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Japan crown prince, crown princess return from Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Crown Princess Kiko are greeted by officials at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 26, 2026, after returning from their official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country. (Pool photo)

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Japan crown prince, crown princess return from Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (3rd from L) and his wife Crown Princess Kiko are greeted by officials at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 26, 2026, after returning from their official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country.

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Japan crown prince, crown princess return from Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito (3rd from L) and his wife Crown Princess Kiko are greeted by officials at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 26, 2026, after returning from their official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country.

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Japan crown prince, crown princess return from Paraguay

Japan's Crown Prince Fumihito and his wife Crown Princess Kiko meet officials at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Aug. 26, 2026, after returning from their official trip to Paraguay to mark 90 years of Japanese immigration to the South American country. (Pool photo)

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France: Thunderstorms Topple Trees, Damage Homes Across Hérault 2

Violent thunderstorms swept through France's Hérault department Monday evening, damaging 46 homes, injuring two people and prompting nearly 180 emergency responses, according to fire officials. The storm hit the region between roughly 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., bringing heavy rain, lightning and powerful wind gusts that toppled trees and damaged buildings across the department.

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France: Thunderstorms Topple Trees, Damage Homes Across Hérault

Violent thunderstorms swept through France's Hérault department Monday evening, damaging 46 homes, injuring two people and prompting nearly 180 emergency responses, according to fire officials. The storm hit the region between roughly 5:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., bringing heavy rain, lightning and powerful wind gusts that toppled trees and damaged buildings across the department.

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US: Hawk Fire Burns Structures, Forces Mass Evacuations in Reno Area 6

Fueled by strong winds, the Hawk Fire grew to more than 15,000 acres after igniting Saturday in the Sierra Nevada foothills, forcing roughly 42,000 people to evacuate near Reno, Nevada, with another 45,000 told to prepare to leave. Officials said six people, including three first responders and three civilians, were injured, and several structures have burned.

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US: Hawk Fire Burns Structures, Forces Mass Evacuations in Reno Area 8

Fueled by strong winds, the Hawk Fire grew to more than 15,000 acres after igniting Saturday in the Sierra Nevada foothills, forcing roughly 42,000 people to evacuate near Reno, Nevada, with another 45,000 told to prepare to leave. Officials said six people, including three first responders and three civilians, were injured, and several structures have burned.

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US: Hawk Fire Burns Structures, Forces Mass Evacuations in Reno Area 7

Fueled by strong winds, the Hawk Fire grew to more than 15,000 acres after igniting Saturday in the Sierra Nevada foothills, forcing roughly 42,000 people to evacuate near Reno, Nevada, with another 45,000 told to prepare to leave. Officials said six people, including three first responders and three civilians, were injured, and several structures have burned.

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US: Hawk Fire Burns Structures, Forces Mass Evacuations in Reno Area 5

Fueled by strong winds, the Hawk Fire grew to more than 15,000 acres after igniting Saturday in the Sierra Nevada foothills, forcing roughly 42,000 people to evacuate near Reno, Nevada, with another 45,000 told to prepare to leave. Officials said six people, including three first responders and three civilians, were injured, and several structures have burned.

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US: Hawk Fire Burns Structures, Forces Mass Evacuations in Reno Area 4

Fueled by strong winds, the Hawk Fire grew to more than 15,000 acres by Sunday evening after igniting Saturday in the Sierra Nevada foothills, forcing roughly 42,000 people to evacuate near Reno, Nevada, with another 45,000 told to prepare to leave. Officials said six people, including three first responders and three civilians, were injured, and several structures have burned, as about 800 firefighters from local, state and federal agencies battle the blaze with zero containment.

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US: Hawk Fire Burns Structures, Forces Mass Evacuations in Reno Area 3

Fueled by strong winds, the Hawk Fire grew to more than 15,000 acres by Sunday evening after igniting Saturday in the Sierra Nevada foothills, forcing roughly 42,000 people to evacuate near Reno, Nevada, with another 45,000 told to prepare to leave. Officials said six people, including three first responders and three civilians, were injured, and several structures have burned, as about 800 firefighters from local, state and federal agencies battle the blaze with zero containment.

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US: Hawk Fire Burns Structures, Forces Mass Evacuations in Reno Area 2

Fueled by strong winds, the Hawk Fire grew to more than 15,000 acres by Sunday evening after igniting Saturday in the Sierra Nevada foothills, forcing roughly 42,000 people to evacuate near Reno, Nevada, with another 45,000 told to prepare to leave. Officials said six people, including three first responders and three civilians, were injured, and several structures have burned, as about 800 firefighters from local, state and federal agencies battle the blaze with zero containment.

