natural disaster

Hurricane Sally Leaves Nearly 500,000 without Power

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

Hurricane Sally, Hurricane Sally leaves hundreds of thousands without power

Hurricane Sally made landfall Wednesday morning leaving nearly half-a-million people without power and forcing dozens out of their homes.

Greece Is Hit by Powerful 5.3 Magnitude Earthquake

Friday, July 19, 2019

Athens, Greece was hit by a strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake Friday afternoon.

Tropical Storm Barry Expected to Reach Hurricane Strength before Colliding with Louisiana

Friday, July 12, 2019

Tropical Storm Barry is expected to wreak havoc on the Gulf Coast starting Friday morning. The storm – which is expected to be at hurricane strength when it makes landfall – is predicted to bring as much as 2 feet of rain to parts of Louisiana, threatening to flood areas in and around New Orleans.

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry Planet?: The Religious Language of Climate Change

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Philosopher John Gray started his 2007 book “Black Mass” with this declaration: “Modern politics is a chapter in the history of religion.” Now, Gray is an atheist, but he realized that so much of modern politics is an attempt to re-inspire a world originally inspired by religion, especially Christianity.

Man Dies after Shark Attack at Cape Cod

Monday, September 17, 2018

I make this point today because you and I live in an age of such technological advancement that we can delude ourselves into thinking we’re more powerful than we really are.

1.5 Million Evacuated as North Carolina Prepares for Hurricane Florence

Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Hurricane Florence, a powerful Category 4 storm, is less than 48 hours out from making landfall in the Carolinas.

Is the “Big One” Coming?

Thursday, August 23, 2018

Seismologists say we’re overdue for such a disaster. One states, “There is a 99.9% chance that there will be a damaging quake (magnitude greater than or equal to 6.7) somewhere in California in the next 30 years.”

Volcanic Eruption in Guatemala Kills 70; Hawaii Residents Avoid Lava

Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Within weeks of each other, stories of two destructive volcanoes have hit the news.

What Hawaii Volcano Survivors Can Teach the World

Monday, May 7, 2018

Most of us cannot imagine choosing to live near the world’s most active volcano. We can shake our heads at the foolishness of such people. Or we can learn an important lesson from their intrepid courage.

Lightning Kills 15 Worshippers in Rwanda, as Government Cracks Down on Unsafe Churches

Friday, March 16, 2018

As the Rwandan government continues to shut down houses of worship it deems unsafe and dissenters charge it with trampling on religious rights, lightning struck and killed 15 worshippers in the country’s south.