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Grindavík, Iceland safe zones cleared for phased construction as hazard mapping advances

In Grindavík, Iceland, local officials are calling for swifter progress on town reconstruction following volcanic damage sustained during the 2023–2025 Sundhnúkur eruptions. Authorities are preparin...

Cebu Earthquake: Province Declares State of Calamity After Deadly Quake

A powerful magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck the central Philippines on Tuesday night, killing at least 69 people and leaving hundreds injured. The province of Cebu, which bore the brunt of the impact,...

Landslide in Sa Pa, Vietnam, sends vehicle over cliff

A landslide in northern Vietnam’s Sa Pa region sent a vehicle over the side of a mountain road during intense rain. The incident occurred on September 29 along a winding stretch in the Lao Chai commu...

Arizona Flooding Leaves Four Dead and Exposes Vulnerabilities in Mining Region Settlements

Severe flooding struck Arizona in late September 2025, leaving four people dead and prompting widespread emergency operations. The rural community of Globe, a 19th-century mining town located about 8...

New land movement in Rancho Palos Verdes affects homes in Portuguese Bend area

Residents in Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, reported that a substantial portion of a home's yard shifted overnight, highlighting ongoing instability in coastal bluff regions. The change was...

Sanford Dam restoration marks milestone as concrete work begins

A critical restoration milestone has been reached at the Sanford Dam in Midland County, Michigan, as crews begin placing roller-compacted concrete (RCC) on the embankment for the auxiliary spillway....

Repair of massive 50-meter sinkhole in Bangkok enters new challenge after structural breach

In the early hours of September 26, emergency efforts to stabilize the massive sinkhole in front of Vajira Hospital on Bangkok’s Samsen Road were paused after approximately 1,500 tonnes (around 700 c...

Mercury and Arsenic Hotspots Identified in Ghana’s Artisanal Gold Belt

A year-long assessment by Pure Earth and Ghana’s Environmental Protection Authority sampled soil, water, crops and fish across six of Ghana’s 13 mining regions. Results show mercury in soils at Konon...

Superstorm Ragasa Causes Barrier Lake Collapse in Taiwan And Causes Catastrophic Flooding and Infrastructure Loss

Super Typhoon Ragasa, one of the strongest storms of 2025, has caused widespread devastation across East Asia, with Taiwan experiencing significant structural and geotechnical impacts. In Hualien Cou...

Massive 50-meter sinkhole swallows road in Bangkok

A road collapse in central Bangkok has produced a sinkhole approximately 50 meters deep and covering some 900 square meters, disrupting traffic, damaging infrastructure, and prompting evacuations in...

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