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New storm approaches Philippines after typhoon kills 20
Dec 17, 2015 (AFP)
A new storm was threatening to dump heavy rain on the southern Philippines on Friday, as people in northern farming regions battled floods from deadly Typhoon M...
Flood rescues as Philippine typhoon death toll climbs to 11
Dec 16, 2015 (AFP)
Rescuers on speedboats hauled rain-soaked residents off rooftops in the Philippine countryside on Wednesday after Typhoon Melor killed at least 11 people and cu...
Typhoon kills 4 in Philippines, cuts power ahead of Christmas
Dec 15, 2015 (AFP)
Tattered lanterns, festive lights and tin roofs littered towns in the central Philippines on Tuesday after Typhoon Melor swept through, killing at least four pe...
700,000 flee as powerful typhoon slams Philippines
Dec 14, 2015 (AFP)
More than 700,000 people in the central Philippines fled to safer areas for fear of giant waves, floods or landslides as Typhoon Melor slammed into the archipel...
Strong tropical storm threatens Philippines
Dec 13, 2015 (AFP)
A strong tropical storm barreled toward the Philippines Sunday, threatening the disaster-prone nation's east coast with giant waves, flooding and landslides, ci...
The Netherlands: the safest delta in the world
Dec 13, 2015 (AFP)
Anti-storm barriers, 17,500 kilometres (10,800 miles) of dykes and dunes and a spirit of constant innovation to hold back the seas. These are some of the key in...
Iceland volcano's eruption shows how sulfur particles influence clouds
Dec 12, 2015 (SPX)
It has long been suspected that sulfur emissions can brighten clouds. Water droplets tend to clump around particles of sulfuric acid, causing smaller droplets t...
Further floods deluge Britain
Dec 10, 2015 (AFP)
Heavy overnight rain on Thursday piled further misery on parts of northwest England still reeling from Storm Desmond, which left two people dead, with police wa...
31 dead, 20,000 families homeless in torrential rain in Kinshasa
Dec 09, 2015 (AFP)
Anger peaked in Kinshasa's slums Wednesday as DR Congo's poor grappled with little more than bare hands against torrential rains and flooding that have left 31 ...
At least two dead in earthquake in Tajikistan
Dec 08, 2015 (AFP)
At least two people were killed and dozens injured when a powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck dangerously close to a high-altitude lake in eastern Tajikist...
7.2-magnitude quake strikes Tajikistan, at least one dead
Dec 07, 2015 (AFP)
A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck eastern Tajikistan on Monday, US experts said, and state television said one person was killed ten were injured. The ...
Britain to review defences after floods
Dec 07, 2015 (AFP)
The British government is to review its flood defences after a powerful storm caused severe flooding, swamping hundreds of homes, Prime Minister David Cameron s...
Britain deploys army to rescue Storm Desmond flood victims
Dec 06, 2015 (AFP)
Britain deployed army personnel, lifeboats and a military helicopter on Sunday to rescue people trapped by floods that have deluged parts of the country in the ...
India's southern city of Chennai grapples with deadly flood aftermath
Dec 05, 2015 (AFP)
Residents in India's southern Tamil Nadu state Saturday were grappling with the aftermath of devastating floods as authorities stepped up relief work following ...
Italy's Etna in most dramatic eruption in 20 years
Dec 04, 2015 (AFP)
Fire and hot ash spewed high into the sky from Italy's Mount Etna in Sicily Friday, in one of the most dramatic eruptions of Europe's highest active volcano in ...
Rescuers race to reach victims of deadly India floods
Dec 03, 2015 (AFP)
Thousands of rescuers raced to evacuate residents from deadly flooding Thursday, as India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi went to the southern state of Tamil Nad...
India deploys troops in south as deadly floods worsen
Dec 02, 2015 (AFP)
India on Wednesday deployed troops to Tamil Nadu and closed the main airport there after heavy rains worsened weeks of flooding that has killed nearly 200 peopl...
Nicaragua volcano belches ash, causes fears of eruption
Dec 01, 2015 (AFP)
A large volcano in western Nicaragua, Momotombo, on Tuesday belched ash and gas up to a kilometer (3,000 feet) in the sky, sparking fears that the giant could b...
Hurricane season shatters records
Dec 01, 2015 (AFP)
The 2015 hurricane season smashed records because of an unusually strong El Nino warming pattern, including the most powerful hurricane ever, US forecasters sai...
Great Barrier Reef protecting against landslides, tsunamis
Nov 27, 2015 (SPX)
The world-famous Australian reef is providing an effective barrier against landslide-induced tsunamis, new research shows. What has developed into the Great Bar...
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