AccuWeather, by Thomas Leffler: Massive power outages and at least ten casualties were the result of a powerful thunderstorm complex, known as a derecho, riding through a densely-populated corridor of southeastern Ontario and Quebec over the weekend. In Ontario, 9…

Reuters, by Steven Grattan: An earthquake of magnitude 7.2 struck the Tirapata region of southern Peru on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 212 km (132 miles), USGS said. The U.S….

USA Today, by Susan Montoya Bryan: The largest wildfire in the U.S. was spreading toward mountain resort towns in northern New Mexico, prompting officials to issue another set of warnings for more people to evacuate. Meanwhile, a wildfire that erupted…

AP News, by Gerald Herbert and Rebecca Santana: A powerful tornado took mere seconds to rip off roofs and destroy homes as it chiseled a path of destruction through a New Orleans area neighborhood where one man died, residents said…

CNN, by Emiko Jozuka, Mayumi Maruyama, Karen Smith and Brandon Miller: A 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Japan late Wednesday night, killing at least four people and injuring over 100 others, and cutting power to millions of homes. One of the…

The Fifth Estate, by Rose Mary Petrass: The Queensland/NSW floods have been declared a national emergency and a new Climate Council report A Supercharged Climate: Rain bombs, flash flooding and destruction has outlined the magnitude of the disaster pressure is…

AccuWeather, by John Murphy: Officials said at least seven people were killed in Iowa over the weekend due to an outbreak of severe weather that unleashed more than two dozen tornadoes, including one EF3 twister. By Monday morning, the weather…

The Guardian, by Sue Higginson: In Lismore we have experienced floods forever. But this is not a flood, this is a catastrophe. This is extreme. This is a giant, angry river in the sky. This is climate change. I’ve seen…

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AP News, by Débora Álvares: Landslides and flooding caused by heavy rains killed at least 19 people in Brazil’s most populous state Sunday while high waters forced some 500,000 families from their homes over the weekend, authorities said. Three people…