SHAKE AND BLOW

News About Earthquakes And Cyclonic Storms

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Central Philippines volcano spouts massive ash column
Jun 18, 2016 (AFP)
A rumbling volcano in the central Philippines shot a huge column of ash into the sky on Saturday, prompting the official aviation agency to warn aircraft to sta...
Arc volcano releases mix of material from Earth's mantle and crust
Jun 16, 2016 (SPX)
Volcanoes are an explosive and mysterious process by which molten rock from Earth's interior escapes back into the atmosphere. Why the volcano erupts - and wher...
10 dead in Ghana floods
Jun 14, 2016 (AFP)
At least 10 people including eight children have died in a torrential downpour in Ghana, the west African nation's national disaster agency said Tuesday. Four d...
Spectacular ash explosion at Philippine volcano
Jun 10, 2016 (AFP)
A volatile volcano in the eastern Philippines sent a spectacular column of ash and steam high into the sky on Friday. The plume of ash from Mount Bulusan in the...
Tropical Storm Colin: Florida declares state of emergency
Jun 06, 2016 (AFP)
Tropical Storm Colin churned toward Florida's northern Gulf coast Monday where officials issued a state of emergency under threat from high winds, possible torn...
Surging river water kills five hikers in Taiwan
Jun 06, 2016 (AFP)
Surging waters triggered by torrential rain killed five people in Taiwan after they were swept away while hiking down a river canyon, officials said Monday. Dra...
Paris floods ease but alerts in France's north
Jun 05, 2016 (AFP)
The rain-swollen River Seine in Paris receded after reaching its highest level in three decades as attention turned Sunday to other areas of France where alert ...
Scientists gain supervolcano insights from Wyoming granite
Jun 03, 2016 (SPX)
Geophysical monitoring of the ground above active supervolcanoes shows that it rises and falls as magma moves beneath the surface of the Earth. Silica-rich magm...
Indonesian earthquake causes injuries, damages buildings
Jun 02, 2016 (AFP)
A powerful earthquake off Indonesia's Sumatra island on Thursday sent panicked people fleeing for higher ground and left eight people injured and scores of buil...
Paris museums on alert as flood chaos hits France, Germany
Jun 02, 2016 (AFP)
Floods in Germany and France have killed at least 10 people and forced thousands from their homes, officials said Thursday as Paris' Louvre museum announced it ...
6.5-magnitude quake strikes off coast of Indonesia: USGS
Jun 02, 2016 (AFP)
A 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit off the Indonesian island of Sumatra early Thursday, US seismologists said, sending panicked people running from their homes but ...
Four found dead in floods in France, Germany
Jun 02, 2016 (AFP)
Four bodies were found floating in homes in France and Germany Wednesday in flash floods that left water lapping at the doors of one of the Loire Valley's most ...
France and Germany battle deadly floods
Jun 02, 2016 (AFP)
France faced more torrential rain Thursday after a week of storms that have killed nine people across northern Europe, submerging streets, closing schools and l...
Torrential downpours wreak havoc in north Europe
May 31, 2016 (AFP)
Torrential downpours have lashed parts of northern Europe in recent days, leaving four dead in Germany, breaching the banks of the Seine in Paris and flooding r...
Niger on alert for massive floods: UN
May 31, 2016 (AFP)
Some 100,000 people across the arid west African country of Niger will likely be hit by massive flooding this year, the United Nations warned on Tuesday. Heavy ...
Four dead in Germany floods
May 30, 2016 (AFP)
Four people died and several more were injured in southern Germany after violent storms with torrential rains caused severe flooding, authorities said on Monday...
Bonnie weakens to tropical depression in South Carolina
May 29, 2016 (AFP)
Tropical Storm Bonnie -- downgraded Sunday to a tropical depression -- made landfall in the southern state of South Carolina, putting a damper on holiday weeken...
Expert more storms this Atlantic hurricane season
May 27, 2016 (AFP)
More storms are expected during the coming Atlantic hurricane season which should be "near-normal," after three years of unusually low storm activity, US govern...
Lava-loving tourists flock to active Nicaragua volcano
May 27, 2016 (AFP)
Centuries ago, a native Central American people terrified of a witch believed to live deep in the earth used to sacrifice children and young women to Nicaragua'...
A warning system for tsunamis
May 26, 2016 (SPX)
Seismologists have created a new algorithm that could one day help give coastal cities early warning of incoming tsunamis. Right now, tsunami warning systems re...
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