SHAKE AND BLOW - AFRICA DAILY

Mexico raises alert level as volcano spews ash, lava

Mar 28, 2019 (AFP)

"Popo," as locals in central Mexico call the volcano with a mixture of affection and fear, has been acting up in recent days. Authorities raised the alert level...

Farmers devastated as Mozambique counts cost of deadly cyclone

Mar 27, 2019 (AFP)

On either side of a narrow path to the field from his house, the maize field stretches as far as the eye can see, but not a single plant still stands. Maize ste...

Iran president visits flood-hit zones as death toll hits 43

Mar 27, 2019 (AFP)

The authorities have been struggling to cope with flooding after extreme rainfall which at times has been equivalent to half of the average annual levels within...

Geophysics: A surprising, cascading earthquake

Mar 27, 2019 (SPX)

The 2016 Kaikoura earthquake (magnitude 7.8) on the South Island of New Zealand is among the most intriguing and best-documented seismic events anywhere in the ...

Up to 500,000 displaced by southern Africa cyclone

Mar 26, 2019 (AFP)

Cyclone Idai smashed into Mozambique on March 15, unleashing hurricane-force winds and rain that flooded much of the centre of the country and then battered eas...

23 dead as Iran battles heavy rain and floods

Mar 26, 2019 (AFP)

The authorities also announced for the first time that seven people were killed a week ago in separate floods that swept the northeastern provinces of Golestan ...

Thousands of kids homeless six months after Indonesia quake-tsunami

Mar 26, 2019 (AFP)

The magnitude 7.5 quake and subsequent deluge razed swathes of the coastal town on Sulawesi island last September, killing more than 4,300 people, according to ...

At least 19 dead in unprecedented Iran floods

Mar 25, 2019 (AFP)

Such a widespread flood threat is unprecedented in arid Iran, which until 2018 was dealing with decades of drought. Seventeen people were killed and 94 injured ...

Australia hit with second 'severe' cylcone in two days

Mar 24, 2019 (AFP)

Cyclone Veronica weakened from a category 4 storm before its core winds hit the coast near the mining centre of Port Hedland, but officials warned the system wa...

Strong 6.1-magnitude quake jolts eastern Indonesia

Mar 24, 2019 (AFP)

The quake was 150 kilometres (92 miles) northwest of the coastal town of Ternate at a depth of 37 kilometres, according to the US Geological Survey. The quake w...

Africa cyclone death toll surges past 600, 'worst yet to come'

Mar 23, 2019 (AFP)

At least 417 people have died in Mozambique, according to government, bringing to 676 the total deaths when combined with those from neighbouring Zimbabwe. Cycl...

Some remains of Guatemala volcano victims unidentified: official

Mar 23, 2019 (AFP)

After months of testing, which included sending some samples abroad, about 110 remains cannot be identified, said the head of the National Forensic Sciences Off...

Aid workers scramble to get relief supplies to Mozambique cyclone victims

Mar 22, 2019 (AFP)

A week after Tropical Cyclone Idai lashed Mozambique with winds of nearly 200 kilometres (120 miles) per hour, rescue efforts rose a gear but the situation was ...

Cyclone Trevor prompts mass evacuation in Australia

Mar 21, 2019 (AFP)

Northern Territory Police said Thursday Cyclone Trevor prompted the largest evacuation since Cyclone Tracy tore through the city of Darwin in 1974. The storm hi...

Floods threaten Malawi dam: ministry

Mar 21, 2019 (AFP)

The warning came after cyclone Idai battered neighbouring Mozambique last Friday killing 242 people Hurricane-force winds and rains have also ravaged hit easter...

Toll from cyclone-hit southern Africa surges as UN launches health aid

Mar 21, 2019 (AFP)

As the toll surged from the region's biggest storm in years, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced plans to tackle an emerging threat to survivors from ...

Mozambique's second biggest hospital shattered after cyclone

Mar 21, 2019 (AFP)

The once-majestic main building of Mozambique's second largest hospital now lies shattered. Part of its roof is torn, rooms are flooded and the walls are cracke...

How Fluid Viscosity Affects Earthquake Intensity

Mar 21, 2019 (SPX)

After running a series of laboratory tests and simulations, Cornelio developed a physical model to accurately calculate variables such as how much energy an ear...

Aid agencies struggle to rescue Mozambique cyclone victims

Mar 21, 2019 (AFP)

Five days after tropical cyclone Idai cut a swathe through Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi, the confirmed death toll stood at more than 300 and hundreds of thou...

Cylcone Trevor causes Australia power outages, set to strengthen

Mar 20, 2019 (AFP)

Tropical Cyclone Trevor was a category 3 system -- with winds gusting at 165 kilometres (100 miles) per hour -- when it made landfall on the Cape York peninsula...