Thousands flee homes as Typhoon Koppu hits northern Philippines

A family living along the coast of Manila Bay search for salvageable items after their house was destroyed by strong winds brought by typhoon Koppu on Sunday. Photograph: Romeo Ranoco/Reuters

Winds from the storm, which could last three days, reached 210 kmh and brought heavy rain, forcing many people to head for safer ground

Thousands flee 2 fast-moving California wildfires

A home burns along Highway 29 in Hidden Valley,during the Valley fire, Saturday Sept. 12, 2015. (Kent Porter/The Press Democrat via AP)

California town told to prepare to leave as wildfire surges

In this photo taken on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, a home burns near Mokelumne Hill, in Jackson, Calif. Another round of evacuations has been ordered as wildfires continue to rage in the central and northern part of the state. (Andrew Sent/The Sacramento Bee via AP)

Helicopters Pluck Residents to Safety as Rains Lash Japan

PHOTO: People inside houses wait to be rescued as the houses are submerged in water flooded from a river in Joso, Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015.

Wildfires evacuate more towns in Okanogan County

Firefighters continue to battle raging wildfires in Okanogan County Friday. KING

Ecuador declares state of emergency over volcano

A general view from Saquisili village, of an ashes column spewed by the Cotopaxi volcano in Pichincha province, Ecuador, 15 August 2015.

Ecuador President Rafael Correa has declared a state of emergency over increasing activity at the Cotopaxi volcano near the capital, Quito

Sakurajima volcano: chance of large eruption ‘extremely high’

Mount Sakurajima overlooks the southern Japanese city of Kagoshima. Photograph: Jiji Press/AFP/Getty Images

Japan raises eruption warning for southern volcano to second-highest level and tells thousands of residents to prepare for a possible evacuation

Raging Wildfires Prompt Major Evacuation

Cal Fire firefighters watch a large plume of smoke as it rises from the Rocky Fire on August 1, 2015 near Clearlake, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Myanmar floods: President declares state of emergency

A journalist with the Democratic Voice of Burma did a live news report while standing in chest high flood waters.

Myanmar’s president has declared a state of emergency in four regions after heavy floods left 27 people dead

Florida Flooding: More Than 300 Homes Evacuated in Pasco County

A swollen backyard lake overtakes a patio in New Port Richey, Florida, as heavy rain fell on Saturday, July 25, 2015. (Samantha Schmidt/Tampa Bay Times)