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Seismologists reveal key rupture dynamics behind Myanmar quake
Apr 10, 2025 (SPX)
Myanmar sits at the collision boundary of the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates, a region known for complex geological activity. U.S. Geological Survey seismo...
5.0-magnitude quake hits Taiwan: USGS
Apr 09, 2025 (AFP)
The quake struck at a depth of nearly 70 kilometres (43 miles) in Yilan County, near Taipei, USGS said. Yilan fire authorities told AFP there were no immediate ...
Volcano in Philippines sends ash miles into the air
Apr 08, 2025 (AFP)
Kanlaon Volcano, one of 24 active volcanoes in the Southeast Asian nation, erupted in December, prompting the evacuation of surrounding villages. The area aroun...
DR Congo president meets irate Kinshasa flood victims
Apr 07, 2025 (AFP)
Flooding frequently proves deadly in Kinshasa, which sits on the banks of the Congo River, Africa's second largest after the Nile. Poor maintenance and inadequa...
'Fear and anxiety': Bangkok residents seek quake-proof homes
Apr 07, 2025 (AFP)
Feeling unsafe in the building damaged by the biggest tremors to hit the capital in generations, the 23-year-old Thai decided to stay away for two days until ex...
Missing girl found lifting Argentina floods death toll to 17
Apr 06, 2025 (AFP)
Bahia Blanca in the country's east was lashed with double the annual rainfall for the area in a single day, March 7, causing $400 million of damage to the city ...
Torrential rains kill dozens in DR Congo capital
Apr 06, 2025 (AFP)
After the rain poured down overnight from Friday to Saturday, rising waters devastated several outlying and impoverished suburbs of the metropolis of some 17 mi...
Myanmar's junta chief arrives for Bangkok summit as quake toll surpasses 3,000
Apr 03, 2025 (AFP)
Min Aung Hlaing will join a BIMSTEC gathering -- the seven littoral nations of the Bay of Bengal -- where he will raise the response to Friday's 7.7-magnitude q...
Indonesia volcano spews ash as locals warned about air quality
Apr 02, 2025 (AFP)
Mount Dukono on the Halmahera island in North Maluku province erupted at 16:52 local time (0752 GMT), sending an ash tower 1.5 kilometres (0.9 miles) above its ...
Most deadly 2024 hurricane names retired from use: UN agency
Apr 02, 2025 (AFP)
Instead, the names Brianna, Holly, and Miguel have been added to the list of possibilities for future storms in the Atlantic, while Jake was added for the easte...
Icelandic village evacuated as lava flows from volcanic eruption
Apr 01, 2025 (AFP)
The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) said "an eruption has started on the Sundhnuksgigar Crater Row" north of the fishing village Grindavik. Live video fee...
Uncovering ancient flood records reshapes understanding of extreme events
Apr 01, 2025 (SPX)
Drawing on evidence preserved in floodplain sediments and geological formations, the researchers examined flood activity spanning thousands of years. Their find...
Myanmar holds minute of silence for more than 2,000 quake dead
Apr 01, 2025 (AFP)
Four days after the shallow 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck, many people in Myanmar are still sleeping outdoors, either unable to return to ruined homes or afra...
Greek tourist islands hit by flash floods; 'Heartbreaking' floods swamp Australia's cattle country
Apr 01, 2025 (AFP)
There were no reports of injuries on islands, which are popular tourist destinations. Paros mayor Costas Bizas said a creek had overflowed in the fishing villag...
Japan 'megaquake' could kill 298,000 people: govt
Mar 31, 2025 (AFP)
The figures have been updated from a previous estimate, made in 2014, for the potential consequences of a huge earthquake along the Nankai Trough south of Japan...
Rescue hopes fading three days after deadly Myanmar quake
Mar 31, 2025 (AFP)
Rescue efforts were less active in the central Myanmar city of more than 1.7 million people early Monday, but conditions are difficult -- with temperatures expe...
7.0-magnitude offshore quake hits near Tonga: USGS
Mar 30, 2025 (AFP)
The shallow quake hit 79 kilometres (49 miles) south-southeast of the village of Pangai at 1219 GMT on Sunday. The US tsunami warning system initially said "haz...
Nuclear monitoring data points to undersea landslide as cause of West Africa internet outage
Mar 30, 2025 (SPX)
A team from UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography analyzed hydroacoustic data from hydrophones maintained by the International Monitoring System un...
Myanmar junta accused of air strike even after quake
Mar 30, 2025 (AFP)
The Myanmar military has increasingly turned to air strikes as it struggles to gain the upper hand against a complex array of anti-coup fighters and ethnic mino...
Japan issues mid-level volcano warning
Mar 29, 2025 (AFP)
There was, however, no evacuation order for local residents near the Shinmoedake volcano, part of the Kirishimayama cluster. "Volcano warning issued for Kirishi...
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