Category Aircraft

Wildfires rage near Marseille, forcing evacuations & flight diversions

A picture taken near Vitrolles, southern France on August 10, 2016 shows a fire which has already devastated some 200 hectares. © Boris Horvat / AFP Several wildfires have affected areas near Marseille, with huge clouds of smoke covering the…

Water Rescues from Phoenix Floods

Tropical Storm Earl Upgraded To Cat 1 Hurricane As It Nears Belize

  Earl has been upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane as the system bears down on Belize, threatening flash floods and mud slides.   The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami reported Wednesday that top sustained winds reached 75 mph.…

Red Alert Issued Due to Tropical Storm Earl Approaching The Caribbean Islands

A tropical storm, dubbed Earl and packing nearly hurricane-force winds, was to hit northern Central American countries Wednesday, prompting warnings and emergency planning by authorities.   Earl was moving slowly westward across the Caribbean and was expected to drive across…

Passenger Jet On Fire At Dubai Airport

Plane crash lands at Dubai airport. Pic: Scott Macpherson A plane has crash-landed at Dubai International Airport, before bursting into flames on the runway.   Emirates airline has confirmed that a jet carrying 282 passengers and 18 crew was “involved…

Typhoon Nida hits Hong Kong, bringing it to standstill

Explosive Eruption, Ash Plume At Rinjani Volcano Triggers Closure Of Lombok Airport In Lombok Island, Indonesia

Today’s ash plume from Rinjani volcano in Indonesia The volcano had a sudden explosive eruption this noon, it seems. An ash plume was detected at 12:20 local time (04:20 UTC) that rose from the volcano to originally estimated 32,000 ft…