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Hurricane Sandra surges to Category 4 in Pacific
Nov 26, 2015 (AFP)
Hurricane Sandra, the strongest storm on record this late in the Pacific hurricane season, surged to Category 4 off the coast of Mexico on Thursday. Moving nort...
Flooding brings Qatar to near standstill
Nov 25, 2015 (AFP)
Qatar was hit by more than a year's worth of rain in a matter of hours Wednesday, almost bringing the country to a standstill and prompting the premier to order...
Hidden earthquakes present challenge to earthquake early-warning systems
Nov 23, 2015 (SPX)
Seismologists at the University of Liverpool studying the 2011 Chile earthquake have discovered a previously undetected earthquake which took place seconds afte...
6.8-magnitude quake hits off Solomon Islands: USGS
Nov 18, 2015 (AFP)
A 6.8-magnitude quake struck off the Solomon Islands late Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The tremor, with a depth ...
Saudi flooding dath toll hits eight
Nov 18, 2015 (AFP)
The death toll from two days of rains and flooding in western Saudi Arabia rose to at least eight on Wednesday, including three children, public safety official...
Earthquake hits Greek Lefkada island, two dead
Nov 17, 2015 (AFP)
A strong earthquake registering 6.0 on the Richter scale struck the Greek island of Lefkada Tuesday, killing two people and damaging roads and buildings, local ...
Deaths, flight delays as heavy rains hit Saudi
Nov 17, 2015 (AFP)
At least three people died and flights were delayed during heavy rain that fell on Saudi Arabia Tuesday, officials said as the desert nation braced for a cool s...
Fear and beauty at foot of Ecuador's Cotopaxi volcano
Nov 16, 2015 (AFP)
Since it awoke in August from a 138-year slumber, Ecuador's Cotopaxi volcano has become one of the most-watched in the world, holding wary locals and fascinated...
Computer model developed for predicting the dispersion of vog
Nov 16, 2015 (SPX)
A paper published this month in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society details the development and utility of a computer model for the dispersion o...
Moderate quake rattles Istanbul
Nov 16, 2015 (AFP)
A moderate earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale rattled Turkey's biggest city Istanbul on Monday, causing a short panic but no initial reports of damag...
Flood-sparked landslide kills 16 in China
Nov 15, 2015 (AFP)
A landslide that engulfed homes in China killed at least 16 people, with 21 still missing, as heavy rains brought misery across a swathe of the country. Photos ...
Yemeni PM on cyclone island as part of government 'return'
Nov 15, 2015 (AFP)
Yemen's prime minister, exiled in Saudi Arabia because of the conflict raging in his country, arrived Sunday on the island of Socotra and announced his governme...
Strong 7.0-magnitude quake hits off Japan coast; no major damage
Nov 13, 2015 (AFP)
A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the southwestern coast of Japan early Saturday, authorities said, with a small tsunami observed on one island but...
Armero eruption haunts Colombia 30 years on
Nov 12, 2015 (AFP)
Thirty years after a volcanic eruption wiped out the city of Armero, Colombia is still haunted by the tragedy, and by the wide black eyes of its most iconic vic...
At least 8 killed in Iran flash flooding: state TV
Nov 12, 2015 (AFP)
At least eight people, including five children, have died in flash floods in south Iran, state television reported Thursday. Heavy rain hit Iran this week, caus...
Strong 6.9-magnitude quake hits Chile: USGS
Nov 11, 2015 (AFP)
A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of central Chile late Tuesday but there was no immediate tsunami alert or reports of injuries or damage, ...
Fuego Volcano eruption subsides in Guatemala
Nov 11, 2015 (AFP)
A live volcano whose increased activity this week near Guatemala's capital -- causing ash columns in the sky, explosions and tremors -- sparked an alert subside...
Tropical Storm Kate gathers strength but far from land: forecasters
Nov 10, 2015 (AFP)
Tropical Storm Kate gathered strength in the Atlantic Tuesday, but was moving too far from land to pose a threat after raking the Bahamas, US weather forecaster...
Cyclone killed 14 on Yemeni island, officials say
Nov 10, 2015 (AFP)
Cyclone Megh has killed 14 people on war-ravaged Yemen's Socotra island, the second rare tropical storm to hit the Arabian Peninsula country in days, officials ...
Second cyclone kills 6 on Yemen island
Nov 09, 2015 (AFP)
Cyclone Megh has killed six people on war-ravaged Yemen's Socotra island, the second rare tropical storm to hit the Arabian Peninsula country in a week, an offi...
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