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Mali floods leave 14 dead in a month
Aug 09, 2016 (AFP)
Floods caused by heavy rains have killed at least 14 people in Mali over the past month, as well as causing serious damage, the government said Tuesday. The cou...
Javier weakens to tropical depression off Mexico
Aug 09, 2016 (AFP)
US weather watchers downgraded a storm off Mexico's Pacific coast to a tropical depression Tuesday and said it should break up into remnants as it moves through...
Mexico hunts for missing after landslides kill 45
Aug 08, 2016 (AFP)
Hundreds of soldiers and rescue workers searched for the missing Monday after the remnants of Tropical Storm Earl triggered landslides in central Mexico that ki...
First evidence of legendary China flood may rewrite history
Aug 04, 2016 (AFP)
Geologists have found the first evidence for China's Great Flood, a 4,000-year-old disaster on the Yellow River that led to birth of the Xia dynasty and modern ...
Flooding, mudslide warning as hurricane aims for Belize
Aug 04, 2016 (AFP)
A hurricane gathering force as it swept in from the Caribbean was threatening flooding and mud slides in Belize on Thursday after making landfall in the middle ...
Volcanic eruptions in Indonesia hit air travel
Aug 03, 2016 (AFP)
Volcanic eruptions in Indonesia in recent days have forced the closure of two airports and disrupted some flights to the holiday island of Bali, officials said ...
Airport chaos after typhoon Nida hits Hong Kong
Aug 02, 2016 (AFP)
Hordes of angry passengers stranded after Typhoon Nida pummelled Hong Kong crowded the airport on Tuesday, desperately seeking flights as the city emerges from ...
Cleanup in Maryland town after deadly flash floods
Aug 01, 2016 (AFP)
Cleanup crews were at work Monday in Ellicott City, Maryland, following dramatic weekend flooding that killed two, swept cars around like driftwood, and destroy...
Volcano spews ash on Mexico City
Aug 01, 2016 (AFP)
The Popocatepetl volcano spewed ash on swaths of Mexico City and its suburbs on Monday, leaving a thin coat of dust on streets and cars. Ash from the volcano, w...
Southern China braces for Typhoon Nida
Aug 01, 2016 (AFP)
Southern China hunkered down as it braced for Typhoon Nida to make landfall Tuesday, with the city of Guangzhou issuing its first-ever red storm alert. Those li...
Monsoon-triggered floods kill more than 50 in India
Jul 30, 2016 (AFP)
Floods triggered by days of torrential monsoon rains have claimed more than 50 lives in eastern India this week, the country's home minister and reports said Sa...
11 killed and 30,000 left homeless in Niger floods
Jul 29, 2016 (AFP)
Eleven people have died in flooding in Niger and 30,000 left homeless after vast swathes of the country -- including arid desert locations -- were deluged with ...
Distant volcanic eruptions foster saguaro cacti baby booms
Jul 28, 2016 (SPX)
One hundred and thirty years ago, the volcano Krakatoa erupted in what is now Indonesia, unleashing a cataclysm locally and years of cool temperatures and rain ...
Ancient temples in the Himalaya reveal signs of past earthquakes
Jul 28, 2016 (SPX)
Tilted pillars, cracked steps, and sliding stone canopies in a number of 7th-century A.D. temples in northwest India are among the telltale signs that seismolog...
Nepal, India floods leave more than 90 dead
Jul 28, 2016 (AFP)
Floods and landslides in Nepal and India have killed more than 90 people in recent days, with at least two million residents forced to flee their homes, officia...
Floods, landslides kill at least 58 in Nepal
Jul 27, 2016 (AFP)
At least 58 people have died in floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in Nepal, the government said Wednesday. Another 20 people are missing and the Ne...
Flood, landslides kill 33 after heavy rains in Nepal
Jul 27, 2016 (AFP)
At least 33 people have died in floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains in Nepal and dozens more are missing, a government official said Wednesday. Heavy...
Frank grows into hurricane off Mexico Pacific coast
Jul 26, 2016 (AFP)
Tropical Storm Frank became a hurricane far off Mexico's Pacific coast on Tuesday, the fifth to form in July and the most on record for that month, the US Natio...
Study: Magma buildup threatening Salvadoran capital
Jul 25, 2016 (UPI)
New research shows magma is accumulating beneath a fault slip near the capital of El Salvador. The fault slip is located beneath Ilopango caldera. The latest fi...
Nearly 300 dead or missing from China flooding: media
Jul 25, 2016 (AFP)
Torrential rain lashing northern China in the past week has left nearly 300 people dead or missing and displaced hundreds of thousands, official media reported ...
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