natural disaster

A major earthquake hit Taiwan on Wednesday morning, triggering tsunami warnings for the island as well as parts of Japan, some of which were later retracted. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) said the earthquake had a magnitude of 7.4,...

As Brazil prepared to celebrate its annual carnival, tragedy struck when torrential rains caused flooding and landslides in coastal areas of southeast Brazil. At least 36 people have died, with dozens still unaccounted for as rescue efforts struggle on against...

A Greek couple with dual citizenship has been found dead in the city of Antioch (Turkish: Antakya), which has been affected badly by the earthquake which devastated parts of Turkey and Syria on Monday. Thousands of people have been killed...

As the authorities and first responders struggle to care for survivors in Turkey and Syria, concerns are growing that winter weather conditions will make it even more difficult for earthquake survivors in the coming hours and days. On Monday, February...

More than 200 people have been killed by an earthquake that hit the island of Java in Indonesia. Many of the victims were children who were trapped under rubble when the school buildings collapsed. The quake, which had a magnitude...

The director of Greece's General Secretariat for Civil Protection, Phoebos Theodorou, presented two new comprehensive government plans for addressing floods and wildfires in the country on Monday. The new contingency plans have the code names ''Dardanus'' and ''Iolaus.'' The presentation of the...

Greece's  Ministry of Foreign Affairs  expressed its condolences and solidarity with the Indonesian people who are suffering from the devastating tsunami which hit the country on Saturday after the eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano. According to BBC.com, Saturday's tsunami struck...

    Skopelos Island, the island where "Mamma Mia" was filmed was hit by an unprecedented storm that has caused authorities to declare the island under state of emergency. The continuous heavy rainfall turned the roads parallel to the coast into rushing...

Greek-Canadian George Kourounis is an adventurer, a TV presenter, a storm chaser and explorer, a photographer and a writer. He has travelled all over the world chasing after extreme weather phenomena, such as tornadoes, floods, giant hails, dust storms,...