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US: Hawk Fire Burns Structures, Forces Mass Evacuations in Reno Area

Fueled by strong winds, the Hawk Fire grew to more than 15,000 acres by Sunday evening after igniting Saturday in the Sierra Nevada foothills, forcing roughly 42,000 people to evacuate near Reno, Nevada, with another 45,000 told to prepare to leave. Officials said six people, including three first responders and three civilians, were injured, and several structures have burned, as about 800 firefighters from local, state and federal agencies battle the blaze with zero containment.

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US: Fast-Moving Hawk Fire Threatens Nearly 1,000 Homes Near Reno 3

The Hawk Fire has burned more than 13,000 acres in Washoe County, Nevada, near Reno, prompting evacuation orders and warnings for nearly 90,000 residents as of Sunday, August 23. The fire has pushed toward the center of Reno, with its "GO NOW" evacuation zone reaching the edge of the University of Nevada campus. Authorities confirmed three civilians and three first responders were injured, and Gov. Joe Lombardo has declared a state of emergency for Washoe County as officials investigate the human-caused blaze.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in Chiba

Chiba city officials work on removing abandoned vehicles on a road in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 16, 2026, following the torrential rain that hit the area on Aug. 13.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in Chiba

Chiba city officials work on removing abandoned vehicles on a road in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 16, 2026, following the torrential rain that hit the area on Aug. 13.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in Chiba

Chiba city officials work on removing abandoned vehicles on a road in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 16, 2026, following the torrential rain that hit the area on Aug. 13.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in Chiba

Chiba city officials work on removing abandoned vehicles on a road in Chiba, east of Tokyo, on Aug. 16, 2026, following the torrential rain that hit the area on Aug. 13.

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US: Wind-Driven Mukluk Fire Forces Evacuations Near Tok, Alaska

A fast-moving, wind-driven wildfire dubbed the Mukluk Fire ignited in the backyard of a home along the Alaska Highway near Sundog Trail in Tok, Alaska, late Monday morning, growing to an estimated 1,500 to 2,000 acres in the evening and destroying an unknown number of structures. Officials said a downed power line appeared to have sparked the human-caused blaze, prompting Level 3 evacuation orders.

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US: Flash Flooding Kills One Near Colorado Burn Scar

Flash flooding swept through Beulah, Colorado, on Sunday, August 16, near the Aspen Acres burn scar, killing at least one person, officials said. Heavy rain fell over the wildfire-scarred area, which remains vulnerable to flooding after the fire stripped away vegetation.

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Aftermath of torrential rain in Chiba

Chiba city government officials push an abandoned vehicle on a road in Chiba near Tokyo on Aug. 15, 2026, following the torrential rain that hit the area on Aug. 13.

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US: Hurricane Lala Batters Hawaii’s Big Island, Knocks Out Power 2

Hurricane Lala battered Hawaii's Big Island on Saturday, August 15, downing trees and power lines, flooding roads and triggering landslides. Tens of thousands of customers lost power across the state, and officials urged residents to shelter in place amid warnings of life-threatening flooding, mudslides and dangerous surf. The storm passed just south of the island, narrowly missing what would have been the first direct hurricane hit on the Big Island in over a century. Dozens of flights were cancelled.

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Indonesia: M7.7 Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Warning, Damages Buildings on Flores 2

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Flores island in eastern Indonesia early on Saturday, August 15. A tsunami warning was issued, urging coastal residents to move to higher ground. Officials said damage to homes and public facilities had been reported though no casualty figures were yet available.

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US: Hurricane Lala Batters Hawaii’s Big Island, Knocks Out Power

Hurricane Lala battered Hawaii's Big Island on Saturday, August 15, downing trees and power lines, flooding roads and triggering landslides. Tens of thousands of customers lost power across the state, and officials urged residents to shelter in place amid warnings of life-threatening flooding, mudslides and dangerous surf. The storm passed just south of the island, narrowly missing what would have been the first direct hurricane hit on the Big Island in over a century. Dozens of flights were cancelled.

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Indonesia: M7.7 Earthquake Triggers Tsunami Warning, Damages Buildings on Flores

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Flores island in eastern Indonesia early on Saturday, August 15. A tsunami warning was issued, urging coastal residents to move to higher ground. Officials said damage to homes and public facilities had been reported though no casualty figures were yet available. This video shows a church that collapsed due to the quake in East Manggarai.

