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.

US: Man Caught Attempting to Surf Amid Tsunami Warning at Waikiki Beach

This video captures a man attempting to surf in the sea off Waikiki Beach amid a tsunami warning. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued tsunami warning for Hawaii following a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Wednesday, July 30.

US: Hotel Workers Go On Strike Across Country

Thousands of hotel workers across the U.S. went on strike on Sunday, September 1, as part of a national three-day strike.

Scene in Honolulu

Scene in Honolulu

Tourists stroll down Kalakaua Avenue along Waikiki Beach in Honolulu on Hawaii's Oahu island on Nov. 17, 2023.

Scene in Honolulu

Scene in Honolulu

Tourists soak up the sun at Waikiki Beach in Honolulu on Hawaii's Oahu island on Nov. 17, 2023.

Tsunami alert after Chile quake

Tsunami alert after Chile quake

HONOLULU, United States - Photo shows Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii, around 3:30 a.m. on April 2, 2014, the time when a tsunami was expected to arrive. Waves of about 45 centimeters were spotted there, considered a normal height, according to a local official. Tsunamis of over 50 cm were observed in some areas in Hawaii that day after a magnitude 8.2 quake hit Chile on April 1.

Deserted Hawaii

Deserted Hawaii

Few people are seen at Waikiki Beach in Honolulu in February 2021, with the number of tourists down over 70% in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Scene in Hawaii amid coronavirus outbreak

Scene in Hawaii amid coronavirus outbreak

Fewer-than-usual people are seen at Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii, on July 29, 2020, amid the novel coronavirus outbreak.