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US: Atmospheric River Triggers Flash Flooding Across Southern California 6

Torrential rains from a powerful atmospheric river triggered widespread flash flooding across Southern California on Wednesday, December 24, prompting evacuation orders, travel warnings, and a state of emergency declaration by Governor Gavin Newsom. The Christmas Eve storm brought rainfall rates of more than an inch per hour in some areas, caused widespread flooding in Los Angeles County, and raised the risk of mudslides in wildfire-scarred foothills.

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Jamaica: Category 5 Hurricane Melissa Makes Landfall, Leaving Trail of Destruction

Hurricane Melissa, the most powerful Atlantic hurricane on record in 2025, made landfall in Jamaica as a Category 5 storm on Tuesday, October 28. The storm brought catastrophic winds, flash flooding, and high storm surges, resulting in at least seven storm-related deaths across the Caribbean, including three in Jamaica.

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Australia: Massive Fire Erupts in Burpengary, Public Safety Preservation Act Issued

A massive fire broke out at a structure in Burpengary on Wednesday evening, June 11, prompting a Public Safety Preservation Act declaration. Residents were advised to close windows, and motorists were warned to drive with caution.

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U.S. deputy secretary of state in Tokyo

Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya (R) shakes hands with U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell in Tokyo on Oct. 15, 2024.

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Kurt Campbell

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell speaks at an think tank event in Washington on June 12, 2024.

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U.S. diplomat in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, answers reporters' questions at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 6, 2012.

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U.S. diplomat in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean foreign minister Kim Sung Hwan (L) and Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, shake hands before their meeting in Seoul on Jan. 5, 2012.

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U.S. diplomat Campbell in China

BEIJING, China - Kurt Campbell (L), U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, speaks to reporters at Beijing Capital International Airport on Jan. 4, 2012, after meeting with senior Chinese officials during a two-day visit to the country's capital.

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U.S. diplomat Campbell in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, speaks to reporters upon his arrival at Incheon International Airport in South Korea on the night of Jan. 4, 2012.

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U.S. diplomat Campbell in China

BEIJING, China - Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, answers questions from reporters at Beijing Capital International Airport on Jan. 4, 2012, after meeting with senior Chinese officials during a two-day visit to the country's capital.

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U.S. diplomat in China

BEIJING, China - Kurt Campbell (C), U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, arrives at Beijing international airport on Jan. 3, 2012, on the first leg of his Asian tour to China, South Korea and Japan.

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Ex-U.S. diplomat Campbell

TOKYO, Japan - Kurt Campbell, former U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on June 2, 2014.

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Kurt Campbell

TOKYO, Japan - Kurt Campbell, former U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, delivers a speech in Tokyo on Oct. 2, 2013.

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Campbell in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, answers reporters' questions after a meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2013.

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Campbell in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, enters the Japanese Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Jan. 17, 2013, for talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida.

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Campbell in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Kurt Campbell (C), U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, answers reporters' questions after meeting with a South Korean official in Seoul on Jan. 16, 2013.

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Campbell in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, answers reporters' questions after meeting with a South Korean official in Seoul on Jan. 16, 2013.

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Campbell in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Kurt Campbell, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, answers a reporter's question after arriving at Incheon international airport near Seoul on Jan. 15, 2013, for meetings with President-elect Park Geun Hye and government officials to discuss North Korea and other security-related issues.

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Japan-U.S. defense guidelines

WASHINGTON, United States - Japanese Senior Vice Defense Minister Akihisa Nagashima meets the press in Washington on Nov. 9, 2012, after holding talks separately with U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter and Kurt Campbell, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs. The two sides agreed to start talks on reviewing the bilateral defense guidelines that define the coordination of Japan's Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military, Nagashima said.

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Campbell in Japan

NARITA, Japan - U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell speaks with reporters at Narita airport, near Tokyo, on Oct. 25, 2012.

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Okinawa gov. in U.S.

