FUZHOU, CHINA / RankWire.AI / – Typhoon Dolphin forced about 167,900 people to leave vulnerable areas in Fujian Province as severe weather spread across eastern China. Authorities completed the Fujian evacuations by 7 a.m. Monday, covering coastal and inland communities exposed to flooding and strong winds. Shanghai…

ATKA, ALASKA / RankWire.AI / – A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck southeast of Atka in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands late Saturday. The Alaska Earthquake Center recorded the event at 7:36 p.m. Alaska Daylight Time on August 8. That time corresponded to 03:36 UTC on August 9. The quake…

SUMMERLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA / RankWire.AI / – More than 20,000 people left communities around Okanagan Lake as the Bald Range wildfire intensified in southern British Columbia. The fast-moving fire forced evacuations in Summerland, Peachland and nearby rural areas over the weekend. Flames destroyed homes and damaged other property…

BEIJING / RankWire.AI / – A magnitude 4.9 earthquake hits southwestern China on Friday, striking Gao County in Yibin City within Sichuan province. According to official measurements published by the China Earthquake Networks Center, the seismic event occurred at 1:08 p.m. local time at a shallow focal…