Has Basically Turned Day Into Night In Vanuatu

Brian Kahn

Which Volcanoes Are Most Overdue For Eruption?

Science & Health

2 years ago

Which Volcanoes Are Most Overdue For Eruption?

George Dvorsky

Eruption Of Fuego Volcano In Guatemala Kills Dozens

Science & Health

2 years ago

Eruption Of Fuego Volcano In Guatemala Kills Dozens

George Dvorsky

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

Science & Health

2 years ago

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

George Dvorsky

Hottest, Fastest Lava Yet Prompts Further Evacuations In Hawaii

Science & Health

2 years ago

Hottest, Fastest Lava Yet Prompts Further Evacuations In Hawaii

George Dvorsky

Lava From Kilauea Volcano Reaches Well At Geothermal Power Plant

Science & Health

2 years ago

Lava From Kilauea Volcano Reaches Well At Geothermal Power Plant

George Dvorsky

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

Science & Health

2 years ago

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

George Dvorsky

Creeping Lava Now Threatens Major Hawaiian Power Plant

Science & Health

2 years ago

Creeping Lava Now Threatens Major Hawaiian Power Plant

George Dvorsky

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

Science & Health

2 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

Science & Health

2 years ago

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

George Dvorsky

Powerful Earthquake Hits Taiwan, Partially Collapses Hotel

Science & Health

3 years ago

Powerful Earthquake Hits Taiwan, Partially Collapses Hotel

Ryan F. Mandelbaum

Magnitude 7.1 Earthquake Strikes Peru

Science & Health

3 years ago

Magnitude 7.1 Earthquake Strikes Peru

Tom McKay

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

3 years ago

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

Tom McKay

Northern California Wildfires Death Toll Rises To 38

Science & Health

3 years ago

Northern California Wildfires Death Toll Rises To 38

Tom McKay

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

Science & Health

3 years ago

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

Maddie Stone

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

3 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

Science & Health

3 years ago

Irma Is But The Latest Disaster To Strike The Everglades

Maddie Stone

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

Science & Health

3 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

Science & Health

3 years ago

Astronauts Caught A Terrifying Glimpse Of Hurricane Harvey Barreling Toward Texas

Maddie Stone

How A New Australian Laser Tool Is Helping Monitor Natural Disasters

Science & Health

3 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

Science & Health

4 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

Science & Health

4 years ago

A Popular Lava Viewing Area Just Collapsed Into The Ocean

Maddie Stone

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

Science & Health

4 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

Science & Health

4 years ago

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

Maddie Stone

Scientists Think They Know What Caused That Terrifying Tibetan Avalanche

Science & Health

4 years ago

Scientists Think They Know What Caused That Terrifying Tibetan Avalanche

Maddie Stone

Nearly 100 Dead As Strong Earthquake Rocks Indonesia

Science & Health

4 years ago

Nearly 100 Dead As Strong Earthquake Rocks Indonesia

George Dvorsky

This Week’s Fukushima Earthquake Was An Aftershock From 2011

Science & Health

4 years ago

This Week’s Fukushima Earthquake Was An Aftershock From 2011

Maddie Stone

Satellite Images Show Haiti Stripped Bare By Hurricane Matthew

Science & Health

4 years ago

Satellite Images Show Haiti Stripped Bare By Hurricane Matthew

George Dvorsky

Haiti Faces Nightmare Combination Of Disease And Starvation After Hurricane Matthew

Science & Health

4 years ago

Haiti Faces Nightmare Combination Of Disease And Starvation After Hurricane Matthew

