End Time Headlines, by Ricky Scaparo: A 5.9 magnitude earthquake has rattled southeast Australia, damaging buildings in the city of Melbourne. The earthquake happened about 09:15 local time (23:15 GMT) on Wednesday at Mansfield, not far from the Victorian state…

The Hill, by Sarah Polus: A volcanic eruption on the Spanish island of La Palma caused local authorities to evacuate thousands, but no injuries were reported, according to The New York Times. The island, one of Spain’s Canary Islands located…

ProPublica, by Abrahm Lustgarten: This article is co-published with The New York Times: On a 110-degree day several years ago, surrounded by piles of sand and rock in the desert outside of Las Vegas, I stepped into a yellow cage…

Image: The U.S. National Archives Transcript of this video Source References The Remnants of Ida to Spread Life-Threatening Flooding Rain Threat Into New England

USA Today, by Christal Hayes, Carly Q. Romalino, and Dominic Gwinn: Water was coming in fast to Deborah Torres’ first-floor apartment in Queens, New York, late Wednesday. But even in the midst of her panic, she knew there were neighbors…

NPR: A day after an explosive wildfire emptied a resort city at the southern tip of Lake Tahoe, a huge firefighting force braced for strong winds Tuesday as some residents in neighboring Nevada were ordered to evacuate. The city of…

AP, by Seth Borenstein: In the past two years, hurricanes have been brewing, strengthening and hitting the United States at a record pace, and Ida will likely go down as one of the nastiest of a dangerous bunch. While not…

The Weather Channel, by weather.com meteorologists: In Louisiana, small signs of progress. Lights came on in parts of New Orleans and some stores have opened their doors, but nearly a million people in the state are still in the dark…

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Image: Flickr.com Transcript of this video Source References Death toll of powerful earthquake in Haiti soars to 1,297

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USA Today, by John Bacon and Jorge L. Ortiz: At least 22 people were dead and about 20 remained missing Sunday afternoon after record-shattering downpours triggered flooding across parts of the state. Among those killed were twin babies who were…