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News About Earthquakes And Cyclonic Storms

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New app turns smartphones into worldwide seismic network
Feb 16, 2016 (SPX)
University of California, Berkeley, scientists are releasing a free Android app that taps a smartphone's ability to record ground shaking from an earthquake, wi...
One dead in Portugal floods as cyclist swept away
Feb 14, 2016 (AFP)
A cyclist died in floods in northern Portugal after being swept away by a river, emergency services said on Sunday, as storms battered the country. Floods, land...
Tragic tales of loss in Taiwan as search for quake survivors ends
Feb 14, 2016 (AFP)
As rescuers in Taiwan said they had retrieved all the missing from the ruins of a building felled by an earthquake, a tragic picture emerged of the cross-sectio...
5.8-magnitude quake hits New Zealand city: USGS
Feb 14, 2016 (AFP)
A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit the New Zealand city of Christchurch Sunday, seismologists said, sending goods flying off shelves. GeoNet Science, the official N...
Water plus magma = increased explosivity
Feb 12, 2016 (SPX)
When water interacts with magma, it can dramatically increase the explosivity of the eruption. However, water in the eruption cloud can also increase the rate a...
Behind the levees
Feb 11, 2016 (SPX)
People living behind levees on floodplains may not be as immune to flood damage as they think, according to results of a study led by the University of Californ...
Calls for safety overhaul in Taiwan after quake disaster
Feb 11, 2016 (AFP)
As rescuers continue the grim task of digging bodies from the rubble of an apartment complex that collapsed in a Taiwan earthquake, anger is growing over the sh...
Guatemala's Fire Volcano spews ash on nearby towns
Feb 10, 2016 (AFP)
A restive volcano near Guatemala's capital spewed ash on nearby towns Wednesday, including on a colonial-era city popular with tourists, officials said. The ove...
Double dose of bad earthquake news
Feb 10, 2016 (SPX)
A team of researchers, including one from the University of California, Riverside, has discovered that earthquake ruptures can jump much further than previously...
Researchers find new cause of strong earthquakes
Feb 10, 2016 (SPX)
A geologic event known as diking can cause strong earthquakes - with a magnitude between 6 and 7, according to an international research team. Diking can occur ...
Rescuers race for Taiwan quake victims as 'golden window' closes
Feb 09, 2016 (AFP)
Rescuers deployed heavy machinery Tuesday in a renewed effort to locate more than 100 people trapped in the rubble of a Taiwan apartment complex felled by an ea...
Record Missouri flooding was manmade calamity
Feb 09, 2016 (SPX)
At the end of December 2015, a huge storm named "Goliath" dumped 9-10 inches of rain in a belt across the central United States, centered just southwest of St. ...
Two survivors rescued from rubble of Taiwan quake
Feb 08, 2016 (AFP)
Two people were pulled alive from the rubble of an apartment complex in Taiwan Monday, more than 50 hours after it was felled by a powerful earthquake, as rescu...
Technology, ancient and modern, can help buildings survive quakes
Feb 08, 2016 (AFP)
Shocking images of a Taiwan apartment complex felled like a tree by a magnitude 6.4 earthquake have highlighted what is needed to build a structure that can wit...
Rescuers race to save over 100 buried after Taiwan quake
Feb 07, 2016 (AFP)
Rescuers raced against time Sunday to free more than 100 people buried beneath the rubble of apartment blocks felled by an earthquake in southern Taiwan that le...
Eleven dead after powerful Taiwan quake fells buildings
Feb 06, 2016 (AFP)
A powerful earthquake in Taiwan felled a 16-storey apartment complex full of families who had gathered for Lunar New Year celebrations Saturday, with at least e...
Three dead after Taiwan quake topples buildings
Feb 06, 2016 (AFP)
A 10-month old baby was among three dead after a 16-storey tower block was toppled by a 6.4-magnitude earthquake in southern Taiwan Saturday, with rescuers batt...
Volcano in southern Japan erupts in fiery show of nature
Feb 05, 2016 (AFP)
A volcano in southern Japan dramatically erupted Friday, with television footage showing fiery bursts of super hot rock and ash rushing down its slopes, though ...
Lava flow crisis averted
Feb 04, 2016 (SPX)
Lava flow crises are nothing new on Hawai'i, where their destructive forces have been demonstrated repeatedly. The 2014-2015 Pahoa lava flow crisis, however, wa...
Climate change boosted 'once-a-century' floods: study
Feb 01, 2016 (AFP)
Man-made climate change significantly enhanced the risk of the severe winter storms that ravaged southern England two years ago, according to a study released M...
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