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Japan provides mine-detection system to Ukraine

Japan International Cooperation Agency Ukraine office head Osamu Hattori (far R) and Japanese Ambassador to Ukraine Masashi Nakagome (2nd from R) pose for a photo with Ukrainian officials during a ceremony in Kyiv on Aug. 13, 2026, to provide a mine-detection system, operated using Ukraine-made drones, to the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.

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US: Bug Fire Rapidly Expands Near Reno, Prompting Evacuation

The Bug Fire, which started on Saturday, August 8, near Highway 395 in Lassen County, California, has burned more than 70,000 acres and spread into Nevada, prompting evacuations near Reno and a state of emergency declaration by Nevada officials.

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Japan: Dust Clouds Rise From Mount Mayuyama After Earthquake

On August 12, 2026, in Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, a video captured clouds of dust rising from the slope of Mount Mayuyama shortly after a magnitude-4.9 earthquake struck the area. The mountain, located near residential homes, has shown signs of surface erosion since a major earthquake sequence hit the region in late July. Officials monitoring the mountain and the nearby Mount Fugen lava dome said there are currently no signs of a major collapse, though close observation is continuing. Mount Mayuyama is historically significant as the site of a catastrophic collapse in 1792 that triggered a tsunami and killed around 15,000 people in Shimabara and neighboring Kumamoto.

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Japan: Typhoon Chan-hom Topples Trees Across Tochigi Prefecture

Typhoon Chan-hom made landfall in southern Ibaraki Prefecture near Tokyo on Tuesday, August 11, bringing high winds that knocked down trees, left thousands of homes without power, and disrupted flights at Tokyo-area airports. Several people were injured in multiple prefectures, including Iwate, Ibaraki, and Tochigi. In Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, a large tree, roughly 1 meter in diameter and 18 meters tall, snapped at its base and blocked a road and sidewalk near JR Utsunomiya Station's west exit, apparently due to strong winds from the typhoon. No injuries were reported there, according to city officials and fire authorities.

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Spain: Niebla Wildfire in Huelva Spans 8,000 Hectares, Forces Evacuations 2

The Niebla wildfire broke out in Huelva, Spain, on Thursday afternoon, August 6. The blaze has affected an area of more than 8,000 hectares — though officials note not all of it has burned — and forced approximately 467 people to evacuate.

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Spain: Niebla Wildfire in Huelva Spans 8,000 Hectares, Forces Evacuations

The Niebla wildfire broke out in Huelva, Spain, on Thursday afternoon, August 6. The blaze has affected an area of more than 8,000 hectares — though officials note not all of it has burned — and forced approximately 467 people to evacuate.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Officials offer silent prayers at a Kumamoto Prefectural government's disaster countermeasures meeting at the prefectural government's head office in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 4, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Officials offer silent prayers at a Kumamoto Prefectural government's disaster countermeasures meeting at the prefectural government's head office in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 4, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Officials of the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs check collapsed stone walls at Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 3, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28. The castle has been under restoration following damage from a pair of back-to-back earthquakes in 2016.

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Aftermath of strong earthquake in Kumamoto

Officials of the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs check collapsed stone walls at Kumamoto Castle in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 3, 2026, after a powerful earthquake struck the southwestern Japan prefecture on July 28. The castle has been under restoration following damage from a pair of back-to-back earthquakes in 2016.

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France: Tens of Thousands Evacuated From Cap Ferret as Gironde Wildfires Rage

French authorities ordered evacuation of the Cap Ferret peninsula on Friday, July 24, launching boats to help evacuate tens of thousands of holidaymakers as wildfires tore across the Gironde region in southwestern France. Officials said around 40,000 people were evacuated from the tourist destination west of Bordeaux, with fires having burned roughly 10,000 hectares.

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US: West Virginia Flash Floods Trigger Rescues, State of Emergency 3

Torrential rains caused flash flooding across West Virginia on Tuesday, July 21, inundating homes and businesses, washing out bridges and roads, and triggering numerous water rescues, with Gov. Patrick Morrisey declaring a state of emergency for all 55 counties. Search and rescue operations continued Wednesday in the hardest-hit areas, including Upshur, Lewis, and Pleasants counties, with hundreds of National Guard members deployed and at least 85 rescues carried out, though officials said no fatalities had been confirmed.

