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Natural Disasters
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Fire And Ice In Iceland As Another Lava Fissure Opens Up, Leaving Residents In The Cold [Videos]
12 Feb 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Although scientists are learning more with every eruption, there’s still a great deal of uncertainty for Iceland as a new volcanic era begins.
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Table Mountain On Fire As TMNP Said Surge In Cape Town Fires Caused By “Deliberate Malicious Intent” [Videos]
29 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
SANParks request that the public continue to be vigilant and report any fires or suspicious activity immediately.
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Not Again! Over 100 Firefighters Battled A Blaze Above Boyes Drive Yesterday [Video]
18 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Over 100 firefighters were dispatched on Wednesday to help contain a wildfire that started to spread across the mountain.
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The Iceland Volcano Eruption Situation Is Looking Quite Dire [Videos]
16 Jan 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
Experts labelled this eruption as the “worst-case scenario,” exacerbated by the failure of defences constructed after a previous eruption in December.
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Eleven Hikers Killed As Indonesian Volcano Marapi Erupts [Video]
04 Dec 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
There were a total of 75 hikers in and around the crater of the volcano, with 12 people still missing.
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This Year’s Fire Season Has Begun And Officials Warn It Could Be The Most Extreme Since 2015
28 Nov 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
The managing director of Working on Fire said that 2023 was “the year of the planet burning, both figuratively and literally”.
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The Ground Beneath Icelanders’ Feet Has Literally Been Splitting Apart [Video]
16 Nov 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Shocking footage is making its way around social media, showing steam rising from the large gashes in roads and sidewalks.
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The Weather Up North Is Extreme Right Now – Tornado In Mpumalanga And Hailstorm In Gauteng [Video]
14 Nov 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
On Monday, parts of Johannesburg were ravaged by an extreme hailstorm while a tornado threatened residents in Standerton in Mpumalanga.
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Earth Is Turning Into A Hellscape – Evacuations Underway As Argentina Faces Fast-Moving Wildfires
11 Oct 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
It looks like a total hellscape. If this doesn’t make people realise climate catastrophe is happening now, then I don’t know what will.
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A Massive Iceberg Nearly Caused Ecological Disaster After Colliding With Penguin Sanctuary In Antarctica
11 Oct 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Wildlife can be severely disrupted when icebergs crash into islands, particularly if the bergs become stranded on the seafloor encircling the remote landmasses.
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Ashton’s Monstrous Bridge Over Troubled Waters Has Its Big Moment
27 Sep 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Footage of the devastation left behind by the recent Cape storms has been flooding our feeds for the last few days, but as we count the costs of nature’s tantrum, likely and unlikely heroes are emerging from the deluge of bad news.
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Three SA Provinces See 22 Rainfall Records In One Day – Why Is Rain Getting More Extreme?
27 Sep 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
It is clear that this year has been our wettest in the last 10 years, but the Heritage Day weekend alone saw more rainfall than anything before in the province’s recent history.
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Severe Storms Caused Havoc In Cape Town Over The Weekend [Video&Images]
26 Sep 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
The Western Cape was hammered by severe storms this long weekend, causing road closures, mudslides and stranding thousands of people.
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Firefighting Plane Crashes As Devastating Wildfires Spread Across Europe [Videos]
26 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Large parts of Europe resembles a post-apocalyptic movie as recent footage shows fires lapping at Italy’s Palermo’s international airport while two pilots were killed when their firefighting aeroplane lost control and crashed.
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“I Hit The Water, It Went Black” – Helicopter Pilot Details Harrowing Escape From Explosive Volcano During Tourism Safety Breach Trial
17 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
“The water is what saved us,” a helicopter pilot said in court last week, detailing how he and two of his passengers had escaped death by jumping into the ocean when a New Zealand volcano erupted four years ago.
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Experts Warn It Won’t Be Pretty If Lightning Strikes While You’re Taking A Shower
11 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Yes, just like a cockroach, lightning can use your plumbing as a conduit, and even just washing your hands can make you a perfect target for Thor’s bolts.
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Highly Experienced SA Firefighters Still Battling Against Canada’s Wildfires, Said They’re “Nothing Like In SA”
29 Jun 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Besides our own firefighters working on the embers and flames, hundreds of other international firefighters are also in the area helping overwhelmed Canadians with the complex task of controlling the, frankly, uncontrolled blazes.
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KZN Is Not Catching A Break – A Tornado Just Ripped Through Parts Of Durban [Videos]
28 Jun 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Flooding in Cape Town, an earthquake in Gauteng, and now a tornado in KwaZulu-Natal. It’s as if nature is trying to tell us something.
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Keen To Head Back Into The Mountains? Consider These Popular Areas Wrecked By The Heavy Rain
26 Jun 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
South African National Parks (SANParks) confirmed that the park’s infrastructure and natural vegetation had taken a knock, leading to dangerous conditions for hikers and trail runners.
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Heart-Stopping Moment Florida Cop And Man Get Sucked Into Drain Pipe During Flooding [Video]
21 Jun 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
“Can you f—ing believe what just happened to us?” said a Florida deputy to the motorist that he tried to save before they were both swept into a drain pipe under a massive highway.
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The Flooding In Cape Town Is Hectic Right Now – We’ve Rounded Up All The Footage [Images&Videos]
15 Jun 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Parts of the city are now racked with non-load-shedding related electricity supply issues as power plants become soaked, with a lack of running trains, and overall havoc on the roads as they become increasingly waterlogged.
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“Eish, From A Dead Sleep To Rock And Roll” – Joburgers Recount Earthquake Experience [Videos]
12 Jun 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
“Eish, from a dead sleep to rock and roll,” someone in Johannesburg recalls of the 4,7 magnitude earthquake that hit the East Rand in Johannesburg on Sunday morning.
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“I’ve Never Experienced Anything Like This” – Canada Engulfed In Smoke Looks Apocalyptic [Images&Videos]
08 Jun 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Deep wafts of wildfire smoke in Canada have been drifting around the region, swallowing whole cities in a thick, yellow haze like something from an apocalypse movie.
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Looks Like The Bermuda Triangle Mystery Has Been Debunked
11 May 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Ozzie science bro Karl Kruszelnicki argues that there’s actually nothing supernatural about the forbidden region.
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Astonishing Video Footage Of A Woman Being Swept Out Of A Building By A Tornado
04 Apr 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
That’s the alarming thing – as the climate crisis ramps up, we’re going to see more and more videos of terrifying tornadoes ripping into city after city.
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Don’t Worry, The Fire On Table Mountain This Morning Was For A Reason [Video]
29 Mar 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Everyone has been freaking out about the massive flames licking at Table Mountain this morning, Wednesday, March 29.
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CrossFit Coach Dies Alongside Father While Saving Wife From Rip Current
22 Mar 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
A beloved CrossFit coach from Phoenix is now being honoured as a hero after he died saving his wife from drowning.
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Flooding Fears Increase As Vaal Dam Gushes On The Edge Of Completely Bursting [Videos]
21 Feb 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
It is understood that the dam can typically contain an overflow of up to 115%, and as it stands, the dam is 120% full.
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The Flooding At The Kruger National Park Is Wild [Videos]
16 Feb 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
The greater Kruger National Park has been lashed by heavy rains since Friday, with rivers overflowing and roads being cut off by the surging water.
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Fire Season Strikes: Table Mountain Near Boyes Drive Ablaze Yesterday [Video]
17 Jan 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Yesterday (Monday), a fire raged on the mountain slopes along Boyes Drive in Lakeside.
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