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US coast evacuated as historic hurricane bears down
Oct 07, 2016 (AFP)
Florida is facing the most dangerous storm in living memory as Hurricane Matthew barrels in from the Atlantic threatening coastal cities with surging tides, tor...
Evacuations in coastal US as Matthew rolls on Bahamas
Oct 06, 2016 (AFP)
The United States began evacuating coastal areas on Wednesday as Hurricane Matthew churned toward the Bahamas, after killing at least 14 people in the Caribbean...
Hurricane turns S.Carolina resort into ghost town
Oct 06, 2016 (AFP)
Patti and Mike Runge were only yesterday having the time of their lives on their first family beach vacation in 16 years of marriage. But on Thursday they were ...
Harrowing reports emerge from Bahamas as storm smashes through
Oct 06, 2016 (AFP)
Hurricane Matthew's blast through the Bahamas brought harrowing reports of roofs blown off, windows shattering and water rising perilously, including a social-m...
New fault discovered in earthquake-prone Southern California region
Oct 06, 2016 (SPX)
A swarm of nearly 200 small earthquakes that shook Southern California residents in the Salton Sea area last week raised concerns they might trigger a larger ea...
Hurricane damage forces Haiti to delay voting yet again
Oct 06, 2016 (AFP)
The Haitian authorities have postponed presidential and legislative elections originally set for Sunday because of the havoc caused by Hurricane Matthew, electi...
Typhoon Chaba leaves six dead in S. Korea
Oct 06, 2016 (AFP)
South Korea cleaned up Thursday after Typhoon Chaba lashed its southern coast with powerful winds and heavy rains that triggered flash floods and left six peopl...
Millions in US told to flee hurricane, Haiti toll over 100
Oct 06, 2016 (AFP)
Some three million people on the US southeast coast faced urgent evacuation Thursday as monstrous Hurricane Matthew -- now blamed for more than 100 deaths in Ha...
Hurricane Matthew devastates historic Cuban town
Oct 05, 2016 (AFP)
Hurricane Matthew devastated the historic colonial town of Baracoa in eastern Cuba and hurled large rocks onto the roads, cutting off a total of four towns, aut...
Hurricane Matthew pummels Haiti and Cuba, evacuations ordered in US
Oct 05, 2016 (AFP)
Hurricane Matthew pummeled Haiti and moved on to Cuba after killing seven people, unleashing floods and forcing hundreds of thousands to flee the Caribbean's wo...
Hurricane Matthew takes aim at Bahamas, Florida gets ready
Oct 05, 2016 (AFP)
Weakened but still dangerous, Hurricane Matthew churned toward the Bahamas Wednesday en route to an already jittery Florida after killing at least nine people i...
Powerful typhoon Chaba barrels toward Japan
Oct 05, 2016 (AFP)
Storm and heavy rain warnings were issued Wednesday as powerful typhoon Chaba barrelled toward Japan, after lashing the southern coast of South Korea with winds...
Stubborn, playful or hungry, Haitians defy Hurricane Matthew
Oct 04, 2016 (AFP)
It's a dangerous game of cat and mouse: Haitians creep up to the bank of a river turned into a raging torrent by Hurricane Matthew, then scamper away. The wind ...
Hurricane Matthew kills four in Dominican Republic
Oct 04, 2016 (AFP)
Hurricane Matthew killed four people, including three children, when it slammed into the Dominican Republic, officials said Tuesday, bringing the total death to...
Study reveals new earthquake hazard in Afghanistan-Pakistan border region
Oct 04, 2016 (SPX)
University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science scientists have revealed alarming conclusions about the earthquake hazard in the Af...
Researchers discover new fault in earthquake-prone Southern California
Oct 04, 2016 (UPI)
Scientists announced the discovery of a new fault line in Southern California in a study published this week. The newly mapped Salton Trough Fault runs parallel...
Hurricane Matthew claims first victims as it lumbers through Caribbean
Oct 03, 2016 (AFP)
Hurricane Matthew claimed its first victims, officials said Monday, leaving one dead and one person missing in Haiti as it churns through the Caribbean as the m...
Powerful typhoon barrels toward southern Japan
Oct 03, 2016 (AFP)
Powerful typhoon Chaba barreled toward Japan's southernmost Okinawa island chain on Monday, cancelling more than 300 flights, as authorities issued their highes...
Hurricane Matthew threatens Caribbean, Typhoon Lionrock eyes southern Japan
Oct 03, 2016 (AFP)
Hurricane Matthew powered toward densely populated Jamaica and Haiti on Sunday, unleashing winds that could fell homes and power lines and torrential rain that ...
Mexico evacuates hundreds as volcano spews lava
Oct 02, 2016 (AFP)
Mexican authorities have evacuated 400 people as a precaution as a major volcano spews lava, officials said. Authorities imposed a security perimeter of 12 kilo...
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