US: Weeki Wachee Preserve Brush Fire Prompts Evacuations in Hernando Beach

A fast-moving brush fire broke out in the Weeki Wachee Preserve in Hernando Beach, Florida, on Sunday, March 29, prompting mandatory evacuation orders. The fire reached an estimated 150 acres and was only 20% contained as of 11 p.m., with no injuries reported.

US: Weeki Wachee Preserve Brush Fire Prompts Evacuations in Hernando Beach 2

A fast-moving brush fire broke out in the Weeki Wachee Preserve in Hernando Beach, Florida, on Sunday, March 29, prompting mandatory evacuation orders. The fire reached an estimated 150 acres and was only 20% contained as of 11 p.m., with no injuries reported.

US: Unoccupied Homes in Buxton, NC Collapse Amid Rough Seas From Offshore Hurricanes 2

On Tuesday, September 30, at least five unoccupied oceanfront homes in Buxton, North Carolina, collapsed into the Atlantic due to rough surf driven by offshore hurricanes Humberto and Imelda. Another home fell the following morning, bringing the total to six this week and 18 on Hatteras Island since 2020. No injuries were reported, but authorities closed parts of Cape Hatteras National Seashore due to dangerous debris.

Tsunami-hit Iwate beach reopens after 3 years of cleanup

Tsunami-hit Iwate beach reopens after 3 years of cleanup

MORIOKA, Japan - Children play at Kirikiri beach in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on July 26, 2014, after it reopened following three years of work to remove debris caused by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Only one-third, or a roughly 130-meter section, of the beach is open for swimming through Aug. 10 due to ongoing work to rebuild a breakwater.

Tsunami-hit Iwate beach reopens after 3 years of cleanup

Tsunami-hit Iwate beach reopens after 3 years of cleanup

MORIOKA, Japan - Children play at Kirikiri beach in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on July 26, 2014, after it reopened following three years of work to remove debris caused by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Only one-third, or a roughly 130-meter section, of the beach is open for swimming through Aug. 10 due to ongoing work to rebuild a breakwater.

Recovery efforts in tsunami-hit Otsuchi

Recovery efforts in tsunami-hit Otsuchi

OTSUCHI, Japan - Members of the Wakayama prefectural police work to haul a sunken car at Kirikiri beach in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on April 24, 2011.

Tsunami-hit area then and now

Tsunami-hit area then and now

Photo (top) taken March 14, 2011 shows Kirikiri Beach in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, three days after the area was devastated by the M9.0 earthquake and tsunami. Bottom photo shows how the beach looks on July 31, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Recovery efforts in tsunami-hit Otsuchi

Recovery efforts in tsunami-hit Otsuchi

OTSUCHI, Japan - Members of the Wakayama prefectural police work to haul a sunken car at Kirikiri beach in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on April 24, 2011. (Kyodo)

Tsunami-hit Iwate beach reopens after 3 years of cleanup

Tsunami-hit Iwate beach reopens after 3 years of cleanup

MORIOKA, Japan - Children play at Kirikiri beach in the town of Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, on July 26, 2014, after it reopened following three years of work to remove debris caused by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Only one-third, or a roughly 130-meter section, of the beach is open for swimming through Aug. 10 due to ongoing work to rebuild a breakwater. (Kyodo)