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State of emergency declared as the Category 4 hurricane Ignacio edges closer to the outskirts of Hawaii

Hawaii is preparing for a Category 4 hurricane that is set to hit the The Big Island and Maui from tomorrow.   The current forecast has Hurricane Ignacio passing northeast of the Big Island on Monday and north of Maui…

280,000 told to evacuate as typhoon hits Japan

The Japanese authorities advised 280,000 people to evacuate their homes as Typhoon Goni lashed southern Kyushu island and western Japan, bringing torrential rains and winds gusting at more than 180kmh.   The risk of landslides prompted officials in Yamaguchi prefecture…

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…

Tornado Tears Through Australian Town

Typhoon Goni kills at least 10 and 5,000 forced to flee homes after northern Philippines hit by floods and landslides

At least 10 people have died and two are missing after Typhoon Goni hit the northern Philippines, forcing more than 5,000 to flee their homes, officials have said.   Pounding rain and winds set off landslides and flooded low-lying villages,…

Several Dead As Jet Crashes On Road At The Shoreham Airshow, UK

Several people have been confirmed dead after a plane crashed during an airshow in Shoreham-By-Sea, according to Sky sources Police say the plane, believed to be a Hawker Hunter, hit several cars on the A27 in West Sussex at about…

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…

Extreme Drought Causes Food Crisis for Nearly 1 Million in Guatemala

Nearly 1 million people in Guatemala are struggling to feed themselves as poor rainfall has led to drought and shrunken harvests, worsening hunger among the poor, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said.   Linked to the El Nino weather…

Extreme heat alert issued as the severe heatwave hits Slovakia

The Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute (SHMU) has issued a country-wide extreme heat alert, with meteorologists estimating that this will remain in place until the end of the week, reported by local news agency TASR on Thursday.   “It happens sometimes that…