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October 25, 2025 – Nîmes, France Since early morning, rain has been falling almost without pause. The rivers are filling up, and the sky hasn’t cleared once. This is what locals call a “cévenol” A storm born when warm, humid air from the Mediterranean collides with cooler air over the Cévennes mountains It forces massive amounts of water to fall on the valleys below, including Nîmes Downtown Nîmes in the rain But that’s not where you are this afternoon, Because you’ve just had a long French...

July 11, 2025 – Faliraki, Rhodes, Greece A seaside paradise resort in the southeast of Greece Faliraki is known for its long sandy beach opening onto the Mediterranean Sea. It’s one of the most famous tourist spots on the island of Rhodes, So this is the dream place you chose for your week of vacation in Europe. Beach at Faliraki Early afternoon Not the best time to sit under the sun, yet the beach is at its busiest. The sound of chatter and music fills the air. Then the chatter grows louder....

September 27, 2025 – Fort Myers, Florida Founded as a military post in the mid-1800s. It later grew into a river city, stretched along the Caloosahatchee, just a few miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico. Getty Image Sunrise in the city. For the past few days, a hurricane had been tracked in the Gulf. Its sudden shift toward Fort Myers in the last hours has residents on edge. As the city wakes, every phone buzzes with the same alert: “ ALERT — Mandatory evacuation order. Hurricane Selene is...

September 13, 2025 – Valparaíso, Chile The “Valley of Paradise” (Valle Paraíso). A port city built on steep hills, open to the Pacific Ocean. View of Valparaíso Late afternoon. People are heading home from work, climbing one of the many sloping streets that lead to the southern residential districts. Colorful houses line both sides, pressed tightly together. You take your usual path: a narrow street, barely ten meters wide, with parked cars on one side. One of the colourful streets of...

There’s Always Somewhere on Earth Under Cyclone Threat 🌀 The Cyclone’s Calendar, Month by Month. This Insight is the last of its kind. Starting next week, Earthly Insights changes drastically. Instead of just reading about disasters, you’ll step inside them: A short immersive story, 3 critical choices, The insights that reveal your survival score. See you next week!Hydrau The Pacific Northwest generally has 3 times the number of tropical cyclones as the North Atlantic. Do you know the...

You Have to Survive One Disaster — Which One Do You Pick? ❗I Rank The 3 Deadliest Natural Hazards on Earth In 2023, natural disasters officially caused around 74,000 deaths. If you had to survive one natural disaster to save a loved one, which would you choose? I don’t have the answer to that. But I do have the opposite. The one disaster you should absolutely avoid if you want even a tiny chance to survive. That’s the ranking I’ve made today. But don’t expect a basic top 3 based on annual...

6 Tsunami Myths That Refuse to Die 🌊 Forget Hollywood. Here's what Really Makes Tsunamis Deadly Misinformation can cost lives. After two years of breaking down natural hazards, I can confidently say: Tsunamis are by far the most misunderstood. That’s why I’ve gathered the 6 most common myths about tsunamis, and ranked them from the most widespread to the least known. And of course, the least known is the deadliest. Myth #1 — A Tsunami Is Just One Giant Wave Thank you, Hollywood. From San...

How to Stop Any Rock That Can Fall on Your House 🪨 From Zero-Cost Prevention to Professional-Grade Protection If your land has even the slightest slope, the risk is there. If the ground above your home has even a gentle slope, the risk is there. Gravity pulls everything from up high down low. And if your property’s in the way, that’s not its problem. It could be a small rock rolling into your garden fence. Or it could be… Between those two extremes, there are plenty of cases. And between...

6 Tips to Handle a Heatwave the Best We Can ☀️ Simple habits that protect your body, your home, and your energy Earth Disaster Map Just Got Updated – July Edition Now Live. I don’t know about you, but it’s starting to get hot over here, like really hot. It’s not a topic I talk about that often, but heatwaves and droughts can be just as destructive and deadly as many other natural hazards we usually think of. In the U.S. alone, heatwaves have been linked to over 200 deaths per year since the...