Yes, just like a cockroach, lightning can use your plumbing as a conduit, and even just washing your hands can make you a perfect target for Thor’s bolts.
A woman is in critical condition after being swept off the rocks by a wave yesterday afternoon, with rescuers pulling her to safety after passersby noticed a body floating in the water about 200m offshore.
Besides our own firefighters working on the embers and flames, hundreds of other international firefighters are also in the area helping overwhelmed Canadians with the complex task of controlling the, frankly, uncontrolled blazes.
Flooding in Cape Town, an earthquake in Gauteng, and now a tornado in KwaZulu-Natal. It’s as if nature is trying to tell us something.
South African National Parks (SANParks) confirmed that the park’s infrastructure and natural vegetation had taken a knock, leading to dangerous conditions for hikers and trail runners.
“Can you f—ing believe what just happened to us?” said a Florida deputy to the motorist that he tried to save before they were both swept into a drain pipe under a massive highway.
Parts of the city are now racked with non-load-shedding related electricity supply issues as power plants become soaked, with a lack of running trains, and overall havoc on the roads as they become increasingly waterlogged.
One day, when these four children are ready, they will be able to tell one of the most remarkable tales of survival.
“Eish, from a dead sleep to rock and roll,” someone in Johannesburg recalls of the 4,7 magnitude earthquake that hit the East Rand in Johannesburg on Sunday morning.
Deep wafts of wildfire smoke in Canada have been drifting around the region, swallowing whole cities in a thick, yellow haze like something from an apocalypse movie.
Ozzie science bro Karl Kruszelnicki argues that there’s actually nothing supernatural about the forbidden region.
Yeah, we’re talking about the weather and it is actually fascinating.
That’s the alarming thing – as the climate crisis ramps up, we’re going to see more and more videos of terrifying tornadoes ripping into city after city.
Everyone has been freaking out about the massive flames licking at Table Mountain this morning, Wednesday, March 29.
A beloved CrossFit coach from Phoenix is now being honoured as a hero after he died saving his wife from drowning.
On Sunday, a man was rescued after falling into the water at the V&A Waterfront while on Tuesday an elderly hiker’s body was lifted from Lion’s Head.
A man in Far North Queensland, Australia had his leg grabbed and his dog taken by a crocodile while on the banks of a remote river.
It is understood that the dam can typically contain an overflow of up to 115%, and as it stands, the dam is 120% full.
The greater Kruger National Park has been lashed by heavy rains since Friday, with rivers overflowing and roads being cut off by the surging water.
Oz authorities are losing their minds over a tiny cylinder of radioactive material that went missing on a stretch of highway in Western Australia.
“I don’t think anybody understands, this is basically like winning lottery odds that they found him,” someone commented on the now-viral video of a diver who was momentarily lost at sea.
A couple both die in a plane crash – 16 years apart.
Yesterday (Monday), a fire raged on the mountain slopes along Boyes Drive in Lakeside.
The harsh lightning and thunderstorms began in the Mother City on Sunday night and continued into Monday, causing major floods and damage in some areas like Gordon’s Bay and Paarl.
Residents were in awe (and a little fear) as they witnessed funnel clouds forming in the stormy sky on Sunday.
Mauna Loa, the planet’s largest active volcano, began erupting late on Sunday. This is the first time it has done so in almost 40 years.
A poor hiker in Japan had this experience first-hand and managed to capture the whole hair-raising scene on a GoPro camera attached to his helmet.
A fire had broken out in the religious building, and the dome came tumbling down shortly afterwards, sending smoke and debris billowing into the sky.
The simulation, exploring what would happen if a 500-kilometre-wide asteroid collided with Earth, doesn’t really make for cosy viewing.
The moment the unhinged ride took its tumble was caught on camera, showing the dozens of people on board bounce out of their seats as debris flew.