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Spain: Wildfire Breaks Out in Cervelló, Near Barcelona

A wildfire broke out in Cervelló, near Barcelona, on Wednesday, July 22, forcing the confinement of about 300 people from Les Rovires and Can Paulet. The fire burned 16 hectares, officials said. No injuries have been reported.

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US: West Virginia Flash Floods Trigger Rescues, State of Emergency 2

Torrential rains caused flash flooding across West Virginia on Tuesday, July 21, inundating homes and businesses, washing out bridges and roads, and triggering numerous water rescues, with Gov. Patrick Morrisey declaring a state of emergency for all 55 counties. Search and rescue operations continued Wednesday in the hardest-hit areas, including Upshur, Lewis, and Pleasants counties, with hundreds of National Guard members deployed and at least 85 rescues carried out, though officials said no fatalities had been confirmed.

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US: West Virginia Flash Floods Trigger Rescues, State of Emergency

Torrential rains caused flash flooding across West Virginia on Tuesday, July 21, inundating homes and businesses, washing out bridges and roads, and triggering numerous water rescues, with Gov. Patrick Morrisey declaring a state of emergency for all 55 counties. Search and rescue operations continued Wednesday in the hardest-hit areas, including Upshur, Lewis, and Pleasants counties, with hundreds of National Guard members deployed and at least 85 rescues carried out, though officials said no fatalities had been confirmed.

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US: Haze From Canadian Wildfires Blankets New York, Northeast 9

Wildfire smoke from Canada and the Great Lakes region turned skies hazy over Manhattan and much of the Northeast, prompting air quality alerts. New York City officials warned of possibly deteriorating air quality through Wednesday, July 15, urging caution for people with health conditions sensitive to pollution. This video shows the sun turned red amid the haze from Canadian wildfire smoke on July 16.

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US: Haze From Canadian Wildfires Blankets New York, Northeast 8

Wildfire smoke from Canada and the Great Lakes region turned skies hazy over Manhattan and much of the Northeast, prompting air quality alerts. New York City officials warned of possibly deteriorating air quality through Wednesday, July 15, urging caution for people with health conditions sensitive to pollution.

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US: Haze From Canadian Wildfires Blankets New York, Northeast 7

Wildfire smoke from Canada and the Great Lakes region turned skies hazy over Manhattan and much of the Northeast, prompting air quality alerts. New York City officials warned of possibly deteriorating air quality through Wednesday, July 15, urging caution for people with health conditions sensitive to pollution.

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US: Haze From Canadian Wildfires Blankets New York, Northeast 6

Wildfire smoke from Canada and the Great Lakes region turned skies hazy over Manhattan and much of the Northeast, prompting air quality alerts. New York City officials warned of possibly deteriorating air quality through Wednesday, July 15, urging caution for people with health conditions sensitive to pollution.

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US: Haze From Canadian Wildfires Blankets New York, Northeast 5

Wildfire smoke from Canada and the Great Lakes region turned skies hazy over Manhattan and much of the Northeast, prompting air quality alerts. New York City officials warned of possibly deteriorating air quality through Wednesday, July 15, urging caution for people with health conditions sensitive to pollution.

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US: Haze From Canadian Wildfires Blankets New York, Northeast 3

Wildfire smoke from Canada and the Great Lakes region turned skies hazy over Manhattan and much of the Northeast, prompting air quality alerts. New York City officials warned of possibly deteriorating air quality through Wednesday, July 15, urging caution for people with health conditions sensitive to pollution.

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US: Haze From Canadian Wildfires Blankets New York, Northeast 4

Wildfire smoke from Canada and the Great Lakes region turned skies hazy over Manhattan and much of the Northeast, prompting air quality alerts. New York City officials warned of possibly deteriorating air quality through Wednesday, July 15, urging caution for people with health conditions sensitive to pollution.

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US: Haze From Canadian Wildfires Blankets New York, Northeast 2

Wildfire smoke from Canada and the Great Lakes region turned skies hazy over Manhattan and much of the Northeast, prompting air quality alerts. New York City officials warned of possibly deteriorating air quality through Wednesday, July 15, urging caution for people with health conditions sensitive to pollution.

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US: Haze From Canadian Wildfires Blankets New York, Northeast

Wildfire smoke from Canada and the Great Lakes region turned skies hazy over Manhattan and much of the Northeast, prompting air quality alerts. New York City officials warned of possibly deteriorating air quality through Wednesday, July 15, urging caution for people with health conditions sensitive to pollution.