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More frequent hurricanes not necessarily stronger on Atlantic coast
Jan 06, 2017 (SPX)
Active Atlantic hurricane periods, like the one we are in now, are not necessarily a harbinger of more, rapidly intensifying hurricanes along the U.S. coast, ac...
Thousands still stranded in Malaysia floods
Jan 05, 2017 (AFP)
Thousands of people remained stranded in relief centres Thursday as northeast Malaysia struggled to recover from severe flooding and residents raised fears of l...
Costa Rica on alert as volcano spits ash
Jan 05, 2017 (AFP)
Costa Rica declared a state of emergency Thursday after eruptions of ash from a volcano forced international flights to be postponed and threatened the capital,...
Malaysia floods force 23,000 to leave homes
Jan 04, 2017 (AFP)
Floods in two northeast Malaysian states have now forced almost 23,000 people from their homes and extra relief centres have been opened, rescue officials said ...
New study estimates frequency of flight-disrupting volcanic eruptions
Jan 04, 2017 (SPX)
Holidaymakers concerned about fresh volcanic eruptions causing flight-disrupting ash clouds across Northern Europe might be reassured by a study setting out the...
Floods hit Malaysia, thousands evacuated
Jan 03, 2017 (AFP)
Emergency services in Malaysia deployed boats and trucks Tuesday as thousands of villagers were stranded after four days of heavy rain caused flooding in east c...
Flood threats changing across US
Jan 03, 2017 (SPX)
The risk of flooding in the United States is changing regionally, and the reasons could be shifting rainfall patterns and the amount of water in the ground. In ...
Tsunami threat passes after 7.2-magnitude quake off Fiji
Jan 03, 2017 (AFP)
A shallow 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fiji Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, but there were no reports of damage and a tsunami warn...
Floods in DR Congo kill at least 50: provincial governor
Dec 29, 2016 (AFP)
Floods triggered by heavy rains and a river bursting its banks have killed at least 50 people and left thousands more homeless in southwestern Congo, a provinci...
Control algorithms could keep sensor-laden balloons afloat in hurricanes for a week
Dec 29, 2016 (SPX)
Controls engineers at UC San Diego have developed practical strategies for building and coordinating scores of sensor-laden balloons within hurricanes. Using on...
Strong quake hits northeast Japan, no tsunami risk
Dec 28, 2016 (AFP)
A strong earthquake struck northeast of Tokyo late Wednesday but there was no fear of a tsunami, Japan's meteorological agency said. It put the magnitude at 6.3...
Six dead, 18 missing in Philippines' Christmas typhoon
Dec 27, 2016 (AFP)
At least six people are dead and 18 others missing after Typhoon Nock-Ten lashed the Philippines over the Christmas holidays, the government said Tuesday as it ...
Indonesia marks tsunami 12 years ago with prayers
Dec 26, 2016 (AFP)
Thousands of Indonesians prayed for their loved ones at mass graves and mosques Monday to mark a tsunami which devastated Aceh province 12 years ago today, one ...
Christmas typhoon leaves four dead in Philippines
Dec 26, 2016 (AFP)
A powerful typhoon left at least four people dead and eight missing as it crossed the Philippine archipelago on Monday, spoiling the Christmas holidays with str...
Strong Christmas Day quake alarms Chile, but no deaths reported
Dec 25, 2016 (AFP)
A strong Christmas Day quake rattled southern Chile on Sunday, triggering initial tsunami fears and evacuations, but no deaths were reported and damage was mino...
Report calls for improved methods to assess earthquake-caused soil liquefaction
Dec 23, 2016 (SPX)
Several strong earthquakes around the world have resulted in a phenomenon called soil liquefaction, the seismic generation of excess porewater pressures and sof...
Clues from past volcanic explosion help Manchester-led team model future activity
Dec 22, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers led by The University of Manchester have developed a model that will help civil defence agencies better judge the impact of future volcanic eruption...
Naples astride a rumbling mega-volcano
Dec 20, 2016 (AFP)
A slumbering Campi Flegrei volcano under the Italian city of Naples shows signs of "reawakening" and may be nearing a critical pressure point, according to a st...
NASA hurricane tracking mission on track
Dec 20, 2016 (SPX)
NASA confirmed Friday morning that all eight spacecraft of its latest Earth science mission are in good shape. The Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (C...
Seafloor maps provide new data on 2015 eruption at Axial Seamount
Dec 20, 2016 (SPX)
Axial Seamount, a large underwater volcano about 470 kilometers (290 miles) offshore of the Oregon coast, is one of the most active volcanoes in the world-and o...
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