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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 )

23 Hurt as Molten Rock Crashes Into Hawaii Tour Boat

AUDREY McAVOY and CALEB JONES / The Associated Press Jul 16, 2018 The ongoing eruption of the Kilauea volcano causes a chain-reaction event in the water off Hawaii's Big Island. Dig deeper ( 3 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 )

As Arctic Sea Ice Thins, so Do Polar Bears

SETH BORENSTEIN and MARK THIESSEN / The Associated Press Feb 1, 2018 Scientists blame global warming for the dwindling ice cover on the Arctic Ocean that the bears need for hunting seals each spring. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

At Least 32 Dead After Powerful Earthquake Rocks Southern Mexico

By Christopher Sherman and E. Eduardo Castillo / AP Sep 8, 2017 The magnitude 8.1 temblor hit late Thursday off Chiapas state near the Guatemalan border. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )