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China: Motorcyclist With Daughter Braves Rockfall on Genie South Route in Sichuan

A sudden rockfall struck the Genie South Route in Ganzi, Sichuan, on August 23. Video shows a motorcyclist carrying his daughter braving the “stone rain” and narrowly escaping the collapsing rocks.

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Hindu devotees offer prayers to a Shiva Lingam, a stone sculpture representing Hindu Lord Shiva, at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Hindu devotees offer prayers to a Shiva Lingam, a stone sculpture representing Hindu Lord Shiva, at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Hindu devotees offer prayers to a Shiva Lingam, a stone sculpture representing Hindu Lord Shiva, at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Worship of Lord Shiva - India

Hindu devotees offer prayers to a Shiva Lingam, a stone sculpture representing Hindu Lord Shiva, at Shiv Bari, a temple of Shiva on the second Monday of the sacred month of Sawan month in the Hindu calendar in Agartala, capital of the Northeastern state of Tripura,India, on July 21,2025. As soon as the month of Sawan arrives, a new faith and energy starts flowing in the minds of the devotees, rain showers and the echo of "Har Har Mahadev", this is the identity of this holy month. Photo by Abhisek Saha/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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US: Glacial Lake Flooding Damages More Than 100 Homes In Juneau, Alaska

More than 100 homes in Juneau, Alaska, were damaged by flooding after a glacial lake overflowed, sending surging water to nearby neighborhoods. Gov. Mike Dunleavy declared a state disaster emergency on Tuesday, August 6, as the Mendenhall River reached record levels and flooded neighborhoods in Mendenhall Valley. There were no deaths or severe injuries reported.

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Argentina: Hail As Big As Palm Hits Yapeyú, Corrientes

Hail storm hit Yapeyú, Corrientes on Wednesday, May 1 with the size of the hail stone as big as palm.

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China: Severe Hailstorms Batter Parts Of Hubei

Severe hailstorms hit parts of Huangshi, Hubei on February 18. Some school announced to delay the start of schools due to the bad weather. This video shows the intense pea-sized hail stone falling on a household backyard.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 11, 2023, shows Yabakei Bridge, an eight-arch stone bridge constructed in the 1920s in Nakatsu, Oita Prefecture in southwestern Japan, with half of its stone railings washed away in the heavy rain the day before. The bridge has been designated an Important Cultural Property.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 11, 2023, shows Yabakei Bridge, an eight-arch stone bridge constructed in the 1920s in Nakatsu, Oita Prefecture in southwestern Japan, with half of its stone railings washed away in the heavy rain the day before. The bridge has been designated an Important Cultural Property.

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Aftermath of heavy rain in southwestern Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 11, 2023, shows Yabakei Bridge, an eight-arch stone bridge constructed in the 1920s in Nakatsu, Oita Prefecture in southwestern Japan, with half of its stone railings washed away in the heavy rain the day before. The bridge has been designated an Important Cultural Property.

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Snow-covered terraced fields in Taihang Mountains in China's Hebei

STORY: Snow-covered terraced fields in Taihang Mountains in China's Hebei DATELINE: Feb. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: SHIJIAZHUANG, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of snow-covered terraced fields in the Taihang Mountains STORYLINE: Terraced fields in the Taihang Mountains are covered with snow in Hebei, China. The rain-fed stone terrace farming system in Shexian county was recognized as one of the Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in May 2022. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Shijiazhuang, China. (XHTV)

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The Quick And The Dead (1995)

Sharon Stone Characters: Ellen 'The Lady' Film: The Quick And The Dead (USA/JP 1995) Director: Sam Raimi 10 February 1995 Date: 10 February 1995

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Romancing The Stone (1984)

Michael Douglas & Kathleen Turner Characters: Jack T. Colton & Joan Wilder Film: Romancing The Stone (1984) Director: Robert Zemeckis 30 March 1984 Date: 30 March 1984

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Romancing The Stone (1984)

Michael Douglas & Kathleen Turner Characters: Jack T. Colton & Joan Wilder Film: Romancing The Stone (1984) Director: Robert Zemeckis 30 March 1984 Date: 30 March 1984

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Pine trees at Karasaki,Lake Biwa

Karasaki-no-Matsu, the pine tree of Karasaki, famous for its portrayal in the ukiyoe print Karasaki-no-Yau (Night Rain of Karasaki), one of the Eight Scenes of Oumi. The tree in the photograph is the second-generation pine with an east-west width of 72 meters, a north-south width of 86 meters and a height of 10 meters. A number of splints and stone walls support the branches stretching out to the lake. This second-generation pine died in 1921, but the third-generation pine is thriving today at the same site.==Date:unknown, Place:Shiga, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number87‐34‐0]

