Category Pollution Alert

Damage Reports, Disaster Declaration Alert, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Flash Flooding Alert, Major Events, Oil (Spill) Alert, Pollution Alert, Quarantined Alert, Red Alert, Rescue Alert, Road Closure Alert, Severe Flood Alert

Large 25,000-35,000 litre oil spill at the Vac Aero International Inc. in central Oakville, Canada

The Oakville Fire Department and other authorities have confirmed that a large oil spill at the Vac Aero International Inc. facility in central Oakville Sunday afternoon was caused when a pipe burst. Officials initially estimated 25,000-35,000 litres of cooling…

Earth Extremities
August 25, 2015

Building Damage Alert, Chemical Explosion Alert, Damage Reports, Disaster Declaration Alert, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Explosion Alert, Fire Alert, Major Events, Pollution Alert, Rescue Alert, Toxic Alert

Explosion at chemical plant in China’s Shandong province

An explosion and fire has occurred at a chemical warehouse in Shandong province in eastern China, shattering windows in nearby houses and injuring at least nine people. The site which contains potentially dangerous chemicals is only one kilometer from a…

Earth Extremities
August 22, 2015

Acid Rain Alert, Emergency Updates, Major Events, Pollution Alert, Rain Alert, Severe Weather, Toxic Alert

Post-apocalyptic scenes in core blast area at Tianjin, China

Earth Extremities
August 19, 2015

Acid Rain Alert, Pollution Alert, Rain Alert, Severe Weather, Toxic Alert

First rainfall since Tianjin explosion leaves city covered in mysterious white foam

The first rainfall to wash over Tianjin since a series of blasts struck a warehouse in the Binhai district last week has sparked a new wave of concern as an unidentified white foam has appeared on the streets. Some…

Earth Extremities
August 19, 2015

Bridge Collapse Alert, Building Collapse Alert, Building Damage Alert, Chemical Fire Alert, Damage Reports, Disaster Declaration Alert, Emergency Updates, Evacuation Alert, Explosion Alert, Fire Alert, Major Events, Pollution Alert, Red Alert, Rescue Alert, Road Closure Alert, Volcano Alert

China blast zone blocked over contamination fear; 112 dead

Authorities pulled more bodies from a massive blast site in the Chinese port of Tianjin, pushing the death toll to 112 on Sunday as teams scrambled to clear dangerous chemical contamination. Hundreds of people were injured and 85 firefighters…

Earth Extremities
August 16, 2015

Active Volcano, Alert Level 2, Ash Plume, Pollution Alert, Seismic Activity, Toxic Alert, Toxic Gases, Volcanic Ash, Volcano Alert, Volcano Eruption Imminent

Cotopaxi volcano spews ash south of Ecuador’s capital

The Cotopaxi volcano near Ecuador’s capital has spewed ash over a wide area in two pre-dawn blasts. Authorities stressed that the explosions and a five-kilometer- (3-mile-) high plume of ash do not signify that the Andean country’s highest active…