DISASTERS
South Korea experienced two major industrial accidents on Monday, June 1 according to Korea JoongAng Daily. An explosion at a Hanwha Aerospace factory in Daejeon killed five people and injured two, while a fire at a SK Hynix semiconductor plant in Cheongju released toxic fluorine gas, sending seven employees to
Black Boxes Recovered From Ill-fated China Eastern Flight, Begin Analysis
Rescue teams have located two black boxes from the wreckage of China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 after...
Chinese Airliner Crashes in Southern Province, All 132 Onboard Presumed Dead
A China Eastern Boeing 737-800 with 132 people on board crashed in a mountainous area near southern China...
7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Coast of Japan Prompting Tsunami Warning
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Small Team Braved Lava and Ash to Save Animals From Active Volcano
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Australia Grappling With Worst Flooding in Decades, 17 Dead
Extreme weather systems have dumped more than a year’s worth of rainfall over a week in southern Queensland...
Wildfire Threatens Large South Korean Nuclear Plant
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Underwater Volcano Near Tonga Erupts, Triggering Tsunami Warnings Across the Globe
On Jan. 15, a massive undersea volcanic eruption took place near Tonga, a Polynesian nation comprising...
Unlocking the Mystery of the Mayan Collapse
The tropical rainforests of southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, and Honduras were home to the Maya for...
Almost 1,000 Homes Destroyed in Colorado Wildfires, 2 People Still Missing
Search teams are still trying to locate two people amongst smoldering debris from a massive wildfire...