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California’s Tulare “ghost” lake reemerges

California’s Tulare Lake, a “ghost” lake that was dried up during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, has recently reemerged due to record snowfall. Tulare Lake is located roughly between Los An...

Fire broke out at Toronto’s Bloor-Yonge subway station

Footage has emerged, showing a fire breaking out at the Bloor-Yonge subway station in Toronto, Canada, on Tuesday, April 25. Furthermore, the incident occurred around 10 a.m. and fire crews dashed...

7.1 magnitude earthquake strikes off Indonesia’s Sumatra island

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake occurred off Indonesia’s Sumatra island on April 24 and briefly triggered a tsunami warning, which was later lifted. More specifically, the earthquake’s focus was at a dep...

At least 20 under-construction homes destroyed by fire in Vaughan, Ontario

A massive fire destroyed at least 20 $2-million-houses of a new under-construction development in Vaughan, Ontario, on Wednesday. The fire started around 1 p.m., local time, on Wednesday and took a...

Magnitude 4.4 earthquake strikes Northern California, U.S.A.

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake took place in Lake County, California, late on Tuesday. More specifically, the earthquake struck at 10.39 p.m., and was located 7.4 kilometers from northwest Cobb and rou...

Airborne excavator used for the demolition of collapsed motorway bridge in Spain

A video has emerged of an airborne excavator used in Spain for the demolition of a collapsed motorway bridge, which appears to be on the A-6 motorway. More specifically, the video shows a hanging exc...

100-year-old 5-storey building collapses in Instabul

A 100-year-old 5-storey abandoned building collapsed in Istanbul on Thursday, April 6. Furthermore, the collapsed building of Beyazıt Han was located in the Karaköy district of Istanbul and was a...

The Hollandse Kust Noord offshore grid connection deemed "grid ready"

The Hollandse Kust Noord wind farm is located 18.5 km offshore the town of Egmond aan Zee in the Netherlands. The 69-turbine farm is scheduled to be operational in 2023 and has an installed capacity...

Passenger train derailed in the Netherlands after collision with construction crane

A passenger train collided with a crane near Voorschoten, the Netherlands, around 3.25 a.m. in the early morning of Tuesday. The authorities reported that the train was carrying at least 50 people...

An EF4 rated tornado hit Mississippi, U.S.A.

A devastating tornado hit the state of Mississippi during the night hours of Friday, March 24. The tornado received an EF4 rating, which has top wind gusts ranging between 265km/h and 320 km/h, ac...

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