1+ hour, 17+ min ago   (382+ words) Published 5:08 pm Thursday, August 27, 2026 Grand Forks Fire Rescue (GFFR), BC Wildfire Service (BCWS), and Christina Lake Fire Rescue were quick to jump on a fast-moving wildfire. On Wednesday, Aug 26, at around 6:44 p.m., GFFR was dispatched to a report of smoke in…...

2+ hour, 59+ min ago   (224+ words) At least 90 American tourists are missing following devastating flash floods in Nepal, according to the U.S. State Department. The disaster occurred on Wednesday (August 26) when a glacier collapse sent a massive wall of water through the Rasuwa district near the Nepal-Tibet…...

3+ hour, 14+ min ago   (247+ words) | Newswise Newswise Nepal Flooding: Disaster Researcher on Evacuation Decisions, Pets and Vulnerable Families Research by Sarah DeYoung, core faculty with the University of Delaware's Disaster Research Center, is particularly relevant as communities around the world respond to natural disasters, including…...

2+ hour, 27+ min ago   (233+ words) Nearly 40 Australians still missing in the Nepal flash flood disaster as a desperate search for survivors faces the threat of a new flood....

3+ hour, 52+ min ago   (81+ words) First discovered: Less than an hour ago, 1:33 p.m. Aug. 27 Initial location: Plumas County, Calif. Golden Fire initially started today at 1:33 p.m. in Plumas County, California. It has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for less than…...

3+ hour, 37+ min ago   (125+ words) Sacramento Bee The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. Read more on our AI policy here. First discovered: 2:11 p.m. Aug. 27 Initial location: Los Angeles County, Calif....

4+ hour, 19+ min ago   (429+ words) As rescue teams searched Thursday for missing people following catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border, Earth scientists reviewed satellite imagery for clues to the cause and assessed the devastation. The flooding killed hundreds of people in Nepal and Tibet on…...

12+ hour, 7+ min ago   (180+ words) KATHMANDU: More than 13,000 security personnel have been mobilised for search and rescue operations following the devastating flood in the Bhotekoshi River in Rasuwa on Wednesday morning. The Home Administration has deployed 13,295 personnel, including 7,250 from Nepal Police, 4,200 from the Nepali Army…...

8+ hour, 33+ min ago   (205+ words) Dunyo President of Uzbekistan has sent condolences to the President of Nepal in connection with the loss of lives and injuries resulting from a severe flooding in the border area with Tibet August 27, 2026. 20:34 • 54 sec ТАSHKENT, August 27. /Dunyo IA/. Today, President…...

3+ hour, 10+ min ago   (849+ words) The Himalaya is one of many places around the world home to glaciers that are increasingly becoming unstable as the planet warms. Although this specific catastrophe was unanticipated, this type of hazard—the rapid, violent collapse of a glacier—is…...