Powerful Quakes Buckle Alaska Roads, Trigger Tsunami Warning

RACHEL D'ORO and DAN JOLING / The Associated Press Nov 30, 2018 Earthquakes of 7.0 and 5.8 rock buildings in Anchorage, and briefly trigger a warning to residents of Kodiak, Alaska, to flee to higher ground. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Indonesia Disaster Toll Passes 800; Mass Burials Starting

NINIEK KARMINI / The Associated Press Sep 30, 2018 Hospitals are overwhelmed and rescue teams desperately need heavy equipment in the wake of Friday's earthquake and tsunami. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Indonesia Tsunami Death Toll Nears 400

NINIEK KARMINI / The Associated Press Sep 28, 2018 A day after a 7.5 earthquake triggers a tsunami with waves as high as 20 feet, the death toll stands at 384 and is expected to rise. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Deadly Risk From Landslides Is Rising

Tim Radford / Climate News Network Sep 3, 2018 Waterlogged hillsides are dangerous. For those who live on them, or further downhill, they can be life-threatening. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Deadly Quake Leaves Thousands Homeless on Indonesian Island

ANDI JATMIKO and STEPHEN WRIGHT / The Associated Press Aug 5, 2018 The temblor is the second in a week to cause deaths in Lombok, which draws many tourists. Damage is described as massive, and the fatality count of 98 is expected to rise. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

When Doing Good Becomes Doing Bad

Janice G. Raymond / Truthdig Jul 11, 2018 Sexual abuse by members of organizations that provide relief to some of the world’s most vulnerable people has been more pervasive than recently reported. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Hawaii Lava ‘Flood’ Destroys Two More Subdivisions

Gregory Glover / Truthdig Jun 3, 2018 With hundreds of people still in emergency shelters more than a month into Kilauea volcano's latest eruption, homes are still being destroyed and tempers are fraying. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Hawaii Volcano Destroys 21 Homes; 1,700 People Evacuated

CALEB JONES, JENNIFER PELTZ and SOPHIA YAN / The Associated Press May 6, 2018 "You have to ask Pele," said one of the evacuees, referring to the volcano goddess of traditional Hawaiian belief, when asked when he might return home. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Helicopter Crashes After Mexican Quake, Killing 13

MARK STEVENSON / The Associated Press Feb 17, 2018 All victims were on the ground, spending the night in a field after a magnitude 7.2 temblor struck the area. The military chopper was carrying officials surveying damage. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

7.2 Quake in Mexico Rattles Nerves, Causes Little Damage

PETER ORSI and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN / The Associated Press Feb 16, 2018 Residents flee into the streets of Mexico City and southern Oaxaca state as the shaking ignites fear among survivors of a 2017 temblor that killed 228 in the capital. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Aftershocks Follow Alaska Earthquake

The Associated Press Jan 23, 2018 A magnitude 7.9 temblor strikes off an island in the Gulf of Alaska. No injuries are reported, and a tsunami warning is canceled after a few hours. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

8 Quakes Strike Iran-Iraq Border, Rattle Baghdad

AMIR VAHDAT and JON GAMBRELL / The Associated Press Jan 11, 2018 Thursday's earthquakes were apparent aftershocks of a temblor that killed at least 530 people in the mountainous region in November. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )