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N. Korea flood death toll rises to 133 with 395 missing: UN
Sep 12, 2016 (AFP)
Severe flooding in a North Korean border region has killed at least 133 people with hundreds more missing, according to the UN, which said the scale of the disa...
Tropical Storm Ian churns in Atlantic, Hurricane Orlene in Pacific
Sep 12, 2016 (AFP)
Tropical Storm Ian formed Monday in the Atlantic as Orlene turned into a hurricane in the Pacific and quickly gained strength, US forecasters said. Neither stor...
Tanzania earthquake toll climbs to 14 dead, 200 injured
Sep 11, 2016 (AFP)
A 5.7-magnitude earthquake that struck northwest Tanzania, close to Lake Victoria and the borders of Uganda and Rwanda, has killed at least 14 people and injure...
N.Korea says floods damaged tens of thousands of buildings
Sep 11, 2016 (AFP)
Floods have damaged tens of thousands of buildings in northeastern North Korea after the worst downpour there for decades, state media said Sunday, urging all s...
13 dead, 200 injured in Tanzania earthquake: local official
Sep 10, 2016 (AFP)
At least 13 people were killed and 203 injured in northwest Tanzania when a 5.7 magnitude earthquake hit the country Saturday, local authorities told AFP. "The ...
NASA spots lava leaking from Guatemala's Volcán de Fuego
Sep 09, 2016 (UPI)
Volcán de Fuego, Guatemala's "Volcano of Fire," sprung a leak this week. As new imagery from NASA reveals, the volcano's caldera is aglow in escaped lava. NASA...
Storm death toll climbs to five in Mexico
Sep 08, 2016 (AFP)
The death toll from tropical storm Newton has climbed to five in Mexico, authorities said, with the downgraded hurricane weakening as it traveled over the US st...
Strong 6.3 quake strikes off Australian Antarctic base
Sep 08, 2016 (AFP)
A strong 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Friday southwest of remote Macquarie Island where Australia maintains a small Antarctic base, officials said, but no in...
38 dead, 92,000 left homeless by Niger floods
Sep 07, 2016 (AFP)
At least 38 people have been killed and more than 92,000 left homeless since June in disastrous floods in Niger, the United Nations said Wednesday. The UN Offic...
Newton makes landfall again in Mexico after killing 2
Sep 07, 2016 (AFP)
Tropical storm Newton roared into northwestern Mexico early Wednesday, making landfall a second time after leaving two people dead in Baja California, US foreca...
Hurricane Newton barrels toward Mexico resort
Sep 06, 2016 (AFP)
Hurricane Newton swirled toward Mexico's popular northwestern resorts of Los Cabos early Tuesday, prompting authorities to close schools and airports two years ...
Floods kill 60, displace 44,000 in N.Korea: UN
Sep 06, 2016 (AFP)
Flooding following heavy rain has killed 60 people and left over 44,000 homeless in North Korea, the United Nations said Tuesday, after the country reported tha...
Hurricane Newton crashes into Mexico resort
Sep 06, 2016 (AFP)
Hurricane Newton charged across Mexico's northwestern resort of Los Cabos on Tuesday, blowing away trees and tin roofs but apparently sparing the region of majo...
One vent just isn't enough for some volcanoes
Sep 05, 2016 (SPX)
One vent just isn't enough for some volcanoes: the curious case of Mount Etna's wandering craters. Volcanoes are geology at its most exciting. They seem so fier...
Hermine leaves two dead as storm crashes US holiday weekend
Sep 03, 2016 (AFP)
Former hurricane Hermine churned Saturday off the US East Coast, killing a second victim as it threatened deadly flooding and spoiled beach plans for the summer...
Romeo the miracle dog survives Italy quake
Sep 03, 2016 (AFP)
A golden retriever called Romeo has been pulled from the rubble of Italy's earthquake, more than nine days after he was given up for dead. Touching footage film...
17 unaccounted for in typhoon-hit northern Japan
Sep 01, 2016 (AFP)
17 people were unaccounted for in Japan Thursday after Typhoon Lionrock tore through the north of the country, leaving 11 people dead and some 1,600 cut off in ...
Tsunami but no damage after powerful 7.1 quake jolts New Zealand
Sep 01, 2016 (AFP)
The east coast of New Zealand was hit by a powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake before dawn Friday, generating a small tsunami, but officials said there was no sig...
Tropical Storm Hermine forms in Gulf of Mexico, eyes Florida
Aug 31, 2016 (AFP)
Tropical Storm Hermine formed Wednesday in the Gulf of Mexico, threatening to flood and cause storm surges in the US states of Florida and Georgia, forecasters ...
Hurricane Madeline weakening as it heads toward Hawaii
Aug 31, 2016 (AFP)
Hurricane Madeline showed power as it churned toward Hawaii on Tuesday, peaking at a dangerous Category Four strength before slackening, US weather officials sa...
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