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Norma weakens near Mexican resort, Maria threatens Caribbean
Sep 17, 2017 (AFP)
Norma, which had grown to hurricane strength before tapering off, was expected to weaken further over the next two days on a track that will put it near the sou...
Max threatens earthquake-hit area of Mexico with 'torrential' rains
Sep 15, 2017 (AFP)
The storm, still packing maximum sustained winds of 110 kilometers (70 miles) per hour, was moving inland over southern Mexico at approximately 13 kilometers pe...
Niger floods leave at least 54 dead, 200,000 displaced
Sep 15, 2017 (AFP)
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said most of the deaths took place in the capital Niamey and that more than 11,000 homes were ...
Three dead as Typhoon Doksuri lashes central Vietnam
Sep 15, 2017 (AFP)
Trees and billboards were torn down and thousands of homes damaged as the storm made landfall Friday, causing flooding and power outages along a large swathe of...
'Severe' Typhoon Doksuri pounds central Vietnam
Sep 15, 2017 (AFP)
Trees were torn down and local authorities cut power in some areas to avoid accidents as residents who remained in their homes hunkered down. "The kids stayed a...
Record rain as typhoon batters southern Japanese islands
Sep 14, 2017 (AFP)
Authorities warned of landslides and high waves as Typhoon Talim battered the southern Okinawan island chain, dumping the most rain seen over a 24-hour period i...
Niger flooding kills 50, displaces over 100,000 since June
Sep 14, 2017 (AFP)
The capital Niamey has been hardest hit along with Dosso in the south, Tillaberi in the west and the central-southern areas of Maradi and Zinder, said the UN Of...
2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake: Results from seismic reflection data
Sep 13, 2017 (SPX)
In their article for Geosphere, authors Shuichi Kodaira and colleagues processed seismic reflection data acquired in the rupture zone by a Japanese research ves...
Why Irma wasn't as catastrophic in Florida as feared
Sep 12, 2017 (AFP)
But as the sun rose Monday, floodwaters in Florida quickly receded, and torn off roofs, tree-damaged homes and toppled boats were limited to isolated pockets of...
Italian couple and son die after falling into volcanic crater
Sep 12, 2017 (AFP)
The family of four -- including a seven-year-old boy who survived -- were visiting Solfatara, one of the main attractions at the popular Campi Flegrei ("Burning...
After Irma, fear and looting grip tense St Martin
Sep 11, 2017 (AFP)
A crime wave on the Franco-Dutch Caribbean holiday island of St Martin, five days after hurricane Irma ripped through, has everyone on edge. It is only by makin...
Mourners sob, sift wreckage of huge Mexico quake
Sep 11, 2017 (AFP)
"I don't know if I am crying from sadness, from shock, or from fear of what might happen next, and how we will live," said Refugio Portales, in the hard-hit tow...
Mexico quake toll rises to 96
Sep 11, 2017 (AFP)
The latest deaths were reported in the southern state of Oaxaca, which bore the brunt of Thursday's quake and which President Enrique Pena Nieto was expected to...
Study finds U.S. threatened by more frequent flooding
Sep 11, 2017 (UPI)
The timing of the study's release comes as the Gulf Coast of Texas and both coasts of Florida experience severe flooding from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The st...
At least 10 dead in Cuba from Irma: official
Sep 11, 2017 (AFP)
President Raul Castro said Cubans face "hard days" with homes built with effort torn down in just a few hours by the storm, which struck the island late Friday ...
Irma weakens but continues to batter Florida
Sep 11, 2017 (AFP)
Warnings of hazardous storm surges remained in effect through vast swaths of peninsular Florida, where more than six million people had been ordered to flee Irm...
Niger River authorities warn of flooding in Benin, Nigeria
Sep 10, 2017 (AFP)
"We appeal to all residents downstream (of the Niger River)... because the water keeps rising," the NBA's Soungalo Kone said late Saturday, speaking on Niger te...
For Florida's low-lying Naples, surging seas pose deadly threat
Sep 10, 2017 (AFP)
Authorities say powerful Hurricane Irma could send waters surging 10 to 15 feet (three to 4.5 meters) above normal levels along the shoreline, putting low-lying...
Regaining force, Hurricane Irma lashes Florida with powerful winds
Sep 10, 2017 (AFP)
The storm, packing of winds of 130 mph (210 kph), was upgraded to a Category 4 storm as it closed in on the island chain known as the Florida Keys, the US Natio...
Floods kill at least five as storms thrash Italy
Sep 10, 2017 (AFP)
Four people from the same family were found dead in a flooded house in the city, where 40 centimetres (one foot, 4 inches) of rainfall in four hours transformed...
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