Natural Events - Signs in the News

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- Dengue fever has infected a handful of people in Central Florida, health officials said.

Russia's worst drought in 130 years became a political issue Friday as the Kremlin held an emergency meeting to combat the impacts of a month long heat wave that is shriveling crops, forcing up food

Four powerful earthquakes struck the Philippines' Moro Gulf early on Saturday just over an hour, the U.S. Geological Survey said

The Peruvian government has declared a state of emergency in more than half the country due to cold weather.

Twenty 5.0+ magnitude quakes since Sunday, July 18, 2010, the day that four 6.0+ quakes were recorded, including a 7.3 quake.

BEIJING – China's largest reported oil spill emptied beaches along the Yellow Sea as its size doubled Wednesday, while cleanup efforts included straw mats and frazzled workers with little more than rubber gloves.

BEIJING – More than 1,000 people have died or disappeared in severe flooding in China so far this year, and the heaviest rains are still to come, a senior official warned Wednesday.

A mild earthquake in Maryland that jiggled the nation’s capital triggered widespread panic that probably has California residents chuckling. The D.C.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A powerful earthquake has shaken an Aleutian Island region of Alaska but there is no threat of a tsunami.