Haiti earthquake: Death toll rises to 2,189, thousands injured seek medical aid

Pressure for a coordinated response to Haiti's deadly weekend earthquake is mounting as more injured trickle into hospitals already overwhelmed with thousands of patients.

Haiti earthquake devastation captured in before-and-after satellite images

A 7.2-magnitude earthquake in Haiti left 1,297 people dead and tens of thousands homeless, according to the country’s Civil Protection Agency.

Japan marks 10 years since earthquake triggered tsunami and nuclear crisis

Japan fell quiet at 2:46 p.m. to mark the minute that an earthquake began 10 years ago, before setting off a tsunami and nuclear crisis that devastated the country’s northeast coast.

White House climate czar calls Texas winter storm 'a wake-up call' for US

President Joe Biden's national climate adviser says. the deadly winter storm that caused widespread power outages in Texas and other states is a “wake-up call” for the United States to build energy systems and other infrastructure that are more reliable.

Warming trend means California's lethal fire season not over

Several of the wildfires in the state were over 95% contained, but full containment likely won't be reached without rain.

Firefighter dies in California fire started by gender reveal gathering

Cal Fire Capt. Bennett Milloy also said that the death, the only one so far as a result of this El Dorado Fire, will also change the nature of the criminal investigation of the couple who hosted the gathering

Gov. Newsom signs bill to allow ex-inmates to become firefighters

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that will allow former inmate firefighters to expunge their records and become professional firefighters. 

August Complex Fire burning in Mendocino County now California's largest fire

In all, wildfires have burned more than 3 million acres of land in the Golden State so far this year, and fire season, typically in October, hasn't even started yet. 

Woman credited for popularizing gender reveal party concept wants people to stop

The Pasadena woman widely credited for popularizing gender reveal parties wants people to stop after learning the El Dorado fire in Yucaipa was sparked by a smoke-generating pyrotechnic device used at a gender reveal party.

Weather improves, thousands of evacuated Californians return home after wildfires

In the past two days, evacuation orders were lifted for at least 50,000 people in the San Francisco Bay Area and wine country, officials with the state fire agency, Cal Fire, said Thursday evening. At their peak, some 170,000 people were under evacuation orders.

Firefighters near full containment of Apple Valley in Cherry Valley

The U.S. Forest Service expects to have full control Monday of the Apple Fire, which broke out in Cherry Valley more than two weeks ago and quickly spread into the San Bernardino National Forest.

Morning 4.2-magnitude earthquake strikes San Fernando Valley, waking SoCal residents

Many Southern California residents were woken up by a jolt early Thursday morning as a preliminary 4.2-magnitude earthquake struck the San Fernando Valley followed by a series of aftershocks, the U.S. Geological Survey said. 

Powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake strikes off of Alaska

A powerful 7.8 earthquake struck the Alaska Peninsula late Tuesday, triggering a tsunami warning that sent residents fleeing to higher ground before it was called off without any damaging waves.

Powerful quake shakes Mexico, at least two dead

The U.S. Geologic Survey said the magnitude 7.4 quake hit at 10:29 a.m. (11:29 a.m. Eastern) along Mexico’s southern Pacific coast at a depth of 16 miles (26 km). The epicenter was 7 miles (12 km) south-southwest of Santa Maria Zapotitlan in Oaxaca state

Indonesia's most volatile volcano spews ash in new eruption

Mount Merapi’s clouds of ash, accompanied by a rumbling sound heard miles away, blanketed several villages on the main island of Java.

Trump surveys tornado damage, marvels at ‘tremendous heart’

President Donald Trump on Friday toured a neighborhood reduced to rubble by a tornado earlier this week and marveled at “the tremendous heart” he witnessed. He also offered a message for survivors and those who lost family members: “We love them, they’re special people,” he said.

Discovery of unused disaster supplies causes uproar in Puerto Rico

People in a Puerto Rico discovered a warehouse filled with water, cots and other unused emergency supplies, setting off a social media uproar as the area struggles to recover from a strong earthquake.

Australia firefighters save world's only rare dinosaur trees

Firefighters have saved the world’s last remaining wild stand of a prehistoric tree from Australia's wildfires.