Katastrofer

Cameron Hamilton, som fick sparken från sin roll som tillförordnad chef för Federal Emergency Management Agency förra året, har nu nominerats till att leda myndigheten på permanent basis.

15 maj 2026 Rapporterad av AI

A strong earthquake struck off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture at 8:22 p.m. on May 15, right after an emergency warning was issued for the Tohoku region.

En meteorit har orsakat egendomsskador på flera hus i Rheinland-Pfalz. Ögonvittnen i västra Tyskland rapporterade om en spektakulär ljusshow på himlen. Polisen bekräftar att det inte längre finns någon fara och att ingen skadades.

8 mars 2026 Rapporterad av AI

One fisherman died and another was seriously injured when lightning struck them while fishing at sea in Ingini, Lamu, on Saturday. Kassim Badi Usama, 48, died instantly while Mohamed Wako suffered severe injuries. Officials have urged fishermen to exercise caution during the rainy season.

The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has announced the list of local names for tropical cyclones that may enter the Philippine Area of Responsibility in 2026. Ada is among the new names to be used for the first time. The list draws from regular and auxiliary sets cycled every four years.

10 januari 2026 Rapporterad av AI

Kazuko Sumitomo, a 69-year-old Kobe resident who lost her father in the Great Hanshin Earthquake, has devoted over a decade to reading picture books about disasters like the Great East Japan Earthquake to children. Her goal is to teach them that disasters are not someone else's problem. Through tales of past quakes, she shares personal tragedies and encourages preparedness.