US: Shore Fire Breaks Out in Riverside County, Forcing Evacuations

A wildfire dubbed the Shore Fire broke out Monday afternoon, June 15, in El Casco near Calimesa, Riverside County, California. The fire burned 1,500 acres, prompting evacuation orders. No injuries were reported.

US: Gas Line Explosion Reported Near Willow River in Minnesota, Forcing Evacuations

A large gas line explosion was reported on Friday, January 16, near Willow River in Pine County, Minnesota, forcing nearby residents to evacuate. Minnesota Energy Resources said customers in the area could be without natural gas for days, though authorities reported no injuries and suspect no criminal activity at this time.

US: Gas Line Explosion Reported Near Willow River in Minnesota, Forcing Evacuations 2

A large gas line explosion was reported on Friday, January 16, near Willow River in Pine County, Minnesota, forcing nearby residents to evacuate. Minnesota Energy Resources said customers in the area could be without natural gas for days, though authorities reported no injuries and suspect no criminal activity at this time.

New Zealand: Auckland Recycling Depot Fire Sends Smoke Cloud

A fire broke out at Abilities Group Recycling Depot in Wairau Valley, Auckland's North Shore, on Thursday, April 24, sending a thick black plume of smoke over the city.

Canada Faces Worst Wildfire Season On Record

Canada Faces Worst Wildfire Season On Record

Handout - The Operational Land Imager (OLI) on Landsat 8 captured an image of a fire burning several hundred kilometers southwest of Yellowknife on August 16, 2023. This fire recently overran Enterprise, a small community of about 150 people on the south shore of Great Slave Lake. According to news reports, between 85 and 95 percent of the structures in the community were destroyed. Canada is facing one of the worst fire years it has seen in decades, according to data published by the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre. More than 13.7 million hectares (33.9 million acres) had burned as of August 17, seven times the 25-year average. Photo by NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin via ABACAPRESS.COM

Rescued dolphin released into sea in south China's Hainan

STORY: Rescued dolphin released into sea in south China's Hainan DATELINE: March 12, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:43 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of rescue operation STORYLINE: A stranded dolphin spotted on Friday in south China's Hainan Province was released back into the sea after a three-hour rescue operation, according to the local fire department. The dolphin was found stranded in the shallow water near a pier in Changjiang Li Autonomous County at around 1 p.m. on Friday. Staff from the county's fire department and local professional marine rescuers arrived soon and moved the dolphin to the shore. The dolphin is 2 meters long and weighs about 200 kg. It suffered cuts by reefs but no fatal wound, said the rescuers. After three hours of rescue and treatment, the dolphin was transported to about 18.5 km off the coastline and then released into the sea. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Haikou, China. (XHTV)

(3)Freighter stranded on Izu-Oshima still burning

(3)Freighter stranded on Izu-Oshima still burning

OSHIMA, Japan - A Japan Coast Guard (JCG) boat fights the fire that continues to burn aboard the 56,835-ton Hual Europe, a Bahamas-registered car carrier loaded with 3,885 motor vehicles, on Izu-Oshima Island, south of Tokyo, on Nov. 26. JCG boats have been unable to get closer to the ship because it lies in shallow waters near the shore.

Fire Burns Aboard Container Ship Off British Columbia - Canada

Fire Burns Aboard Container Ship Off British Columbia - Canada

Ships work to control a fire onboard the MV Zim Kingston about eight kilometres from the shore in Victoria, BC, Canada on Sunday, October 24, 2021. The container ship caught fire on Saturday and 16 crew members were evacuated and brought to Ogden Point Pier. Photo by Chad Hipolito/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire Burns Aboard Container Ship Off British Columbia - Canada

Fire Burns Aboard Container Ship Off British Columbia - Canada

Ships work to control a fire onboard the MV Zim Kingston about eight kilometres from the shore in Victoria, BC, Canada on Sunday, October 24, 2021. The container ship caught fire on Saturday and 16 crew members were evacuated and brought to Ogden Point Pier. Photo by Chad Hipolito/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire Burns Aboard Container Ship Off British Columbia - Canada

Fire Burns Aboard Container Ship Off British Columbia - Canada

Ships work to control a fire onboard the MV Zim Kingston about eight kilometres from the shore in Victoria, BC, Canada on Sunday, October 24, 2021. The container ship caught fire on Saturday and 16 crew members were evacuated and brought to Ogden Point Pier. Photo by Chad Hipolito/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire Burns Aboard Container Ship Off British Columbia - Canada

Fire Burns Aboard Container Ship Off British Columbia - Canada

Ships work to control a fire onboard the MV Zim Kingston about eight kilometres from the shore in Victoria, BC, Canada on Sunday, October 24, 2021. The container ship caught fire on Saturday and 16 crew members were evacuated and brought to Ogden Point Pier. Photo by Chad Hipolito/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Fire Burns Aboard Container Ship Off British Columbia - Canada

Fire Burns Aboard Container Ship Off British Columbia - Canada

Ships work to control a fire onboard the MV Zim Kingston about eight kilometres from the shore in Victoria, BC, Canada on Sunday, October 24, 2021. The container ship caught fire on Saturday and 16 crew members were evacuated and brought to Ogden Point Pier. Photo by Chad Hipolito/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bombardment of Kagoshima

Bombardment of Kagoshima

Following the breakdown of negotiations to seek recompense for the Namamugi Incident in September 1862, and having been surprised by cannon fire from the shore, ships of the British Royal Navy bombard the Japanese town of Kagoshima. The ships involved were HMS Euryalus; HMS Pearl; HMS Coquette; HMS Argus; HMS Perseus; HMS Racehorse and the gunboat HMS Havoc. The clash resulted in more British than Japanese casualties, the town having been evacuated, and the British stopped short of landing troops. The incident became known as the Anglo-Satsuma War. Date: 15 - 17 August 1863

Japanese soldiers raise the flag and sing a song of triumph.

History of the Pacific War 16: Japanese soldiers raise the warship flag and sing a song of triumph. A Japanese ship opens fire, a warship bursts into flames, a cannon blows fire seen from the side, several ships burst into flames, several ships land on the shore, invasion operation to the coast of China, a soldier wearing an iron helmet runs, a Japanese soldier raises a warship flag and sings a song of triumph, more than ten soldiers sing a song of triumph on the roof of a building, a map of China and Burma, the letters Rangoon shown on the map. A map of China and Burma, the letters Rangoon on the map, 　*Filming date unknown, Release date: January 1, 1951.

The south branch of tukijigawa river

The south branch of tukijigawa river

From the April 16,1873 edition of The Far East . A picture taken in the direction of Bizen Bridge (in the centre) from Odawara Bridge. The roof to the left rear is that of the main building of Nishihonganji Temple. The area to the right is the houses of the Minami Odawara district. (Most of them were destroyed in the fire of February 26, 1873.) To the right shore are fish transport ships.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number22‐7‐0]

(3)Freighter stranded on Izu-Oshima still burning

(3)Freighter stranded on Izu-Oshima still burning

OSHIMA, Japan - A Japan Coast Guard (JCG) boat fights the fire that continues to burn aboard the 56,835-ton Hual Europe, a Bahamas-registered car carrier loaded with 3,885 motor vehicles, on Izu-Oshima Island, south of Tokyo, on Nov. 26. JCG boats have been unable to get closer to the ship because it lies in shallow waters near the shore. (Kyodo)