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Landslide buries 33 people, 16 remain trapped in Gansu, China as tornadoes, typhoons hit

Local authorities are making every effort to rescue those affected in a village in Tanchang county, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The cause of the landslide remains unclear.

Paramilitary police officers evacuate residents in a rubber dinghy through a flooded area after rainfall brought by typhoon Maysak, in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China July 6, 2026.
Bolts of lightning strike over Yangon on May 16, 2013. A cyclone slammed into the Bangladeshi coast on May 16 as a million people hunkered down in evacuation shelters, including in a region of Myanmar torn by communal unrest.

Lightning strikes kill at least 14 people in Bangladesh during seasonal storms

A man walks near debris, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, in Black River, Jamaica, November 2, 2025.

Only 5 times since the 1950s: Meteorologists warn of a Super El Niño

A snow plow vehicle clears snow as it falls during a winter storm in New York City, US, February 22, 2026.

Mamdani orders city-wide lockdown as record-breaking blizzard hits New York, East Coast


Vietnam plans mass evacuation, China's Sanya shuts as Typhoon Kajiki intensifies

Vietnam evacuates over 580,000 people as Typhoon Kajiki strengthens, with both Vietnam and China bracing for impact.

A man walks past a devastated area following the impact of Typhoon Yagi, in Hanoi, Vietnam, September 8, 2024; illustrative.

Erin becomes a Category 5 hurricane, NHC says storm is 285 km northeast of Puerto Rico

Hurricane Erin is about 250 miles (400 km) east-northeast of Anguilla with maximum sustained winds of 100 mph (160 kmph), the Miami-based forecaster said.

 A satellite image shows whirlwind formation of Hurricane Milton, October 7, 2024, in this screen grab obtained from a handout video.

The Great Storm of 1703: Rediscovering HMS Northumberland's Dramatic Saga

"Scattered across the seabed, divers found seven iron cannons, copper cauldrons, and other valuable artifacts, including wooden chests with preserved cannonballs inside and copper kettles."

Some of the HMS Northumberland’s wreckage.

The Wonder Sea tourist boat capsizes in Ha Long Bay during sudden storm, at least 34 dead

Rescuers found 11 survivors, including a 14-year-old boy who was trapped under the boat for four hours.

 Ha Long Bay, Vietnam.

South Korean floods, landslides kill at least 14, 12 missing

A majority of the casualties occurred in Sancheong County, in the south of the country.

 Firefighters take part in a rescue operation at a flooded area caused by torrential rain in Daegu, South Korea, July 17, 2025.

Tropical storm Chantal hits South Carolina, moves inland with flooding threat, NHC says

The tropical storm, packing maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, according to the NHC, is located about 70 miles west-southwest of Charleston, the most populous city in South Carolina.


After Storms, hidden shipwreck emerges near North Frisian Wadden Sea

Experts want to measure and examine the remains on the beach next week using 3D technology.

 After Storms, hidden shipwreck emerges near North Frisian Wadden Sea. EMOZION.

A rare blue aurora over Japan stretched all the way to space. Now scientists think they know why

Researchers report an unknown process transports nitrogen to high altitudes, making blue aurora a mystery.

 The aurora over Japan.

Northern lights may be visible in northern U.S. over Thanksgiving due to solar storm

Geomagnetic storm conditions strongest Thursday afternoon into Friday morning, increasing aurora chances Thanksgiving night.

 Northern lights, Budir, Iceland.

Front row seat at a hurricane: Memories of a storm battering Florida - comment

The memories of Hurricane Wilma are again flooding back (sorry for the metaphor) as Floridians now deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Milton’s devastation.

 SATELLITE IMAGE from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Wilma from space, October 23, 2005.