WASHINGTON, United States - Okinawa Gov. Hirokazu Nakaima answers reporters' questions after meeting with Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, and Mark Lippert, U.S. assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific security affairs, at the State Department in Washington on Oct. 22, 2012. Nakaima lodged a protest with the United States at the meeting over the alleged rape of a Japanese woman by two U.S. sailors.

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Campbell in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Kim Sung Hwan (L) and Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, shake hands before their meeting in Seoul on April 16, 2012.

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U.S. diplomat Campbell in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Kurt Campbell, top U.S. diplomat on East Asian policy, answers reporters' questions at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo after holding talks with senior ministry officials on how best to respond North Korea's recent launch of a rocket, which the United States and Japan believe to have actually been a test of long-range ballistic missile technology.

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U.S. diplomat Campbell in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Kurt Campbell, top U.S. diplomat on East Asian policy, answers reporters' questions at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo after holding talks with senior ministry officials on how best to respond North Korea's recent launch of a rocket, which the United States and Japan believe to have actually been a test of long-range ballistic missile technology.

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Campbell in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, speaks at an event in Seoul, South Korea, on Jan. 31, 2012.

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U.S. diplomat Campbell

WASHINGTON, United States - Kurt Campbell, assistant U.S. secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, speaks at a symposium in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 13, 2011. Campbell, the top U.S. diplomat for East Asia, said the United States will ''play a central role'' in the Asia Pacific.

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Campbell in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Kurt Campbell (L), U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, holds talks with South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Kim Sung Hwan in Seoul on Oct. 7, 2011.

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U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Campbell

TOKYO, Japan - Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2011, after a meeting with Parliamentary Senior Vice Foreign Minister Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi at the Foreign Ministry. Campbell conveyed to Yamaguchi that the United States would like to invite Japanese Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba to Washington by the end of 2011 for talks with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. According to a Japanese official, the two also discussed the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within Okinawa Prefecture and Japan's efforts in deciding whether to join talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact.

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Senior U.S. official Campbell arrives in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, arrives at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on Oct. 6, 2011. Campbell is scheduled to travel to South Korea, Hong Kong, Brunei, Thailand and China, after his stay in Tokyo.

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U.S. assistant secretary of state Campbell

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs. Campbell is scheduled to visit Japan on Oct. 6-7, 2011, on the first leg of his weeklong trip to Asia that will also take him to South Korea, Hong Kong, Brunei, Thailand and China.

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U.S.-China talks on Asia-Pacific issues

HONOLULU, United States - Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, speaks at a press conference in Honolulu on June 25, 2011, after attending the first U.S.-China talks on Asia-Pacific issues.

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U.S. diplomat Campbell

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs. Campbell said in a briefing in Washington on June 24, 2011, a number of landmark agreements in security talks between defense and foreign ministers of the United States and Japan in the U.S. capital earlier in the week suggest that U.S.-Japan relations are firmly back on track.

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U.S. envoy in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean foreign minister Kim Sung Hwan (R) and Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, shake hands before their meeting in Seoul on June 10, 2011.

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U.S. envoy in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean foreign minister Kim Sung Hwan (R) and Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, meet in Seoul on June 10, 2011.

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U.S. envoy in China

BEIJING, China - Kurt Campbell, a top U.S. diplomat on East Asian policy, arrives at Beijing airport on June 6, 2011. Campbell is expected to discuss issues including ways to address North Korea's nuclear weapons program.

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Japan, U.S. confirm Futenma base relocation plan

TOKYO, Japan - Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, speaks in a press conference in Tokyo on May 22, 2011. He said the Japanese and U.S. governments confirmed the same day the policy of pushing ahead with the delayed plan to relocate the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within Okinawa Prefecture.

