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January 2018

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Jan. 10th           Mudslides in California Kill 13; Thousands Evacuated
https://www.wsj.com/articles/heavy-rains-trigger-mudslides-in-southern-california-area-hit-by-wildfires-1515518670

Jan. 14th           Papua New Guinea volcano: Islanders flee worsening eruption
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42680235

Jan. 14th           Philippines raises Mayon volcano threat level to 'critical'
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/14/philippines-raises-mayon-volcano-threat-level-to-critical

Jan. 14th           Lava flowing from Philippine volcano; thousands evacuated
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/rest-of-world/lava-flowing-from-philippine-volcano-thousands-evacuated/articleshow/62505734.cms

Jan. 15th           Scores injured as floor collapses at Jakarta stock exchange
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-15/indonesia-s-stock-exchange-evacuated-after-floor-collapse

Jan. 15th           Jakarta Stock Exchange Ceiling Collapse
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01/15/jakarta-stock-exchange

Jan. 22nd          Five missing in Oklahoma gas well explosion
https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/22/us/oklahoma-gas-well-explosion/index.html

Jan. 23rd          Tsunami headed for Alaska after 8.2 magnitude earthquake
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-01-23/whole-town-evacuating-tsunami-headed-alaska-after-82-magnitude-earthquake

Jan. 24th           Panic, blame rampant as Cape Town braces for water shut-off due to drought
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/panic-and-blame-as-cape-town-braces-for-water-shut-off/ar-AAv6iHP?OCID=ansmsnnews11  


February 2018


​Feb. 1st            Where’s the Water Gon-dola? Venice's iconic Canals run Dry after Weeks without Rain
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/912547/venice-canal-dry-gondola-pictured-italy-no-rain-adriatic-weather

Feb. 5th            Receding of Sea Creates Panic
http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2018-02-05/Receding-of-sea-creates-panic/356661

Feb. 8th            Bangkok air pollution warning, children asked to stay indoors
http://www.straitstimes.com/world/bangkok-issues-air-pollution-warning 


Feb. 12th          Satellites show warming is accelerating sea level rise
http://ktla.com/2018/02/12/sea-level-rise-is-speeding-up-25-years-of-satellite-data-show-study/


Feb. 13th          Homes Evacuated as Mud Volcano Erupts in Trinidad
https://www.caribbean360.com/news/homes-evacuated-mud-volcano-erupts-trinidad

Feb. 14th          Ring of Fire Activity Returns as a Series of Earthquakes Shakes the Pacific Plate
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5386577/Has-Pacific-Ring-Fire-activity-returned.html

Feb. 15th          Huge sinkhole on Rome street swallows half-dozen cars
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/02/15/huge-sinkhole-on-rome-street-swallows-half-dozen-cars.html 


Feb. 23rd          7 Dead, 13 Missing After Landslide in Central Java
http://floodlist.com/asia/indonesia-landslide-brebes-central-java-february-2018

Feb. 25th          UK hit by 21 earthquakes in 50 says including largest in 10 years
https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/923237/uk-earthquakes-twenty-one-fifty-days-british-geological-survey

Feb. 26th          Upside Down Weather!
http://www.thebigwobble.org/2018/02/upside-down-weather-as-parts-of-europe.html


March 2018


Mar. 2nd          Water Disappears in the Pamlico and Neuse Rivers in North Carolina!
http://strangesounds.org/2018/03/water-disappears-pamlico-and-neuse-rivers-north-carolina-pictures-video.html

Mar. 3rd           Potomac River Disappears in ‘Blowout’ Tide
http://www.princewilliamtimes.com/news/potomac-river-disappears-in-blowout-tide/article_7206b390-1efe-11e8-8a99-3761b626a016.html

Mar. 18th         Fire Rips Through North Beach Building, Pumps Smoke Over San Francisco
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/San-Francisco-North-Beach-Union-Street-Four-Alarm-fire-Investigation-477208893.html

Mar. 18th         Fire at Manila hotel and casino kills at least 3 workers
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/dead-philippine-hotel-fire-hundreds-evacuated-53830852

