A train derailed and caught fire in eastern Ohio, releasing hazardous chemicals into the air, soil and water – and raising concerns about health effects for residents Just before 9pm on 3 February, a train carrying hazardous chemicals partially derailed and caught fire in eastern Ohio, sending thick black smoke into the air. More than 1000 people in the town of East Palestine and surrounding areas were evacuated under orders from the state governor. On 8 February, state and local officials announced that air quality monitoring had not detected contaminants of concern above levels considered safe for humans, and it…

The 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck southern Turkey and northern Syria in early February killed tens of thousands of people, flattened wide areas of cities and sent the region, which was… On the morning of 6 February 2023, at 4:17 a.m., the first earthquake with a magnitude of 7.8 and the second earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 9 hours later affected Adıyaman, Hatay,Kahramanmaraş, Kilis, Osmaniye, Gaziantep, Malatya, Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır, Elazığ and Adana, where almost 14 million people reside including about 1.8 million Syrian refugees. Aftershocks continue in the disaster area1 . The last official announcement about the deaths in the…