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M6.4 Papua New Guinea Quake Felt 425 km Away in Port Moresby
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M6.4 Papua New Guinea Quake Felt 425 km Away in Port Moresby

A magnitude-6.4 earthquake struck 49 km from Kainantu on September 20, 2026, at a depth of 104.3 km. USGS issued a Green alert, and felt reports arrived from Port Moresby, more than 400 km away.

#earthquake#Papua New Guinea#USGS#natural disaster
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Typhoon Dujuan Nears Tokyo at 965 hPa; JR East Halts Chiba Lines
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Typhoon Dujuan Nears Tokyo at 965 hPa; JR East Halts Chiba Lines

The Japan Meteorological Agency's 4:45 a.m. bulletin on 21 September put Typhoon Dujuan at 965 hPa with gusts of 50 m/s, tracking toward Chiba's Boso Peninsula as JR East suspended train lines across the Kanto region during the Silver Week holiday.

#japan#typhoon#jma#tokyo
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Navajo Nation Flood Kills 3, Including 7-Year-Old, Near Newcomb
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Navajo Nation Flood Kills 3, Including 7-Year-Old, Near Newcomb

Tribal police got the call at about 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 16. Three people died in flash flooding near Newcomb, New Mexico, and the Navajo Nation widened its emergency declaration on Sept. 17 to open chapter funds and seek federal road relief.

#natural disaster#flood#Navajo Nation#New Mexico
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Category 3 Hurricane Lowell Set to Pass Near Kauai
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Category 3 Hurricane Lowell Set to Pass Near Kauai

Hurricane Lowell, a Category 3 storm with 120 mph winds, is on track to pass just west of Kauai and Niihau overnight, prompting hurricane watches across Hawaii.

#Hurricane Lowell#Hawaii#Kauai#Central Pacific Hurricane Center
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Krakatau Ash Shuts 8 Airports; Indonesia Starts Cloud-Seeding
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Krakatau Ash Shuts 8 Airports; Indonesia Starts Cloud-Seeding

Indonesia's PVMBG kept Anak Krakatau at Alert Level III as ash grounded flights into Monday and BNPB began cloud-seeding to clear the sky.

#Anak Krakatau#Indonesia#volcano#Jakarta airport
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Edouard Makes Landfall, Cuts Power to 75,000 in Texas
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Edouard Makes Landfall, Cuts Power to 75,000 in Texas

Tropical Storm Edouard came ashore near the Texas-Louisiana border with 60 mph winds, knocking out power to more than 75,000 customers and triggering flash flood warnings, the National Hurricane Center says.

#Tropical Storm Edouard#Texas#Louisiana#flooding
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Nepal Raises Flood Missing Toll to 6,150 After District Check
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Nepal Raises Flood Missing Toll to 6,150 After District Check

Nepal's disaster authority raised the number missing from the 26 August flood to 6,150 on 16 September, up from 5,179 a day earlier, after verifying district records. Bodies recovered stood at 1,403, of which 105 had been identified.

#nepal#flood#natural disaster#tibet
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Sinabung Erupts Again, 615 Evacuated in North Sumatra
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Sinabung Erupts Again, 615 Evacuated in North Sumatra

Mount Sinabung erupted again Wednesday morning, sending ash 1,000m above its summit. Indonesia's disaster agency says 615 residents remain evacuated and no casualties have been reported.

#Indonesia#volcano#Sinabung#natural disaster
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Grand Canyon Flood: Missing Count Drops From 15 to 1
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Grand Canyon Flood: Missing Count Drops From 15 to 1

Officials say all but one person is now accounted for after flash floods killed two and left dozens missing in Grand Canyon National Park.

#Grand Canyon#flash flood#National Park Service#search and rescue
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Texas Ross Fire Grows to 85,000 Acres, 26% Contained
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Texas Ross Fire Grows to 85,000 Acres, 26% Contained

The Texas A&M Forest Service says the Ross Fire has burned more than 85,000 acres in Palo Pinto and Jack counties, making it one of North Texas's largest wildfires on record.

#texas#wildfire#ross fire#natural disaster
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Nepal Flood Toll Rises to 939, ~3,925 Still Missing
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Nepal Flood Toll Rises to 939, ~3,925 Still Missing

Nepal's NDRRMA raised the Aug. 26 glacier-flood death toll to 939, with roughly 3,925 people still missing across eight districts and Tibet.

#Nepal#flood#Bhotekoshi#natural disaster
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