Natural Disasters - Page 53

March 31, 2021

Tennessee residents brace for continued rainfall after record flooding

Tennessee residents already tormented by hazardous and fatal flooding conditions are bracing Wednesday as more heavy rain continues to move through the Southeast. 

March 27, 2021

Alabama 'supercell' that produced tornado captured in satellite imagery

This week's severe weather in the Mid-South was visible from outer space. 

March 26, 2021

National weather forecast: Deadly storm weakening, new round to hit Mid-South

The storm that brought extreme damage and took the lives of several people across the Mid-South is now weakening, but not done yet. 

March 25, 2021

National weather forecast: Tornadoes, hail, thunderstorms to slam Mid-South

A dangerous day of severe weather including a tornado outbreak is expected today over parts of the Mid-South and Tennessee River Valley. 

March 20, 2021

Volcano erupts in Iceland for first time in 6,000 years

A volcano near Iceland's capital city and the country's Keflavik International Airport erupted Friday after sitting dormant for 6,000 years.

March 18, 2021

Severe weather shifts into Southeast, bringing tornadoes, dangerous storms

Massive thunderstorms and devastating tornadoes slammed the Deep South and Gulf Coast on Wednesday, with tens of thousands losing power overnight.

March 11, 2021

Hawaii remains under flash flood watch through Friday after declaring state of emergency

The Hawaiian Islands, battered once again by heavy downpours, will remain under a flash flood watch through Friday evening.

March 11, 2021

10 years after Fukushima disaster, cleaning damaged reactors could still take another 3 decades

10 years to the day after Japan's 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, experts say cleaning up the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant reactors will still take another 30 years.

March 9, 2021

US nears record for avalanche deaths as risky snow conditions plague mountains

The U.S. is on track to surpass its all-time record for avalanche deaths this season after extreme winter weather conditions heightened avalanche danger.

March 5, 2021

New Zealand sees 8.1 magnitude earthquake, lifts tsunami warnings following series of quakes

The island mainly saw structural damage despite the significant strength of the earthquakes.