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How Erdoğan Hurt Turkey's Earthquake Response

By Alec Luhn / Iskenderun, Turkey

How to Help Victims of the Earthquakes in Turkey

By Solcyre Burga

Photos Show Miraculous Survival Amid Devastating Turkey Earthquakes

By Simmone Shah and Photo editing by Katherine Pomerantz

More Than 4,000 Dead After Earthquake Jolts Syria and Turkey

By Mehmet Guzel, Ghaith Alsayed and Suzan Fraser / AP
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Aid Organizations Fear Haiti Disease Outbreak

First Came an Earthquake. Then a Hurricane. Now, Haiti is Bracing for an Outbreak of Disease.

By Eloise Barry

Why a Plague of Locusts Is Threatening Crops in Africa and Beyond

Over the past few months, massive swarms of locusts, one of which occupied an area more than three times the size of New York City, have devoured crops across the Horn of Africa and the...

By Aryn Baker

What to Know About Taal Volcano Eruption in Philippines

The eruption sending a plume ash and steam half a mile into the sky on Tuesday

By Amy Gunia

What to Know About the Deadly Floods in Indonesia

Dozens have died in the capital Jakarta and its neighboring provinces, and more rain is expected in the coming weeks

By Hillary Leung

Australia Is Burning: Scenes From a Deadly Season of Bushfires

Fires across Australia have burned more than 12 million acres, marking one of the country's worst bushfire seasons on record. Bushfires are an annual occurrence on the continent, but drought conditions and unprecedented heat have...

By Amy Gunia and Andrew Katz

Jakarta Airport Reopens After Worst Flooding in 7 Years Leaves 16 Dead

Indonesian authorities re-opened the Halim Perdanakusuma airport in Jakarta for limited operations, as the death toll rises from the city’s worst flooding in almost seven years. At least 16 people have died from the New...

By Rieka Rahadiana and Fathiya Dahrul / Bloomberg

Bushfires Rage Outside Every Major City in Australia

The Australian military's planes and boats are being deployed to provide aid

By Amy Gunia

PG&E CEO's California Wildfire Comments Spark Outrage

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has been vocal in his criticism of PG&E

By Sanya Mansoor

What California's Kincade Wildfire Looks Like From Space

The Bay-area's Kincade wildfire has grown so large that a satellite can record the plumes from 23,000 miles away in space.

By Jasmine Aguilera

Firefighters Make Progress Against Fires Across California

Strong winds are fueling fires across the state

By Josiah Bates , Sanya Mansoor , Jasmine Aguilera , Amy Gunia and Madeleine Carlisle

Scientists: 'Creep' Movements Detected Along California Fault

Scientists say a part of the Garlock fault slipped after being triggered by the series of earthquakes in July

By Mahita Gajanan

What to Know About California's Tenaja Wildfire

Fire officials have issued mandatory evacuation orders to over 400 homes in Riverside County

By Gina Martinez

The Eruption of Italy's Stromboli Volcano Resulted in Some Harrowing Images From Nearby Tourists

Italy's Stromboli volcano erupted on Wednesday, spewing ash and a huge cloud of smoke into the air and sending tourists and residents running for shelter. The volcano, on a small island of the same name...

By Julia Webster

Wildfire on Hawaiian Island of Maui Forces Thousands to Evacuate

A wildfire spreading through Hawaii's Maui island forced thousands of residents and tourists to evacuate on Thursday, according to local officials. The 3,000-acre brush fire that covered Maui's central valley remained uncontrolled as of Thursday...

By Mahita Gajanan

Magnitude-4.6 Earthquake Rattles Seattle Area Awake

A magnitude-4.6 earthquake awakened people across the Seattle area just before 3 a.m. local time on Friday. Several smaller aftershocks also hit the region. The epicenter was near Three Lakes, Wa., about 35 miles north...

By Billy Perrigo

What If a Strong Earthquake Hit SF or LA?

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