Natural disasters

Six people were injured by a large tornado which struck the city of Jonesboro in Arkansas.

Following the quake, tsunami warnings were issued but these were subsequently retracted.

The Yellow River—the second longest in the country—is sometimes referred to as "China's sorrow" due to its tendency over the centuries to produce devastating floods.

"Every year that goes by seems to bring a new round of record-breaking weather events, many with devastating consequences," researcher Douglas Le Comte said.

"There is now no higher priority for the entire Australian Capital Territory (ACT) government at this time than this bushfire threat," ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr said.

Research has shed new light on one of the most notorious natural disasters in history.

The Australian Red Cross strongly denies that they are withholding funds to pay for future disaster relief.

"Australia. Our hearts and thoughts are with you," Koch wrote in a Twitter post.

President Donald Trump was accused of harboring "hatred" for Puerto Rico by a Democratic Florida state representative in the wake of a devastating earthquake on the island Tuesday.

The department's choice to withhold billions of dollars in appropriated funds has angered Democrats, who are considering whether Congress may need more "drastic moves" to force HUD to release the money.

Some of the destruction caused by the 6.4 magnitude earthquake was captured in photos and videos shared online.

The tremor caused several buildings to collapse, burying people in the wreckage.

A new fire started in Los Angeles County on Saturday, prompting the evacuation of the lot of a major film studio.

The fire broke out in LA County about 9 a.m. PDT on Monday and prompted the shutdown of the 101 Freeway.

Several fires are currently raging in various parts of the state.

As of 10:30 a.m. ET, the Los Angeles County Fire Department's website announced that the Saddleridge Fire had burned more than 7,500 acres and was only 13 percent contained.

"Thoughts and prayers for others should be employed selectively," says an economist behind a new study on the value of the phrase.

Dozens of charities have implemented programs to help people in the Bahamas get the supplies and living essentials in the aftermath of the storm.

The eviction generated such an outcry that Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez said the police department will create a new policy to cease evictions during an emergency.

FEMA Deputy Administrator Daniel Kaniewski told Newsweek that residents from Florida to the Carolinas should be reviewing their finances and evacuation routes, refueling their cars and monitoring local news.

Meanwhile, nine states will receive their billions of dollars in time for the 2020 hurricane season. Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands almost certainly will not.

Some 500,000 people live in Campi Flegrei's "red zone." Researchers say the government's emergency plan should acknowledge the possibility of tsunamis if an eruption occurs.

The NRA claims the bill is necessary to prevent property from being looted in the aftermath of hurricanes and other disasters.

Mount Etna is one of Europe's most active volcanoes.

Around 11 percent of the world's 7.6 billion people currently live in areas less than 33 feet above sea level.

While no eruption has been detected at the peak of the 2,155-foot Mount Shindake volcano, there has been a worrying increase in seismic activity and sulfur emissions.

The summer of 2018 brought an epidemic of major wildfires in the Northern Hemisphere.

The latest results could help to improve earthquake forecasting in the short term.

The fire is the fifth to take hold in Utah in the space of just two days.

Around two million people have been affected by the volcano, and an as yet unknown number of people are missing.