Environmental Disaster Archives

October 16, 2024

Texas Faces 80+ Wildfires as Disaster Declaration Hits 143 Counties Amid Drought—What’s Driving the Flames

Prolonged Drought and Windy Conditions Fuel Wildfire Outbreak AUSTIN, Texas – As an unrelenting drought grips the state, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has issued a disaster declaration for 143 counties facing an

A landslide in a remote part of Greenland.

Climate·Disaster·Science

650-Foot Greenland Mega-Tsunami Triggered Fueled by Climate Change, Shaking Earth for 9 Days and Baffling Scientists

Before and after the massive landslide that dumped 33 million cubic meters of ice and rock into a Greenland fjord, triggering a 650-foot-high ‘megatsunami’ that shook the Earth for nine days. Dr. Kristian Svennevig and his colleagues, who studied deeper

September 16, 2024

Amazon Fires Rage: 2,300 Blazes Recorded in São Paulo as 50 Cities Declare High Alert

Disaster·Latin America·Nature

Once again, the Amazon is burning, and the fire is spreading uncontrollably. In Brazil, the most concerning situation is in the state of São

Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Eruption Grounds 90 Flights, Strands Thousands Across Bali and Lombok Amid 9-Kilometer Ash Clouds

Asia·Disaster·News

The recent eruption of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on Indonesia’s Flores island has triggered widespread flight cancellations and left travelers stranded at Bali’s Ngurah Rai