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U.S. sacks official over disparagement, apologizes to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto (L) greets Kurt Campbell, an assistant U.S. secretary of state, before their meeting in Tokyo on March 10, 2011. The United States has sacked Kevin Maher as head of the Japan affairs office of the State Department following his remarks that reportedly disparaged the people of Okinawa, while apologizing Thursday to the Japanese government over the matter. Campbell expressed his ''deepest regrets'' over the matter during the meeting with Matsumoto. (Pool photo)

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U.S. sacks official over disparagement, apologizes to Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Kurt Campbell, an assistant U.S. secretary of state, answers reporters' questions after meeting Japanese Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto in Tokyo on March 10, 2011. The United States has sacked Kevin Maher as head of the Japan affairs office of the State Department following his remarks that reportedly disparaged the people of Okinawa, while apologizing Thursday to the Japanese government over the matter. Campbell expressed his ''deepest regrets'' over the matter during the meeting with Matsumoto.

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U.S. diplomat Campbell in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, speaks to reporters at Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on March 9, 2011. Campbell said he would offer an official apology on behalf of the United States over remarks attributed to a senior U.S. diplomat in which allegedly disparaged the people of Okinawa.

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U.S. diplomat Campbell arrives in Japan

NARITA, Japan - Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, arrives at Narita international airport in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, on March 9, 2011. Campbell said he would offer an official apology over comments by a senior U.S. diplomat disparaging the people of Okinawa.

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U.S. diplomat Campbell

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken on April 2, 2010, shows Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs.

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Campbell cancels trip to Asia

TOKYO, Japan - This undated file photo shows Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs. The U.S. State Department said Dec. 14, 2010, that Campbell has cancelled a round of visits to China, South Korea and Japan due to health problem.

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S. Korea, U.S. discuss next N. Korea leader

SEOUL, South Korea - Kurt Campbell (L), U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, and Kim Jae Shin, South Korean deputy foreign minister, shake hands ahead of their meeting on Oct. 7, 2010, in Seoul. The two discussed the process of transferring power in North Korea that has put the third son of leader Kim Jong Il in line to succeed his father.

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S. Korea, U.S. discuss next N. Korea leader

SEOUL, South Korea - Kurt Campbell, U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, speaks to reporters in Seoul on Oct. 7, 2010 after talks with South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Kim Jae Shin. Campbell said he and Kim discussed the process of transferring power in North Korea that has put the third son of leader Kim Jong Il in line to succeed his father.

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S. Korea, U.S. discuss next N. Korea leader

SEOUL, South Korea - Kurt Campbell (L), U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, speaks with Kim Jae Shin, South Korean deputy foreign minister, on Oct. 7, 2010, in Seoul. The two discussed the process of transferring power in North Korea that has put the third son of leader Kim Jong Il in line to succeed his father.

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Testimony on Marines move from Okinawa to Guam

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell (L) and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs Wallace Gregson (R) appear as witnesses at the House of Representatives' Arms Services Committee in Washington on July 27, 2010.

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Testimony on Marines move from Okinawa to Guam

WASHINGTON, United States - U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell (L) and Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs Wallace Gregson (2nd from L) appear as witnesses at the House of Representatives' Arms Services Committee in Washington on July 27, 2010.

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Campbell calls on Japan to abide by Okinawa base accord

SEOUL, South Korea - Kurt Campbell, the top U.S. diplomat in charge of U.S. policy on East Asia, speaks in Seoul on June 17, 2010, before flying to Tokyo, expressing hope Japan will build a replacement facility in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, to relocate the heliport functions from the Futenma air base in the same prefecture as agreed on under a bilateral deal struck in late May.

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Campbell visits South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Kurt Campbell (R), U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, and South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Yu Myung Hwan shake hands ahead of their meeting in Seoul on June 17, 2010. Campbell called on the international community to take a ''strong stance'' in censuring Pyongyang over the sinking of a South Korean warship in March. (Pool photo)

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Campbell visits South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - Kurt Campbell (L), U.S. assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, and South Korean Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister Yu Myung Hwan speak during their meeting at the foreign ministry in Seoul on June 17, 2010. (Pool photo)