Maddie Stone

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

Science & Health

4 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

Science & Health

4 years ago

Deadly Hurricane Matthew Is A Terrifying Warning About Our Future

Maddie Stone

Florida’s Coastline Is Underwater As Matthew Continues North

Science & Health

4 years ago

Florida’s Coastline Is Underwater As Matthew Continues North

Maddie Stone

What The Largest Evacuation In Florida’s History Looks Like

Science & Health

4 years ago

What The Largest Evacuation In Florida’s History Looks Like

Maddie Stone

Hurricane Matthew Is A Nightmare Scenario For Kennedy Space Center

Science & Health

4 years ago

Hurricane Matthew Is A Nightmare Scenario For Kennedy Space Center

Maddie Stone

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

Science & Health

4 years ago

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

Maddie Stone

A Category 4 Hurricane Just Made Landfall In Haiti

Science & Health

4 years ago

A Category 4 Hurricane Just Made Landfall In Haiti

Maddie Stone

Hurricane Matthew Looks Frighteningly Huge From Space

Science & Health

4 years ago

Hurricane Matthew Looks Frighteningly Huge From Space

Casey Chan

Hurricane Matthew’s Impact On Haiti Could Be Catastrophic

Science & Health

4 years ago

Hurricane Matthew’s Impact On Haiti Could Be Catastrophic

Maddie Stone

A Major Hurricane Just Developed Over The Caribbean

Science & Health

4 years ago

A Major Hurricane Just Developed Over The Caribbean

Maddie Stone

Giant Rockslide Slams Into Park Just Days Before Opening

Science & Health

4 years ago

Giant Rockslide Slams Into Park Just Days Before Opening

George Dvorsky

Siberia Has Been Burning All Summer

Science & Health

4 years ago

Siberia Has Been Burning All Summer

Maddie Stone

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

Science & Health

4 years ago

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

Maddie Stone

Full Moons Can Trigger Enormous Earthquakes

Science & Health

4 years ago

Full Moons Can Trigger Enormous Earthquakes

Maddie Stone

Americans Told To Expect More Extreme Flood Events In The Future

Science & Health

4 years ago

Americans Told To Expect More Extreme Flood Events In The Future

Maddie Stone

Deadly Earthquakes Turned Central Italy Into A Terrifying Pile Of Rubble

Science & Health

4 years ago

Deadly Earthquakes Turned Central Italy Into A Terrifying Pile Of Rubble

Bryan Menegus

An Enormous California Bushfire Could Quadruple In Size

Science & Health

4 years ago

An Enormous California Bushfire Could Quadruple In Size

Maddie Stone

Thousands Forced To Evacuate As California’s Sand Fire Continues To Spread

Science & Health

4 years ago

Thousands Forced To Evacuate As California’s Sand Fire Continues To Spread

George Dvorsky

A Monster Typhoon Is About To Slam Into Taiwan

Science & Health

4 years ago

A Monster Typhoon Is About To Slam Into Taiwan

Maddie Stone

Dramatic Photos Show Some Of The Worst Flooding Texas Has Ever Seen

Science & Health

4 years ago

Dramatic Photos Show Some Of The Worst Flooding Texas Has Ever Seen

Maddie Stone

Volcanic Eruptions Are Even More Insane In Infrared

Science & Health

4 years ago

Volcanic Eruptions Are Even More Insane In Infrared

Maddie Stone

Spreading Bushfires Spawn Hell On Earth Scenario

Science & Health

4 years ago

Spreading Bushfires Spawn Hell On Earth Scenario

George Dvorsky

Terrifying Bushfires Prompt The Evacuation Of An Entire Canadian City

Science & Health

4 years ago

Terrifying Bushfires Prompt The Evacuation Of An Entire Canadian City

George Dvorsky

This Is How Fast A Little Landslide Turns Into A Full-On Cataclysm

Science & Health

4 years ago

This Is How Fast A Little Landslide Turns Into A Full-On Cataclysm

Bryan Menegus

A Global Tragedy Is Unfolding In Tasmania

Science & Health

4 years ago

A Global Tragedy Is Unfolding In Tasmania

Maddie Stone

This May Be The Oldest Human Record Of A Volcanic Eruption

Science & Health

5 years ago

This May Be The Oldest Human Record Of A Volcanic Eruption

Maddie Stone

An Army Of Mini Satellites Will Scour Asia For Natural Disasters From Space

Science & Health

5 years ago

An Army Of Mini Satellites Will Scour Asia For Natural Disasters From Space

Bryan Lufkin

85 People Still Missing Following Another Industrial Disaster In China

Science & Health

5 years ago

85 People Still Missing Following Another Industrial Disaster In China

George Dvorsky

A Swarm Of Satellites Will Soon Keep Us Safe From Fires

Science & Health

5 years ago

A Swarm Of Satellites Will Soon Keep Us Safe From Fires

Maddie Stone

An Ancient Volcanic Collapse Triggered An 240 Metre Tsunami Wave

Science & Health

5 years ago

An Ancient Volcanic Collapse Triggered An 240 Metre Tsunami Wave

Maddie Stone

The World’s Largest Artificial Wave Generator Will Help Us Build Storm-Proof Cities