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Pine trees at Karasaki,Lake Biwa

Karasaki-no-Matsu, the pine tree of Karasaki, famous for its portrayal in the ukiyoe print Karasaki-no-Yau (Night Rain of Karasaki), one of the Eight Scenes of Oumi. The tree in the photograph is the second-generation pine with an east-west width of 72 meters, a north-south width of 86 meters and a height of 10 meters. A number of splints and stone walls support the branches stretching out to the lake. This second-generation pine died in 1921, but the third-generation pine is thriving today at the same site.==Date:unknown, Place:Shiga, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number71‐24‐0]

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Pine trees at Karasaki,Lake Biwa

Karasaki-no-Matsu, the pine tree of Karasaki, famous for its portrayal in the ukiyoe print Karasaki-no-Yau (Night Rain of Karasaki), one of the Eight Scenes of Oumi. The tree in the photograph is the second-generation pine with an east-west width of 72 meters, a north-south width of 86 meters and a height of 10 meters. A number of splints and stone walls support the branches stretching out to the lake. This second-generation pine died in 1921, but the third-generation pine is thriving today at the same site.==Date:unknown, Place:Shiga, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number52‐36‐0]

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Pine trees at Karasaki,Lake Biwa

Karasaki-no-Matsu, the pine tree of Karasaki, famous for its portrayal in the ukiyoe print Karasaki-no-Yau (Night Rain of Karasaki), one of the Eight Scenes of Oumi. The tree in the photograph is the second-generation pine with an east-west width of 72 meters, a north-south width of 86 meters and a height of 10 meters. A number of splints and stone walls support the branches stretching out to the lake. This second-generation pine died in 1921, but the third-generation pine is thriving today at the same site.==Date:unknown, Place:Shiga, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number52‐19‐0]

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Stone Gate at Mt. Mitake Shosenkyo

A huge stone gate and two people. This gate which was formed by natural winds and rain from the plutonic rocks is located in the valley of Ontake Shosenkyo, upper stream of Ara River which is a branch of the Fuefuki River.==Date:unknown, Place:Yamanashi, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number40‐19‐0]

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Fourth stone gate at Mt. Myogi Nakanodake

One of the four great toriis in Mt. Kondo (also called Nakanodake) which is the highest among the mountains of Myogi famous for the peculiar shaped rocks and stones. Due to washing away of tuff by winds and rain, only the harder rocks remain.==Date:unknown, Place:Gunma, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐60‐0]

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Second stone gate at Mt. Myogi Nakanodake

One of the four great toriis in Mt. Kondo (also called Nakanodake) which is the highest among the mountains of Myogi and famous for the peculiar shaped rocks and stones. Due to washing away of tuff by winds and rain, only the harder rocks remain.==Date:unknown, Place:Gunma, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐61‐0]

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First stone gate at Mt. Myogi Nakanodake

One of the four great toriis in Mt. Kondo (also called Nakanodake) which is the highest among the mountains of Myogi and famous for the peculiar shaped rocks and stones. Due to washing away of tuff by winds and rain, only the harder rocks remain.==Date:unknown, Place:Gunma, Photo:Kusakabe Kinbei, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number38‐59‐0]

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Stone gate at mt myogisan

Probably one of the four stone gates in the form of torii in Kondosan (also called Nakanodake), the peak of Myogisan famous for rocks with peculiar shapes. It was formed by the remains of tuff components weathered and washed by rain, leaving only the hard rock cores. The arch with the rough surface of the rock and withered trees and plants is photographed from an angle of elevation.==Date:unknown, Place:Gunma, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number9‐24‐0]

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Aqueduct in southwestern Japan

Local nursery school children visit Tsujunkyo, a stone aqueduct in the Kumamoto Prefecture town of Yamato in southwestern Japan, on July 21, 2020. The arch bridge released water for the first time in four years after it was damaged by the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes and in the wake of torrential rain in 2018.

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Aqueduct in southwestern Japan

A man visits Tsujunkyo, a stone aqueduct in the Kumamoto Prefecture town of Yamato in southwestern Japan, on July 21, 2020. The arch bridge released water for the first time in four years after it was damaged by the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes and in the wake of torrential rain in 2018.

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Aqueduct in southwestern Japan

File photo taken March 26, 2020, shows Tsujunkyo, a stone aqueduct in the Kumamoto Prefecture town of Yamato in southwestern Japan, following the completion of work to repair a section damaged by the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes and in the wake of torrential rain in 2018.

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Aqueduct in southwestern Japan

Tsujunkyo, a stone aqueduct in the Kumamoto Prefecture town of Yamato in southwestern Japan, releases water on July 21, 2020, for the first time in four years after the arch bridge was damaged by the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes and in the wake of torrential rain in 2018.