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On April 23, 2025, at 12:49 p.m., a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Silivri in the Sea of Marmara. The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) identified the epicenter approximately 23 kilometers off the coast of Istanbul’s Silivri district, with the quake occurring at a depth of 6.92 kilometers beneath the seabed. Boğaziçi University’s Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute recorded the magnitude at 6.1. The tremor was felt across Istanbul and in neig

The Flannan Isles Lighthouse Incident is the disappearance of three lighthouse keepers—James Ducat, Thomas Marshall, and Donald McArthur—who vanished without leaving any trace from the lighthouse on Eilean Mòr, an island in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, in December 1900. The Disappearance of the Keepers On the morning of 15 December 1900, the three keepers had completed their routine maintenance and cleaning duties. By the afternoon of the same day, their fate had become uncertain. On the rele

Hydrometeorological disasters are natural events that result from the interaction between the water cycle and atmospheric processes, significantly disrupting societal socioeconomic and sociocultural activities, causing loss of life and property, and exceeding the capacity of local resources to manage. All natural disasters directly or indirectly linked to meteorological conditions are classified as hydrometeorological disasters. Main Types of Hydrometeorological Disasters Common hydrometeorologi

The forest fires that occurred in July 2026 in the Andalusian Autonomous Region in southern Spain have been recorded as one of the most destructive natural disasters the country has experienced in recent years. Particularly affecting the areas around Los Gallardos Bedar and Sorbas in the province of Almería the fires spread rapidly over a wide area due to high temperatures low humidity and strong winds. At least 12 people lost their lives in the fires many were injured approximately 20 people we

2026 Venezuela Earthquakes, two consecutive earthquakes of magnitudes 7.2 and 7.5 that occurred on Wednesday, 24 June 2026 in Venezuela, approximately 39 seconds apart. The earthquakes caused buildings to collapse and damaged critical infrastructure, particularly in the central and western regions of the country, including the capital Caracas. Venezuela’s Acting Head of State Delcy Rodríguez announced in her statement that at least 32 people had lost their lives and more than 700 were injured, d

The Cottonwood Forest Fire, which began on 22 June 2026 in Beaver County in the state of Utah, USA, rapidly expanded due to drought high temperatures and strong winds becoming one of the largest forest fires in the state in recent years. The fire has burned approximately 24 thousand hectares, forced the evacuation of numerous settlements and campgrounds disrupted transportation infrastructure and pushed the overall fire risk in the state to one of its highest levels. Ignition and Rapid Spread Th

On April 23, 2025, at 12:49 p.m., a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Silivri in the Sea of Marmara. The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) identified the epicenter approximately 23 kilometers off the coast of Istanbul’s Silivri district, with the quake occurring at a depth of 6.92 kilometers beneath the seabed. Footage of the moment of the earthquake captured on camera, April 23, 2025 – TRT Haber " youtube-video-element-format="right" youtube-video-id="ORgA2MuTRbc

The Krokstadelva Fire (Norwegian: Storbrannen i Krokstadelva) is a large-scale fire that began on 17 July 2026 in the Krokstadelva area of Drammen municipality, Norway, igniting a row of terraced houses (rekkehus) and rapidly spreading to surrounding residential neighborhoods and forested land. As a result of the fire, 116 homes were rendered completely uninhabitable and more than 400 people were evacuated. Authorities have classified the fire as Norway’s largest such fire in close to a century.

The Erzincan Earthquake was a magnitude 7.9 quake that occurred on 27 December 1939 at approximately 02:00 local time with its epicenter in Erzincan. İlhan Haçin. "1939 Erzincan Büyük Depremi." Atatürk Araştırma Merkezi Dergisi 30, sy. 88 (Mart 2014): 33-72. Erişim 26 Aralık 2025. https://atamdergi.gov.tr/tam-metin/58/tur. ">【1】 This devastating tremor, which took place along the North Anatolian Fault Zone, affected not only Erzincan but also the provinces of Sivas, Samsun, Ordu, Tokat and Gü