Mar. 22nd        6 dead, 2 hurt in Czech chemical factory explosion
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/6-dead-in-chemical-factory-explosion-in-czech-republic/2018/03/22/55aecbb8-2dba-11e8-8dc9-3b51e028b845_story.html

Mar. 26th         Larry Nassar's boss at Michigan State hit with sex charges
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-arrest-larry-nassar-s-boss-msu-dean-william-strampel-n860246

Mar. 27th         CDC warns of second wave of flu virus
http://time.com/5216990/influenza-b-flu-season-2018/


April 2018



Apr. 3rd           Giant 3-km-long crack cuts off heavy traffic road in Kenya
https://matadornetwork.com/read/giant-crack-opened-kenya-slowly-split-land-two/

Apr. 3rd           Oil spill fire chokes Indonesian port city; 4 dead
https://www.sfgate.com/news/world/article/Oil-spill-fire-chokes-Indonesian-port-city-4-dead-12803896.php 


Apr. 4th            Wind gusts cause hangar collapse at Hobby Airport in Houston
http://www.miamiherald.com/news/business/article207891779.html

Apr. 7th            Keystone Pipeline spill in South Dakota twice as big as first thought
http://www.ksfy.com/content/news/Pipeline-spill-in-South-Dakota-twice-as-big-as-first-thought-479057323.html 


Apr. 26th          Explosion at Wisconsin oil refinery injures at least 11, forces evacuation
https://globalnews.ca/news/4169916/husky-refinery-explosion-wisconsin/

May 2018


May 1st            Multiple sinkholes open in Florida neighborhood
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/05/01/multiple-sinkholes-open-in-florida-neighborhood-spurring-evacuations.html 


May 3rd           Wave of tornadoes hits central US
https://www.newsmax.com/thewire/midwest-tornadoes-severe-weather/2018/05/03/id/858228/

May 4th            Fire breaks out at chemical plant in Louisiana, forcing evacuations
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/fire-chemical-plant-flowchem-technologies-duson-lafayette-louisiana-today-2018-05-03-live-updates/


May 4th            Spectacular 6-story-deep sinkhole opens on New Zealand
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/05/04/spectacular-6-story-deep-sinkhole-opens-on-new-zealand-farm.html

May 9th            After volcanic eruption, Hawaii faces smog, acid rain
https://weather.com/news/news/2018-05-09-hawaii-acid-rain-earthquakes-lava-eruptions

May 10th          Toxic gas alert for Hawaii eruption; new areas at risk
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/toxic-gas-alert-for-hawaii-eruption-new-areas-at-risk/ar-AAx4BgM?li=BBnb7Kz&OCID=ansmsnnews11

May 10th          Massive wave near New Zealand 'sets hemisphere record'
https://www.9news.com.au/world/2018/05/11/06/39/largest-ever-wave-recorded-in-southern-hemisphere 


May 16th          Ozone-destroying emissions are on the rise and scientists don't know why
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/ozone-destroying-emissions-are-on-the-rise-and-scientists-dont-know-why/ar-AAxoqNq

May 17th          Earth just had its 400th straight warmer-than-average month
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2018/05/17/global-warming-april-400th-consecutive-warm-month/618484002/

May 19th          22 injured in explosion at Texas chemical plant
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2018/05/19/22-injured-in-explosion-at-Texas-chemical-plant/9891526751904/ 


May 20th          80 percent of public pools fail health inspection, CDC says
http://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/05/20/80-percent-public-pools-fail-health-inspection-cdc-says.html

May 26th          CDC: Public pools are ground zero for bacteria
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/the-cdc-makes-it-official-public-pools-are-disgusting/ar-AAxKDbI?OCID=ansmsnnews11

May 26th          Thunderstorms deliver more than 60,000 lightning strikes across UK
https://news.sky.com/story/thunderstorms-light-up-london-and-they-could-last-for-days-11386689  


