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Huge crack spreading on Washington’s Rattlesnake Ridge prompts evacuations (video)

Authorities in Yakima County, Washington are closely monitoring Rattlesnake Ridge, after a large tension crack formed recently on the hillside and a landslide is imminent. The crack on Rattlesnake...

Final Investigative Report Explaining The Orroville Dam Spillway Damage in February 2017 Released

On January 5th, 2018, the Association of State Dam Safety Officials (ASDSO) and the United States Society on Dams (USSD) released the following statement "Oroville Independent Forensic Team Releases F...

At least 26 killed in Philippines by landslides caused by tropical storm (video)

At least twenty-six people are dead and 23 are missing according to officials, following landslides on the island of Biliran in eastern Philippines. Tropical Storm Kai-tak hit the area on Saturday,...

5 dead, 15 missing after mudslide in southern Chile (video)

The mudslide tore through the small town of Villa Santa Lucia, near Chaiten in coastal Patagonia, Chile, on Saturday, December 16, after a night of torrential downpours. The video that follows, tak...

Freetown’s landslide and flooding disaster was 90 percent man-made

Preventable human causes are being blamed for the landslides and flooding that hit Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, in August 2017, killing around 500 people and destroying dozens of homes. The si...

Strong earthquake hits southeastern Iran, no casualties reported

The magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Iran on Friday, December 1, injuring 42 people and destroying several homes. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was centered 36 miles (58 km) nor...

Floods and landslides leave at least 11 dead in Indonesia

Rain-triggered landslides and floods have killed 11 people in the east of Indonesia's main island of Java, an official reported on Tuesday. Torrential rains since Monday have caused rivers in the a...

Mass evacuations ordered as highest alert is issued for Bali volcano

About 100,000 residents living near Bali’s Mount Agung volcano were ordered to evacuate, as the first major eruption in 54 years could be “imminent”. Mount Agung, which rises over eastern Bali to a...

Aftershocks continue after the rare M5.4 quakes in South Korea

At least 58 aftershocks have been recorded after the two destructive M5.4 seismic events that struck the southeastern part of the Republic of Korea on September 12 and November 15, 2017, while concern...

Pipeline leaks 210,000 gallons of oil in South Dakota, USA

A total of 210,000 gallons of oil leaked from the Keystone Pipeline in South Dakota, USA, on Thursday November 16, according to TransCanada, the pipeline's operator. TransCanada said that crews shu...

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