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Wildfire scorches buildings, leaves two people injured in Cape Town, South Africa

April 20, 2021

A large wildfire in Cape Town's Table Mountain National Park (TMNP), South Africa, left several buildings damaged, nine structures destroyed, and two firefighters injured, officials reported Sunday, April 18, 2021.…


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Strong eruption at Agung volcano, ash to 9.1 km (30 000 feet), Indonesia

June 12, 2019

A strong eruption took place at Agung volcano, Bali, Indonesia at 17:40 UTC on June 12, 2019.  The eruptive pulse lasted 3 minutes and…

The Weekly Volcanic Activity Report: June 5 – 11, 2019

June 12, 2019

New activity/unrest was reported for 5 volcanoes from June 5 to 11, 2019. During the same period, ongoing activity was reported for 13 volcanoes.…

2019 U.S. corn planting at an all-time low percentage, remains behind schedule in 15 of 18 monitored states

June 11, 2019

Corn and soybean planting in the United States remains well below average from 2014-18, according to data provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture…

Heavy rain turns wadis into raging rivers, cause deadly floods in southern and eastern Yemen

June 11, 2019

Heavy rains and floods hit Yemen's southern and eastern provinces on June 9, 2019, leaving at least 3 people dead. According to security officials,…