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Bali's Mount Agung is belching clouds of ash - and its first major eruption since 1963 could be imminent. Indonesia's Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said, "Plumes of smoke are occasionally accompanied by explosive eruptions...

Hurricane Maria, which is forecasted to slam into Puerto Rico and neighboring islands within hours, has officially strengthened into a Category 3 storm...

A series of heavy rainstorms has caused severe flooding near San Jose, California, forcing a mandatory evacuation of at least 14,000 residents overnight...

The 70,000 acre Rocky Fire that is still raging near Clear Lake California has defied firefighter's predictions of how a wildfire should behave. It has already crossed highways, fire lines and other barriers which were expected...

The 70,000 acre Rocky Fire that is still raging near Clear Lake California has defied firefighter's predictions of how a wildfire should behave. It has already crossed highways, fire lines and other barriers which were expected...

On August 2, 2012, a salt dome operated by the petrochemical company Texas Brine collapsed near Bayou Corne, Louisiana, creating a sinkhole that forced the entire town to evacuate...

On August 2, 2012, a salt dome operated by the petrochemical company Texas Brine collapsed near Bayou Corne, Louisiana, creating a sinkhole that forced the entire town to evacuate...

After Hurricane Sandy, which devastated the East Coast in 2012, it’s more important than ever to make sure you, your home and your family are prepared to weather hurricane season when it strikes—as it inevitably does...

Light rain and increased humidity have helped fire fighters start to get a handle on two wildfires that are currently threatening more than 700 homes in Northern California - but residents are far from out of the woods yet...

Photo via Shutterstock A volcano on the western Indonesian island of Sumatra erupted more than 50 times on Saturday, sending clouds of gas up to 13,000 feet in the air and a river of lava five kilometers from the source...

A "once-in-a-decade" typhoon has hit the Japanese coast, and while its winds weakened from a peak of 130-156mph—Category 4 status—heavy rain and landslides have claimed 17 lives on Oshima Island and caused over 20,000...

Indian authorities are expressing relief at what appears to be a relatively low rate of causalities after "Super Cyclone" Phailin made landfall in the states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh on Saturday night...

Typhoon Fitow touched down in Fuding, China on Monday after tearing through the eastern provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang and forcing more than 700,000 people to be evacuated...

Typhoon Fitow touched down in Fuding city on Monday, tearing through the eastern provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang and forcing more than 700,000 people to be evacuated...

Image via Instagram The Colorado National Guard has begun to evacuate Lyons, Colorado (pop. 2000), after extreme flooding left the entire town cut off and flooded out with no sewage or fresh water for more than a day. Gov....