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Catastrophic flooding in Libya, September 2023

A powerful storm in eastern Libya caused devastating flooding on Sunday, September 10. The storm, part of the same system that created catastrophic flooding in Greece the week prior, inundated […]

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M6.8 Earthquake in Morocco, September 2023

A strong and shallow earthquake struck in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco on Friday, September 8.  While the quake, magnitude 6.8, was felt throughout the country, the epicenter was […]

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Hurricane Idalia, Southeastern U.S., August 2023

Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida early Wednesday, August 30, as a Category 3 storm. The hurricane was the first in 125 years to come ashore along the upper western […]

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Wildfire on Maui, August 2023

A fast-moving wildfire that began August 8th on the Hawaiian island of Maui destroyed the historic town of Lahaina. At least 100 people were killed and approximately 1,000 people are […]

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Flooding in Beijing, August 2023

Beijing and neighboring parts of northern China were hit by severe flooding as the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri brought record levels of rainfall. The rain began on Saturday, July 29th […]

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Wildfires in Greece, July 2023

The nation of Greece has been battling dozens of wildfires that broke out in the second half of July, including large fires on the islands of Rhodes and Corfu.  Approximately […]

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Flooding in northern Italy, May 2023

The Emilia-Romagna region in northern Italy is experiencing widespread flooding. Eight people have been killed and 13 thousand have been evacuated after heavy rainfall caused riverine flooding and mudslides inland, […]

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Tornados in Mississippi and Alabama, March 2023

Powerful thunderstorms spawned  at least 20 tornados in Mississippi and Alabama on Friday, March 25, 2023.  Western and central Mississippi was most impacted. A tornado, estimated to be an EF4, […]

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Earthquake in Turkey, February 2023

A magnitude 7.8 earthquake occurred in Turkey on Monday, February 6, 2023. The quake occurred in the early morning near the southeastern city of Gaziantep, causing devastating damage to the […]

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Atmospheric Rivers in California, Dec 2022-Jan 2023

A string of atmospheric rivers brought record rainfall, snow, and strong winds to drought-stricken California. The storms battered the state for three weeks, beginning the last week of December 2022, […]

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