May 30th          Salem-area residents warned not to drink tap water
http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2018/05/salem-area_residents_warned_no.html


June 2018



Jun. 4th            Whale Dies in Thailand After Swallowing 80 Plastic Bags
http://time.com/5299868/whale-dies-eating-plastic-bags/ ​

Jun. 4th            Whale Dies in Thailand After Swallowing 80 Plastic Bags
http://time.com/5299868/whale-dies-eating-plastic-bags/

Jun. 12th          Landslides kill at least 11 in Bangladesh
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/myanmar/bangladesh-landslides-06122018181200.html

Jun. 16th          Five-alarm Staten Island blaze injures 20, takes out several homes — including one bel…
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-metro-4-alarm-fire-staten-island-injuring-one-20180616-story.html

Jun. 17th          Major fire ravages celebrated Glasgow School of Art for second time
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-fire-glasgow/major-fire-ravages-celebrated-glasgow-school-of-art-for-second-time-idUSKBN1JC05G

Jun. 26th          State of emergency declared as California wildfires rage on
https://www.npr.org/2018/06/26/623451437/gov-brown-declares-state-of-emergency-over-california-wildfires 


 
July 2018


Jul. 3rd             Azerbaijan hit by massive blackout, worst in decades
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/azerbaijan-hit-by-massive-blackout-worst-in-decades/2018/07/03/c422ae46-7ede-11e8-a63f-7b5d2aba7ac5_story.html

Jul. 5th             Death toll hits 33 in Canadian heat wave
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-news-canada-20180705-story.html

Jul. 6th             Southern California heat wave breaks records
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/southern-california-heat-wave-breaks-records-in-los-angeles-today-2018-07-06/

Jul. 13th           Iceberg 4 miles wide breaks off from glacier in Greenland
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/07/13/iceberg-4-miles-wide-breaks-off-from-greenland-glacier.html

Jul. 19th           Steam pipe explosion rocks Manhattan's Flatiron District
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/19/nyregion/steam-explosion-pipe-flatiron-nyc.html

Jul. 24th           Europe Is Broiling Under a Record-Breaking Heat Wave
https://www.citylab.com/environment/2018/07/the-european-heat-wave-is-brutal/565955/


August 2018


Aug. 2nd          Record 'red tide' of toxic algae is killing wildlife in Florida
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/record-red-tide-of-toxic-algae-is-killing-wildlife-in-florida/ar-BBLpgO2?OCID=ansmsnnews11  



September 2018



Sept. 15th         Geological Failures Prey on Settlers in the West of the Country
https://www.oncenoticias.hn/fallas-geologicas-hacen-presa-de-pobladores-en-el-occidente-del-pais/

Sept. 21st         Mexico: The Cracking and Landslide that Occurs in the Municipality of San Marcos Arteaga
http://talajalisconoticias.com/2018/09/21/se-abre-la-tierra-en-oaxaca/

Sept. 21st         Mexico: The Land Opens in the Town of Milpillas
http://elexpres.com/2015/nota.php?story_id=178480

Sept. 24th         Panama: The Road Sinks and Cracks in Breñón
https://www.critica.com.pa/provincias/se-hunde-la-carretera-529114

Sept. 24th         Colombia: Geological Fault Threatens to Disappear from the Map to the Municipality of San Eduardo in Boyacá
http://www.lalenguacaribe.co/falla-geologica-amenaza-con-desaparecer-del-mapa-al-municipio-de-san-eduardo-en-boyaca/

Sept. 28th         5ft Tsunami Unleashes Terrifying Waves that tear through Indonesian city after 7.5 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6218399/Indonesia-issues-Tsunami-warning-7-5-magnitude-earthquake-strikes-countrys-coast.html

Sept. 29th         At least 384 People Killed after Quake & Massive Tsunami ravage Indonesian Island
https://www.rt.com/news/439903-indonesia-quake-tsunami-aftermath/

October 2018


Oct. 13th          27 dead in floods, landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra island
https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Floods-landslides-kill-11-children-in-Indonesia-13304366.php 

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