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Fast‑Moving Brush Fire Forces Evacuations and Road Closures in Sorrento Valley

Multi‑agency aerial plus ground crews have stabilized parts of the blaze, with firefighters monitoring hot spots as investigators probe the cause.

Crack in Garden Grove Chemical Tank Stops Catastrophic Explosion Threat

Toxic Chemical Tank in Garden Grove Threatens to Fail as 40,000 Are Evacuated

Japan Lifts Tsunami Alerts After 7.5+ Offshore Quake, Cites Slight Rise in Mega-Quake Risk

Moree Fire Near Cal State San Marcos Contained at About 2 Acres

Iberia Reels From Leonardo Floods as Authorities Brace for Storm Marta

UK Braces for Prolonged Freeze as Met Office Issues Amber Snow Warning for Scotland

Amber Snow Warnings Issued for Scotland as Cold Snap Grips the UK

Second Atmospheric River Extends Southern California Flood Threat Into Friday

Second Levee Fails Near Seattle as Evacuations Expand and Green River Break Is Patched

Tsunami Warnings Lifted After Powerful Quake Off Northeast Japan

Semeru Eruption Forces Highest Alert, Evacuations and Rescue of Stranded Climbers in East Java

Storm Claudia Triggers Amber Rain Warnings, 100+ Flood Alerts and Transport Disruption

Fung-wong Weakens After Taiwan Landfall as Floods Persist, Philippines Counts Heavy Toll

Taiwan Evacuates Thousands as Tropical Storm Fung-wong Unleashes Record Rains and Flooding

Hurricane Melissa Intensifies to Category 4, Jamaica Braces for Direct Strike

Typhoon Matmo Makes Landfall in Southern China, Disrupting Holiday Travel and Forcing Mass Evacuations

Typhoon Bualoi Slams Central Vietnam, Leaving At Least 12 Dead and 17 Missing

Ragasa Weakens After South China Landfall as Recovery Efforts Ramp Up Across the Region

Pickett Fire Containment Climbs to 17% as Crews Hold 6,803-Acre Blaze in Napa County