Natural Disasters

California is no stranger to wildfires, seeing many in 2019 with some even leading to weeks of power outages. In response, Operation Sierra Storm at South Lake Tahoe called a meeting with leaders of Cal Fire’s new Wildfire Resilience Program, PG&E and the National Weather Service to discuss…

The fires continue to rage in Australia and consume a region larger than the size of Denmark. The New York Times asked residents in the affected areas to describe their experience fighting off and fleeing the fires. People detail their fear while packing a car with only the essentials to survive.…

The Australian wildfires were met with an outpour of support from across the world. There were legitimate fundraising efforts such as one by Australian comedian, Celeste Barber, who raised over 34 million dollars on Facebook to support firefighters. There were also scammers who found the disaster…

Hurricane Maria devastated the Caribbean in 2017, claiming over 3000 lives. On Saturday, Puerto Rico’s emergency director, Carlos Acevedo, was fired after a warehouse filled with water pallets and emergency supply boxes was found in the city of Ponce, prompting an investigation. Acevedo denied…

The Taal Volcano in Batangas province, 37 miles south of Manila, Philippines caused evacuations for thousands of people and shut down the Manila International Airport. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology classified the volcano as level 4, one lower than the highest, which…

-- CNN Typhoon Kammuri hit the most densely populated island of the Philippines, Luzon, Monday reaching winds of 130 miles per hour. The hurricane is a category 4 and has led to evacuations throughout the country, many of which are forced for citizens' safety.   For the full article by Joshua…

The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory in Southern California on Thanksgiving Day, saying that the rain could cause mudflows in areas that were previously affected by the Getty Fire and Palisades Fire. For a mudslide to happen, all it takes is an intense amount of rain in a short…

Australia is experiencing the second driest January-October period in recorded history for over a century. With about 60 fires currently blazing in the southeastern state of New South Wales, at least 6 people have died and about 600 homes destroyed. For more information, click here. 

The Italian government declared a state of emergency in response to the city of Venice experiencing its most damaging flood in over 50 years. For more information, click here. 

Survivornet: With wildfires raging across the state, people are bringing up the fact that ash from the smoke is a big risk for those with breathing issues, and is known to cause lung cancer. Thin paper masks are not helping much, so officials are advising everyone to stay indoors with the windows…

Pacific Gas and Electric Company plans to shut off electricity to 940,000 customers in Northern California. This decision was made to combat the risk of more wildfires in the upcoming windy season. Multiple counties have experienced fires in the past week such as the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County,…

Reno Gazette: Animals have acute senses that are much stronger than that of humans. Some animals have even gone as far as predicting human deaths, dangerous blood pressure levels, and now, the onset of a natural disaster. It is believed that the hearing in dogs is capable of detecting the seismic…

The increasing rates of earthquakes along the Ridgecrest area is believed to be a factor in the recent movements on the Garlock fault, rejecting the U.S. Geological Survey’s previous prediction that the Ridgecrest earthquakes were unlikely to affect other area faults. This is an important reminder…

On October 17th, the 30th anniversary of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake,  California Governor Gavin Newsom introduces the launch of the first statewide earthquake early warning app, MyShake. Like ShakeAlertLA, a Los Angeles-exclusive app, MyShake gathers information from a network of seismic…