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Severe weather warnings are in place for New York and New Jersey, and on the US Eastern Seaboard. (AP PHOTO)

Natural DisastersPremiumHeavy rains, flooding disrupt US Eastern Seaboard

The risk of "excessive" showers capable of triggering flash floods is 40 per cent for a swath of the mid-Atlantic and Northeast US, home to 37 million people.

Joseph Ax and Steve Gorman

Tsunami waves partially flooded a port and a fish processing plant in Russia's Sakhalin region. (EPA PHOTO)

Natural DisastersPremiumTsunami risk eases, volcano erupts after Russian quake

A massive earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula has triggered a tsunami that primarily affected the Kuril Islands while the Klyuchevskoy volcano erupted.

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A 9.1 magnitude earthquake and tsunami devastated parts of southern Asia and Africa in 2004. (AP PHOTO)

Natural DisastersPremiumRussian quake among the biggest movers and shakers

An earthquake that hit Russia's far east and sent ripples across the Pacific joins a list of some of the most powerful and devastating tremblors ever recorded.

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Much of the Pacific is under tsunami evacuation orders or warnings after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia.

THE NIGHTLY‘Will actually kill’: Urgent tsunami warning to millions

Authorities have warned of the fatal impacts of tsunami waves expected to hit parts of the United States, Japan, China, the Philippines and Indonesia after an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off Russia’s coast.

Max Corstorphan

Tsunami waves up to 5m struck Severo-Kurilsk in the northern Kuril islands following an earthquake. (AP PHOTO)

Natural DisastersPremiumMassive Russia quake sends tsunami waves across Pacific

French Polynesia is on tsunami alert hours after a powerful earthquake struck Russia's far east, sparking alerts and evacuations across the Pacific.

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NSW Nationals leader Dugald Saunders described the cuts as ‘cruel’. NewsWire / Nikki Short

NEWSPremium‘Cruel’: Latest Aussie job cuts revealed

The only department dedicated to one state’s regional communities is the latest to announce job cuts.

Nathan Schmidt

Massive rainfall has caused "heavy casualties and property losses", President Xi Jinping says. (AP PHOTO)

Natural DisastersPremiumAt least 30 dead as rain turns Beijing into rain trap

A year's worth of rain falling in only days has caused deadly flooding and landslides around the Chinese capital - and there are more falls to come.

Xiuhao Chen and Liz Lee

Deadly flash floods have damaged buildings and forced hundreds of evacuations in eastern Romania. (AP PHOTO)

Natural DisastersPremiumThree dead and hundreds evacuated in Romania floods

Flash floods in Romania's northeast have killed at least three people, officials say.

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Natural DisastersSnow predicted in surprising state

Residents of a state renowned for its beautiful beaches and tropical climate have been warned to prepare for potential snow this weekend.

Robert White, Iwan Jones

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newsPremium200 species dead in ‘unprecedented’ disaster

Scientists have offered a grim outlook for Aussies hoping for an immediate solution to an ‘unprecedented’ disaster leaving the water at Aussie beaches toxic.

Jack Nivison

Heavy rain is continuing around Beijing and across China's north, sparking floods and landslides. (AP PHOTO)

Natural DisastersCommentsPremiumRain in China kills two, forces thousands to relocate

Eleven provinces and regions in China are on flood alert after two people were killed following heavy rain across the nation's north.

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NEWSPremium‘Big’: Wild weather warning to Aussies

Aussies in several states have been warned to brace for a weekend of wild weather, with the risk of floods and damaging winds.

Jack Nivison

Rescue operations are ongoing following a deadly school building collapse in India's Rajasthan. (EPA PHOTO)

Natural DisastersPremiumFour dead after school roof collapse in India's west

Four children have died and dozens are feared trapped under rubble following a school building collapse in western India.

Saurabh Sharma and Tanvi Mehta

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NewsPremium‘Vital’ act ahead of bushfire season

The next generation of firefighting vehicles will be put to the test when the bushfire danger period kicks off in one Australian state.

Nathan Schmidt

Using high-resolution cameras, a satellite could detect fires about the size of a classroom. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Natural DisastersPremiumAI-powered, heat-seeking satellites target Aussie fires

Bushfires in the Northern Territory are among the first captured by an artificially intelligent satellite designed to detect and record danger from above.

Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Flooding from tropical storm Wipha has damaged hundreds of homes in parts of northern Vietnam. (EPA PHOTO)

Natural DisastersPremiumOne dead as tropical storm Wipha weakens across Vietnam

Despite weakening, tropical storm Wipha has caused flooding in parts of northern Vietnam, damaging hundreds of homes and destroying crops.

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UPDATEDPremium‘Beggars belief’: Crisis crippling state

An MP has slammed the Albanese government for “falling short” on handling a crisis that is leaving thousands of animal carcasses washed up on beaches.

Jack Nivison

Gapyeong broke the previous record for South Korea's daily precipitation set in 1998. (AP PHOTO)

Natural DisastersPremiumTorrential rain leaves at least 18 dead in South Korea

Severe wet weather triggering floods and landslides in South Korea has left at least 18 people dead, officials say.

Daewoung Kim and Sebin Choi

Dead sea creatures have been washing up on South Australian beaches as a toxic algal bloom lingers off the state’s coast. Stefan Andrews / Great Southern Reef Foundation

NEWSPremiumLabor commits $14m to tackle algae crisis

Murray Watt will commit $14m to tackle the toxic algal bloom plaguing the SA coast, however he warned the problem will not be solved “overnight”.

Jessica Wang and Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

Two large earthquakes have been recorded in the sea off Russia's Pacific coast. (EPA PHOTO)

Natural DisastersPremiumQuakes off Russia's Pacific coast spark tsunami warning

A tsunami warning has been issued for Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula after two powerful earthquakes.

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A landslide engulfed houses and flooding swept away vehicles during heavy rain. (AP PHOTO)

Natural DisastersRain, landslides and flooding kills 14 in South Korea

A landslide triggered by days of heavy rain in South Korea has seen the death toll from the drenching increase to at least 14, while 12 people are missing.

Hyunjoo Jin

Flash floods killed at least 135 people in Texas over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. (AP PHOTO)

Natural DisastersPremiumThree people still missing from deadly Texas floods

Weeks after catastrophic flash flooding in Texas killed at least 135 people, just three people remain missing - down from the nearly 100 feared lost.

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Volcanic activity has rattled the Reykjanes Peninsula since November 2023. (file) (AP PHOTO)

Natural DisastersPremiumIceland volcano erupts, forcing evacuation of spa

A volcano has erupted in southern Iceland, forcing guests at a famed geothermal spa to flee the latest outbreak from the once long-dormant fissure.

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The algae bloom was first detected in March. Supplied / Great Southern Reef

UPDATEDPremiumGreens demand PM act on toxic bloom

As one Aussie state continues to suffer from a “disaster” algae bloom that is putting the future of the fisheries industry in crisis, the Greens have made a simple demand from Albo.

Blake Antrobus and Jessica Wang