Explainers, incident deep-dives, preparedness guides and data-driven reviews — written alongside the live tracker, so every claim links to the record behind it.
Houthi ballistic-missile waves struck King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on 6-10 October 2026, killing at least three people, destroying a parked aircraft and forcing mass flight cancellations. This explainer collects what official and major-outlet sources confirm — and where the record sti
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An earthquake gives you no appointment and rarely more than a minute to think. One packed go-bag by the door — water, light, documents, shoes — turns those seconds into a plan instead of a scramble.
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A shallow magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck south-central Panama on 9 October 2026, damaging buildings in Penonome and Sona and prompting evacuations in Panama City. This explainer sets out the verified USGS facts, the stood-down tsunami check, and what to expect from aftershocks.
Read report →Hurricane Isaias is closing on the northern Gulf Coast with warnings in force tonight. The main threats are storm surge, flooding rain and tornadoes.
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Measles was never eliminated — it was only ever out-vaccinated. With the US in its worst year since 1991 and 71 Pakistani children dead this year, here is why the world's most contagious virus is back, and the two doses that stop it.
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Fog turns the windscreen into a white wall and a stopped truck into a surprise you meet at 28 metres a second. Why one brake light becomes a 30-vehicle pile-up, and the habits that get you home.
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When Islamabad, Lahore or Delhi sways and nothing nearby is damaged, the earthquake was very often 200 km beneath the Hindu Kush. Why these deep earthquakes are felt so widely, when they are still dangerous, and what our records show.
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Nine passengers died when a sleeper bus caught fire on the Yamuna Expressway in September 2026, minutes after others reported a burning smell. Why bus fires spread so fast, and what to do before and during one.
Read report →31191 incidents recorded worldwide this week across 154 countries, including 1770 rated severe or extreme. Full breakdown by type, country and notable events.
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On 8 October 2005 a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck near Muzaffarabad on a school morning in Ramadan. Twenty-one years on: why it was so deadly, what Pakistan changed, and what our records show about how often the north still shakes.
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Seven systems formed in the North Indian Ocean in 2026 and none became a cyclone, so the name Arnab is still waiting. How storms are named, the names that come next, and why the weeks after the monsoon bring the region's deadliest storms.
Read report →27445 incidents recorded worldwide this week across 156 countries, including 1478 rated severe or extreme. Full breakdown by type, country and notable events.
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