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Photo: U. S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class Lance H. Mayhew Jr., Public domain (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
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- Aug 28
Valencia firefighters cool El Saler burn zone as intentional forest fire destroys 36 hectares
Emergency crews deployed drone units and ground reinforcements on Saturday after stabilizing an intentional wildfire that burned up to 37 hectares of coastal forest in Valencia.
- Aug 22
South Korean container ship departs Busan for Europe via Arctic Northern Sea Route
The PanStar Acro has departed Busan carrying chemicals and vehicles for Felixstowe, Rotterdam, and Gdansk, initiating a 45-day commercial trial along the Northeast Passage.
- Aug 18
Valencia Storms Bring 149 km/h Winds and Collapse Church Roof in Alzira
Wet downbursts and wind gusts reaching 149 km/h swept through Valencia's La Ribera region on Thursday, tearing off the roof of a 500-year-old church in Alzira and disrupting rail lines.
- Aug 3
Magnitude 5.6 earthquake strikes near Suez, felt across Cairo and the Middle East, with no casualties reported
A shallow magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 38 km north of Suez at 3:00 a.m. local time on Monday, shaking greater Cairo, the Nile Delta, and cities as far as Alexandria, with tremors reported in Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, and Gaza.
- Jul 24
Houthi attacks on Saudi tankers push Brent crude above $100 as Bab el-Mandeb blockade tightens
Brent crude surged 7.4% to $101.01 on Thursday after Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked two Saudi tankers and declared a naval blockade of the Bab el-Mandeb strait, the kingdom's main export route since Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz.
