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Canadian Wildfire Smoke Triggers Air Quality Crisis Across US Cities

According to Reuters, smoke from wildfires burning across Canada has triggered a major cross-border air pollution crisis in the United States. Hundreds of wildfires remain active across Canada, sending vast
Wildfire Smoke Canada

Guangxi Flood Disaster Raises Questions Over Infrastructure, Emergency Response

By Qing Feng, Vision Times Large areas of China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region remain under water after days of torrential downpours stemming from Tropical Storm Maysak have triggered severe flooding
As Guangxi Flood Victims Waited for Rescue, Beijing Announced New Aid to Venezuela
Guangxi-Flood
Guangxi Floods Devastate Zoo, Leave Thousands of Dead Pigs Floating at Submerged Farm
Guangxi Flood
Thousands of Students Stranded as Severe Flooding Sweeps Southern China
Severe Storms and Rare Tornado Kill at Least 11 Across Hubei Province
Hubei Severe Storm Rare Tornado
Eight Women Farmworkers Killed When Overloaded Pickup Truck Plunges Off Rural Road in China
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Venezuela’s Worst Earthquake in a Century Hits a Country Now Under US Oversight
Venezuela's Worst Earthquake in a Century Hits a Country Now Under US Oversight
Heavy Rains Cause Floods and Landslides in South Korea, 23 Dead
In South Korea, heavy rainfall since July 16 has triggered floods and landslides in parts of the nation...
Coast Guard Swimmer Hailed as ‘American Hero’ After Rescuing 165 from Camp Mystic Flood
Petty Officer Scott Ruskan, a U.S. Coast Guard rescue swimmer and New Jersey native, is being hailed...
Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki Erupts Twice Producing Giant Ash Cloud
On July 7, the Indonesian volcano Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted twice, spewing out ash high into the...
China’s Guangxi Deluged By Flood-Waters From Upstream Province
Towns and villages by a major river in China's Guangxi lay half-submerged as floodwaters from a province...
Myanmar Quake Death Toll Hits 3,000, UN Urges Aid Ahead of Monsoon Season
After a devastating earthquake struck Myanmar on Mar. 28, the United Nations (UN) has urged nations to...
Thai Authorities Investigate Collapse of Building Constructed With Chinese Aid After Burma Earthquake
Thailand has launched an investigation into the causes of a 30-story building’s sudden collapse in the...
Severe Storms Leave Trail of Destruction Across US, 42 Confirmed Dead
From March 14 to 16, a series of devastating storms, including tornadoes, wildfires, and dust storms...
Beijing Restricts Monks and Aid Workers From Entering Quake-hit Regions in Tibet
On Jan. 13, Chinese authorities prevented aid workers and Buddhist monks from visiting areas in Tibet...
Catastrophic Earthquake in Tibet Claims Over 120 Lives, Leaving Hundreds Injured
In the early hours of Jan. 7, a devastating 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Tibet near the Nepal border...