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Flash Flooding, southern and eastern Spain, Oct 2024

Heavy rainfall in the southern and eastern regions of Spain caused deadly flash flooding on Tuesday, October 29th, 2024. In one day, rainfall equivalent to a normal year’s worth fell, […]

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Hurricane Milton, October 2024

Hurricane Milton came ashore along Florida’s Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm on Wednesday, October 9. Milton was the third hurricane to hit Florida this year. The storm made […]

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Hurricane Helene, September 2024

Hurricane Helene brought death and destruction along a 500-mile path through the Southeastern United States, from Florida to the Blue Ridge mountains. The storm made landfall along the Big Bend […]

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Storm Boris, Europe, September 2024

A large storm created widespread flooding throughout Europe, including Romania, Poland, Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, and northeast and central Italy. The storm, officially named Boris, began over central […]

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Typhoon Yagi, Southeast Asia. September 2024

Typhoon Yagi brought torrential rain and damaging winds to Southeast Asia, first making landfall in the Philippines before moving over southern China, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos. Northern Vietnam, where […]

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Hurricane Francine, Louisiana, September 2024

Hurricane Francine came ashore in Louisiana on Wednesday, September 11 as a Category 2 storm. After quickly gaining power from warm water in the Gulf of Mexico, Francine made landfall […]

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Wildfires in Southern California, September 2024

Three major wildfires have burned more than 100,000 acres in Southern California this month. The fast-growing Bridge fire has burned almost 55,000 acres in the Angeles National Forest since starting […]

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Hurricane Beryl, July 2024

Hurricane Beryl is the earliest Category 5 hurricane recorded to form in the Atlantic. In the first week of July 2024, the storm tore a destructive path across eastern Caribbean […]

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M7.4 earthquake in Taiwan, April 2024

A strong earthquake struck Taiwan on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. The magnitude 7.4 quake was centered in Hualien County, located about 90 miles south of the capital, Taipei. Nine people have […]

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M7.8 earthquake in western Japan, January 2024

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck western Japan on Monday, January 1, 2024. The quake was centered in the Ishikawa prefecture of Japan’s main island of Honshu. Thousands of homes and […]

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