Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - Southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - East of the North Island of New Zealand

Brad Panovich: Florence will bring 'Harvey-type' flooding to North Carolina

Dry, warm, breezy trend heightens wildfire danger for San Diego County

Another storm has formed in the Atlantic - Subtropical Storm Joyce. But meteorologists don't expect it to threaten any land

Next hurricane hunter aircraft headed to Florence from Savannah as western side of eye degrades some

North Charleston helps residents prepare for potential flooding

Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - Southwest Indian Ridge

Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 - 73km NW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea

Personnel from the 176th Wing Alaska Air National Guard departed today from Elendorf AFB for Dover AFB. A C-17 with 10 pararescuemen and combat rescue officers will join with other "Guardian Angel teams" from the CA and NY Air National Guards at Dover for staging. #HurricaneFlorence

Heavy rain is expected to begin impacting far southeast Houston overnight, and periods of intense and/or prolonged rainfall may cause flash flooding.

Subtropical Storm Joyce has formed in the Atlantic, joining Florence, Helene and Isaac. Together with Mangkhut, Olivia and Barijat in the Pacific there are a record equalling seven named storms simultaneously active across the globe.

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 47km SW of Molibagu, Indonesia

State of Georgia declared emergency ahead of Florence as it is projected to turn more southerly as it strikes the mainland

#HurricaneFlorence is expected to make landfall somewhere near the border between North and South Carolina late Thursday night or early Friday morning. The @NHC_Atlantic warned that it could bring "life-threatening storm surge and rainfall":

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - El Salvador

Waves as high as 25 meters being generated in the Atlantic by HurricaneFlorence.

Charlotte specific Florence update. Ready for rain and more rain. Big time flood threat and little wind to worry about it's the water we need to be ready for.

Gov. Cooper: Storm surge could be higher than some homes. Violent winds can blow down trees. Expect this storm to batter our state for days. #WCNCFlorence

[email protected]_Governor Cooper: At least 16 shelters are open at this time. 2,800 soldiers will be on active duty, joined by even more on standby. They will be taking life saving measures and will be responsible for clearing roads in the areas they are stationed in

[email protected]_Governor Cooper: This storm has life threatening storm surges expected, and rain may last for days instead of hours. Heavy winds are likely. Thousands of structures are expected to be flooded. We are sharing information with local officials so they can prepare.

[email protected]_Governor Cooper: Every county and every person in NC needs to stay alert and take this storm serious. Yesterday an evacuation was ordered for the Barrier Islands and many counties on the NC coast. Stay tuned for more at the local level. Be sure to make plans for your pets.

Category 4 Hurricane Florence is about 530 miles from the North Carolina coast, NHC says; expected to slow near coast Thursday and Friday.

Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 20km ENE of Shazhou, China

Violent Typhoon Mangkhut is huge and has a central pressure of 905 hPa as it heads towards northern Philippines. As seen from the Sentinel3 satellite.

Four-alarm wildfire burning near Grizzly Island in Suisun City

Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 151km W of Kuripan, Indonesia

Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 - 24km SW of La Paz Centro, Nicaragua

Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 66km SE of Tekirova, Turkey

Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 128km N of Okha, Russia

Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 - 9km NNE of Sapatgram, India

Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 112km SSW of Tres Picos, Mexico

Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 169km ENE of Kuril'sk, Russia