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Philippines plans forced evacuations from erupting volcano
Jan 25, 2018 (AFP)
There have been no deaths in the 10 days since Mount Mayon began belching flaming lava, superheated rocks and ash, causing 75,450 residents to flee surrounding ...
Rising Seine flushes out Paris rats as museums go on flood alert
Jan 24, 2018 (AFP)
Much of France has been lashed by downpours throughout January, inundating many homes and shops with muddy water and halting trains on a busy commuter line that...
Thousands more flee erupting Philippine volcano
Jan 24, 2018 (AFP)
More than 70,000 residents are now crammed in schools and other buildings, a figure that has nearly doubled over the past three days, officials said, two weeks ...
Fresh tremors halt search ops after Japan volcano eruption
Jan 24, 2018 (AFP)
A group of 50 police officers and rescue workers had been combing the area beneath Mt. Kusatsu Shirane on Wednesday morning, a day after the surprise eruption. ...
Unremarkable crystals that could help predict volcanic eruptions
Jan 24, 2018 (SPX)
The crystals form inside the volcano when molten rock - magma - starts moving upwards from depths of up to 30 km towards the Earth's surface. The crystals are c...
Volcano eruption, avalanche at Japan ski resort kills one
Jan 23, 2018 (AFP)
Footage broadcast on Japanese television showed thick black smoke interspersed with falling rocks rolling down the snow-covered side of the volcano towards a sk...
Swollen Seine halts trains as France braces for floods
Jan 23, 2018 (AFP)
Heavy rains have lashed France for days, leaving 30 departments across the country on flood alert. Some towns and villages in the east are already inundated, le...
Powerful quake hits off Alaska, but tsunami threat lifted
Jan 23, 2018 (AFP)
The quake struck at 12:31 am (0931 GMT) in the Gulf of Alaska, 280 kilometers (175 miles) southeast of the town of Kodiak, the US Geological Survey said, revisi...
One dead as volcano erupts near Japan ski resort
Jan 23, 2018 (AFP)
Footage broadcast on Japanese television showed thick black smoke interspersed with falling rocks rolling down the snow-covered side of the volcano towards a sk...
Strong quake sparks panic in Indonesia
Jan 23, 2018 (AFP)
Office workers rushed outside as buildings began swaying, while riders were thrown off their motorbikes by the force of the 6.0 magnitude rumble. Footage broadc...
Lava fountains shoot from Philippine volcano
Jan 23, 2018 (AFP)
More than 40,000 people have already fled since smoke and ash started spewing from the mountain, with scientists warning of the danger of an explosive eruption ...
Strong quake rocks Jakarta, 6.0 magnitude: USGS
Jan 23, 2018 (AFP)
The United States Geological Survey said the 6.0 magnitude quake struck at a depth of 43 kilometres (27 miles). That contrasted with an initial report from the ...
Philippine volcano rains ash, violent eruption feared
Jan 22, 2018 (AFP)
"Hazardous eruption imminent," the state volcanology agency concluded in its latest bulletin, saying Mayon volcano could blow up within days after two weeks of ...
Seine tops its banks as heavy rain batters France
Jan 22, 2018 (AFP)
The Seine has turned into a powerful muddy torrent that has submerged parks and footpaths alongside its channel that runs through the French capital, while rive...
On volcanic islands, landslides can trigger giant eruptions
Jan 19, 2018 (UPI)
When researchers at the National Oceanography Center at the University of Southampton in England studied sediment deposits from the island's multi-stage submari...
Mexico shaken by 6.3 magnitude earthquake
Jan 19, 2018 (AFP)
The epicenter was located in the Gulf of California, 76 kilometers northeast of Loreto, a small city in the state of Baja California Sur, the National Seismolog...
Philippine volcano 'fireworks' draw tourists as residents flee
Jan 16, 2018 (AFP)
Lava spurting from Mayon volcano lit up the sky overnight Monday in what scientists said was a sign of increasing activity that prompted official calls for evac...
Cyclone Berguitta threatens Mauritius, Reunion
Jan 16, 2018 (AFP)
The storm on Monday amplified to the status of intense tropical cyclone -- broadly equivalent to a Category 3 hurricane in the Atlantic, they said. However, it ...
12,000 flee as lava oozes from Philippine volcano
Jan 15, 2018 (AFP)
Lava was slowly flowing out of the Mayon volcano's crater along with a spectacular 1,000-metre (3,280-foot) ash plume rising into the sky, the nation's volcanol...
4.4-magnitude quake jolts Athens
Jan 15, 2018 (AFP)
The quake had a depth of just five kilometres (3.1 miles) and an epicentre 24 kilometres northeast of the Greek capital. It was followed by weaker aftershocks, ...
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