Tsunamis
Olympic volunteer Atsushi Muramatsu shows business-card size flyers to express gratitude for support from overseas, during an interview with The Associated Press in Rifu, Japan, Thursday, July 29, 2021. He made the flyers to hand out to foreign media covering the 2020 Summer Olympics at Miyagi Stadium, where he is serving as a volunteer. (AP Photo/Chisato Tanaka)
Olympic volunteers strive to share stories of 3/11 disaster

By Chisato Tanaka Aug. 01, 2021 11:31 PM EDT

An Olympic worker is silhouetted against clouds at the Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium ahead of a baseball game between Japan and the Dominican Republic at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Fukushima, Japan. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Fukushima laments a recovery without Olympic witnesses

By Jake Seiner Jul. 30, 2021 01:43 AM EDT

Russian Olympic Committee's artistic gymnastics women's team, Liliia Akhaimova, Viktoriia Listunova, Angelina Melnikova and Vladislava Urazova listen to music from a Russian composer during the medal ceremony after receiving theirs gold medals at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)
GLIMPSES: Medalists' bouquets hold deeper meaning for Japan

By Stephen Wade Jul. 29, 2021 02:01 AM EDT

Pablo Carreno Busta, of Spain, tries to keep cool between games against Dominik Koepfer, of Germany, during the third round of the tennis competition at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Tropical storm dumps rain on northern Japan, spares Olympics

By Chisato Tanaka Jul. 27, 2021 09:53 PM EDT

Buddhist monks offer a prayer for victims of the 2011 massive earthquake and tsunami, at a memorial cenotaph near former high school building, background, in Kesennuma, Miyagi prefecture, Japan Thursday, March 11, 2021. Thursday marks the 10th anniversary of the massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that struck Japan's northeastern coast. (Yohei Nishimura/Kyodo News via AP)
Still recovering, Japan marks 10 years since tsunami hit

By Mari Yamaguchi Mar. 11, 2021 07:50 AM EST

Two women take a selfie with the Olympic rings in the background in the Odaiba section of Tokyo, Thursday, March 12, 2020. Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike spoke Thursday after the World Health Organization labeled the spreading virus a "pandemic," a decision almost certain to affect the Tokyo Olympics. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Torch relay among final hurdles for postponed Tokyo Olympics

By Stephen Wade Mar. 10, 2021 05:19 AM EST

A portion of a highway is blocked by a landslide after an earthquake hit the city, in Soma, Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan, Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021. A strong earthquake hit off the coast of northeastern Japan late Saturday, shaking Fukushima, Miyagi and other areas, but there was no threat of a tsunami, officials said.(Hironori Asakawa/Kyodo News via AP)
Powerful Japan quake sets off landslide, minor injuries

By Yuri Kageyama And Mari Yamaguchi Feb. 13, 2021 11:43 PM EST

A lamp is used during an outage following an earthquake in Ichikawa, Chiba prefecture, about 230 kilometers (143 miles) away from Fukushima Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021. The Japan Meteorological Agency says a strong earthquake has hit off the coast of northeastern Japan, shaking Fukushima, Miyagi and other areas. (Keiko Hatto via AP)
Strong quake hits Japan's northeast coast; no tsunami alert

By Yuri Kageyama Feb. 13, 2021 12:36 PM EST

Gordon Bonner holds one of his favorite photographs of him with his late wife Muriel who, in April 2020 died of COVID-19, at his home in Leeds, England, Saturday Jan. 23, 2021. Bonner, 86, is just one of many hundreds of thousands of Britons toiling with grief because of the pandemic. (AP Photo/Jon Super)
UK's 'tsunami' of grief as coronavirus deaths pass 100,000

By Pan Pylas Jan. 26, 2021 11:39 AM EST

The Tokyo Skytree, the tallest tower in Japan, is illuminated with the color of the Olympic Torch, to commemorate 100 days until the torch relay begins, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
Tokyo Games relay opens in 100 days with 10,000 torchbearers

By Stephen Wade Dec. 15, 2020 03:25 AM EST

Medics and rescue personnel carry into an ambulance an injured person from the debris of a collapsed building in Izmir, Turkey, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020. Rescue teams on Saturday ploughed through concrete blocs and debris of eight collapsed buildings in Turkey's third largest city in search of survivors of a powerful earthquake that struck Turkey's Aegean coast and north of the Greek island of Samos, killing dozens of people. Hundreds of others were injured. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)
Death toll reaches 39 in quake that hit Turkey, Greek island

By Mehmet Guzel, Suzan Fraser And Zeynep Bilginsoy Oct. 31, 2020 11:43 AM EDT

Rescue workers and local people carry a wounded person found in the debris of a collapsed building, in Izmir, Turkey, Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, after a strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea has shaken Turkey and Greece. Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency said Friday's earthquake was centered in the Aegean at a depth of 16,5 kilometers (10.3 miles) and registered at a 6.6 magnitude.(AP Photo/Ismail Gokmen)
Quake strikes Turkish coast and Greek island, killing 19

By Zeynep Bilginsoy And Elena Becatoros Oct. 30, 2020 01:43 PM EDT

A biker leads a line of cars driving off the Homer Spit at about on Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, in Homer, Alaska after a tsunami evacuation order was issued for low-lying areas in Homer. (Michael Armstrong/Homer News via AP)
Large earthquake off Alaska prompts tsunami fears, fleeing

By Becky Bohrer Oct. 19, 2020 08:33 PM EDT

A man wearing a mask to protect against the spread of COVID-19 passes a sign requiring masks at a restaurant, Tuesday, July 7, 2020, in San Antonio. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has declared masks or face coverings must be worn in public across most of the state as local officials across the state say their hospitals are becoming increasingly stretched and are in danger of becoming overrun as cases of the coronavirus surge. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Virus surge visible across Texas: 'The tsunami is here'

By Paul J. Weber Jul. 10, 2020 06:02 PM EDT

Oklahoma City mayor reports 'tsunami of cases' among young

By Sean Murphy Jun. 23, 2020 02:37 PM EDT
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma City's metro area is witnessing an alarming spike in COVID-19 infections among young people that is being driven largely by ...

President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable about America's seniors, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Monday, June 15, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
'It's frustrating': Trump advertising blast has limits

By Steve Peoples And Zeke Miller Jun. 15, 2020 05:30 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 25, 2017, file photo, workers shovel papers and debris off the top of the rubble of a building that collapsed in last week's 7.1 magnitude earthquake, at the corner of Gabriel Mancera and Escocia streets in the Del Valle neighborhood of Mexico City. The virus outbreak is compromising the ability of nations to prepare for natural disasters and deal with the aftermath. Every year, the world contends with devastating typhoons, wildfires, tsunamis and earthquakes. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
Pandemic hurts ability of nations to face natural disasters

By Nick Perry Apr. 03, 2020 11:49 PM EDT