Torrential rains lashed the capital on the eve of the New Year.
All the rain and snow falling in Western Washington bumps up the risk for mudslides and avalanches.
400 residents lost the road connection and several houses were evacuated when a seven-mile-long ice stopper came loose, carrying large masses of ice and water. Today, the municipality is on inspection to look at the damage.
Residents fled toward the waterside as winds pushed an emergency-level wildfire towards their homes. The town was shrouded in darkness from the smoke before turning an unnerving shade of bright red.
The flooding started when large chunks of ice jammed at Deneki bridge, according to an advisory issued by the National Weather Service.
Gusty winds and precipitation began pounding Finland from the southwest on Wednesday morning.
Travelers need to stay off Straight Slough, which flows into the main Kuskokwim River near Bethel.
Amazing footage shows the bears just 150 metres from the nearest house as shooting is criticised - but does little to deter predators.
One of the men was caught on a livestream camera wading into Brooks Falls and taking a selfie in front of the bears.
In the last 15 years, polar bear hunters in eastern Greenland have had to adapt their hunting practices because of climate change,
The Shiveluch volcano in Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka region has erupted, spewing ash some 13km above sea level.Officials from the region's Emergency Situations Ministry have confirmed that the ash is not expected to land on nearby settlements, Meanwhile a "red warning" has been issued to passing planes, urging them to avoid the site.The Shiveluch volcano is extimated to be between 60,000 and 70,000 years old.
Warm weather has made for unsafe traveling conditions, including a snowmachine race.
High rainfall this month is being blamed for a major landslide near Sitka. The US Forest Service reports that a 100-acre slide came down in the Starrigavan Valley, about ten miles from town. The slide, and water damage to an ATV trail in the valley and other hiking trails elsewhere in Sitka -- all add up to a tough month for the agency.
Since early February, the gulf, and beaches and islands surrounding it, have been in the throes of one of the worst blooms of red tide in recent years.
Blizzard conditions paralyzed Saskatoon and many other communities Wednesday as a fierce storm scoured the central part of the province, closing roads, airports and schools.
Social media went abuzz the past few days after some parts of Manila Bay turned turquoise.
Sightings of wild animals increase as humans shelter in place
A young polar bear, likely female, was lured into a specially-made cage by a stack of fish splashed with fish oil after it held a village of Dzhebariki-Khaya under a brief siege. The emaciated predator was stealing dog food and attacking villagers hours before it was snared.
Bison will usually contract the disease from contaminated soil while wallowing in dust baths. Spores develop in hotter temperatures and fluctuating water levels. Cooler temperatures will kill the spores and slow the outbreak.
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