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Coconuts could inspire new designs for earth-quake proof buildings
Jul 07, 2016 (SPX)
Coconuts are renowned for their hard shells, which are vital to ensure their seeds successfully germinate. But the specialised structure of coconut walls could ...
Indonesian volcano puts on spectacular blue light show
Jul 07, 2016 (AFP)
Brilliant blue flames light up the night sky above Kawah Ijen, casting an eerie electric glow as they flow down the sides of the active volcano in remote Indone...
Erupting volcano in South Atlantic putting penguin colonies at risk
Jul 06, 2016 (UPI)
For the last three months, Mount Curry, a volcano on Zavodovski Island in the South Atlantic, has been erupting. In a new report, ecologists with the British An...
Thousands flee as super typhoon barrels towards Taiwan
Jul 06, 2016 (AFP)
Taiwanese were Wednesday told to brace for extreme winds and lashing rains as the first typhoon of the season approached, prompting the evacuation of thousands ...
More than 120 dead in China floods
Jul 05, 2016 (AFP)
Heavy rain around China's Yangtze river basin has left 128 people dead and scores missing, media said Tuesday, with more damage feared from a typhoon expected t...
Flash floods kill 33 in northern Pakistan: officials
Jul 03, 2016 (AFP)
Flash floods caused by torrential monsoon rains have killed at least 33 people in northern Pakistan, the majority from a village near the border with Afghanista...
Flash floods kill 43 in northern Pakistan: officials
Jul 03, 2016 (AFP)
Overnight flash floods killed at least 43 people in northern Pakistan, the majority in a remote village that did not receive an evacuation warning before the wa...
Landslides and flooding kill 25 in India
Jul 02, 2016 (AFP)
The death toll from landslides and flooding in northern India has risen to 25 after rescuers found more bodies buried under debris, officials said Saturday. At ...
Heavy rains cut off Liberia's main airport
Jul 01, 2016 (AFP)
Heavy rains have cut the only road access to Liberia's main airport, leaving travellers to cross some sections by canoe, passengers told AFP on Friday. At certa...
China landslide leaves ten dead, at least 12 missing
Jul 01, 2016 (AFP)
Heavy rain caused a landslide in southwestern China Friday that killed at least ten and left 12 others missing, local officials said. The landslide hit early mo...
Crystal movement under Mount St. Helens may have predicted 1980 eruption
Jun 30, 2016 (UPI)
The movement of crystals in the magma of certain volcanoes may indicate the likelihood of an impending eruption. New research by scientists at the University of...
Man-made structures affecting coastal wetlands in Louisiana, study says
Jun 29, 2016 (UPI)
Disruptions to the tidal inundation process along coastal Louisiana are having a tangible effect on wetlands, but scientists think they have identified the bigg...
Volcanoes get quiet before they erupt
Jun 28, 2016 (SPX)
When dormant volcanoes are about to erupt, they show some predictive characteristics--seismic activity beneath the volcano starts to increase, gas escapes throu...
West Virginia disaster declared as US flood toll hits 24
Jun 26, 2016 (AFP)
The death toll from flooding in the US state of West Virginia rose to 24, as President Barack Obama declared a major disaster, releasing federal aid for the har...
23 dead in West Virginia floods
Jun 25, 2016 (AFP)
Flooding in the US state of West Virginia killed 23 people and stranded others who had to be plucked from rooftops and rescued from fast-moving waters, state of...
Active volcanoes get quiet before they erupt
Jun 24, 2016 (UPI)
For the first time, researchers have identified a quantifiable method for anticipating the eruption of an active volcano. New data suggests a period of quiet al...
Lightning kills at least 93 as monsoon sweeps India
Jun 22, 2016 (AFP)
At least 93 people have been struck by lightning and killed in India over the past two days, disaster management officials said Wednesday, as annual monsoon rai...
At least three dead in Japan landslides, floods
Jun 21, 2016 (AFP)
At least three people have died and three are missing after landslides and floods hit a region in southern Japan that was recently battered by major earthquakes...
Death toll from Indonesia floods, landslides rises to 47
Jun 20, 2016 (AFP)
The death toll from landslides and flooding in Indonesia rose to 47 on Monday, an official said, after hundreds of homes were engulfed by surging torrents of mu...
Tropical Storm Danielle forms off Mexico's east coast
Jun 20, 2016 (AFP)
Tropical storm Danielle formed Monday off the east coast of Mexico, US weather experts said. It was the fourth named storm of the season. "Tropical storm Daniel...
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