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Fake News Alert: What You Heard About the Indonesian Tsunami May Not Be True

“This video is a HOAX,” Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, the national spokesman of the Indonesian disaster-management board, said on Twitter of an apocalyptic video clip featuring a cloud of volcanic ash…

By Yilun Cheng October 10, 2018

Earthquake Kills 91 People in Indonesia

On July 29th, a 6.9-magnitude earthquake occurred near the islands of Bali and Lombok. Unfortunately, ninety-one people died. During the powerful earthquake, many people rushed out of buildings. According to…

By Jolena Podolsky August 7, 2018

Missouri Boat Capsizes, Killing 17 People, Including Children

Thursday evening, a tourist boat carrying 31 people sank in Table Rock Lake near Branson, Missouri. The boat sank during a storm. So far, 17 people have been confirmed dead,…

By Pseudonym Smynoduesp July 20, 2018

88 Japanese Residents Dead and 58 Missing After Catastrophic Rainstorm

Late last week, western Japan was hit with a massive rainstorm, which resulted in floods and landslides. The catastrophic event caused the death of 88 Japanese civilians, and an additional…

By Jolena Podolsky July 9, 2018

Kilauea Eruption Buries Hundreds of Homes

An ongoing, month-long volcanic eruption in Hawaii is claiming more and more houses on Hawaii’s Big Island, which is home to about 200,000 people in total. A broad, slow river…

By Hyeonju Kwon June 7, 2018