Science & Health

5 years ago

The World’s Largest Artificial Wave Generator Will Help Us Build Storm-Proof Cities

Maddie Stone

500 Year Floods Now Coming To New York Every 24 Years

Science & Health

5 years ago

500 Year Floods Now Coming To New York Every 24 Years

Maddie Stone

US Telephone History Museum Destroyed In Recent California Wildfire

5 years ago

US Telephone History Museum Destroyed In Recent California Wildfire

Maddie Stone

We’ve Never Seen This Many Massive Storms On The Pacific At Once

Science & Health

5 years ago

We’ve Never Seen This Many Massive Storms On The Pacific At Once

Maddie Stone

The Haunting Weather Statement That Saved Lives During Hurricane Katrina

Science & Health

5 years ago

The Haunting Weather Statement That Saved Lives During Hurricane Katrina

Alissa Walker

Tianjin Blasts Released So Much Energy They Looked Like Earthquakes

Science & Health

5 years ago

Tianjin Blasts Released So Much Energy They Looked Like Earthquakes

Maddie Stone

NASA’s Thermal Camera Turns Galapagos Volcano Into An Eruption From Hell

Science & Health

5 years ago

NASA’s Thermal Camera Turns Galapagos Volcano Into An Eruption From Hell

Maddie Stone

India’s Recent Heat Wave Was Brutal

Science & Health

5 years ago

India’s Recent Heat Wave Was Brutal

Maddie Stone

New Earth-Orbiting Microwave Gun Is Making Killer Maps Of Wind Dynamics

Science & Health

5 years ago

New Earth-Orbiting Microwave Gun Is Making Killer Maps Of Wind Dynamics

Maddie Stone

Short Documentary: What It’s Like To Be In Nepal After The Earthquake

Science & Health

5 years ago

Short Documentary: What It’s Like To Be In Nepal After The Earthquake

Casey Chan

Scientists Are Racing Across Nepal To Gather Fleeting Quake Data

Science & Health

5 years ago

Scientists Are Racing Across Nepal To Gather Fleeting Quake Data

Bryan Lufkin

Machines Sensed The Nepal Earthquake From Nearly 13,000km Away

Science & Health

5 years ago

Machines Sensed The Nepal Earthquake From Nearly 13,000km Away

Kiona Smith-Strickland

Last Week, I Was Paragliding; Now I’m Delivering Aid In Nepal

Science & Health

5 years ago

Last Week, I Was Paragliding; Now I’m Delivering Aid In Nepal

Peter Volf

Google Deploys Person Finder Tool To Aid Victims Of Nepal Earthquake

5 years ago

Google Deploys Person Finder Tool To Aid Victims Of Nepal Earthquake

Maddie Stone

Devastating 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake In Nepal

Science & Health

5 years ago

Devastating 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake In Nepal

Casey Chan

An Absolutely Massive Volcano Is Exploding In Chile Right Now

Science & Health

5 years ago

An Absolutely Massive Volcano Is Exploding In Chile Right Now

Wes Siler

Vertical Tsunami Shelters Will Help People Get To Higher Ground, Fast

6 years ago

Vertical Tsunami Shelters Will Help People Get To Higher Ground, Fast

Alissa Walker

Facebook Now Lets You Log Your Safety After Natural Disasters

6 years ago

Facebook Now Lets You Log Your Safety After Natural Disasters

Jamie Condliffe

Using goTenna’s Pocket Antenna To Send Texts Without Mobile Service

6 years ago

Using goTenna’s Pocket Antenna To Send Texts Without Mobile Service

Robert Sorokanich

Murders, Tsunamis, Bus Singing: What’s Ruining Our Cities This Week

6 years ago

Murders, Tsunamis, Bus Singing: What’s Ruining Our Cities This Week

Alissa Walker

Watch A Tornado Destroy A Children’s Playground

6 years ago

Watch A Tornado Destroy A Children’s Playground

Casey Chan

This Drone Footage Showing The Aftermath Of A Fire Is Heartbreaking

6 years ago

This Drone Footage Showing The Aftermath Of A Fire Is Heartbreaking

Casey Chan