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Guatemala volcano roars back to life
Oct 07, 2015 (AFP)
A volcano near the Guatemalan capital roared back to life on Wednesday, spewing ash high into the air, disaster safety officials said. The Fuego volcano, which ...
More flood misery in US southeast as toll rises to 17
Oct 07, 2015 (AFP)
Large swathes of South Carolina remained under water and under threat from failing dams Wednesday, as the death toll from record floods in the southeastern Unit...
Ten years of searching for Pakistan's earthquake missing
Oct 07, 2015 (AFP)
The morning the Pakistan earthquake struck ten years ago, Nazish Naz had been reluctant to go to school, telling her elder sister the day felt cursed. Less than...
Signs of ancient megatsunami could portend modern hazard
Oct 07, 2015 (SPX)
Scientists working off west Africa in the Cape Verde Islands have found evidence that the sudden collapse of a volcano there tens of thousands of years ago gene...
11 dead as South Carolina copes with record floods
Oct 06, 2015 (AFP)
South Carolina residents on Tuesday reeled under the effects of weekend flooding that killed at least 11 people and left tens of thousands without power or drin...
Record floods kill nine in US state of South Carolina
Oct 05, 2015 (AFP)
The death toll from record floods in the US state of South Carolina jumped from three to nine Monday, as tens of thousands were left without power and drinking ...
El Faro cargo ship sank, one confirmed dead: US Coast Guard
Oct 05, 2015 (AFP)
The US Coast Guard said Monday it has discovered a body from the lost El Faro cargo ship, which is believed to have sunk in the Atlantic with 33 people aboard. ...
Massive clean-up after 20 killed in French Riviera floods
Oct 05, 2015 (AFP)
Volunteers and firefighters began the gruelling task Monday of cleaning up French Riviera towns strewn with mud and debris, as the death toll from floods which ...
Four dead as southern China battered by Typhoon Mujigae
Oct 04, 2015 (AFP)
Four people were killed Sunday as Typhoon Mujigae ploughed into southern China with forecasters warning it was packing winds of up to 180 km/h (112 mph), state ...
17 dead as heavy flooding hits French Riviera
Oct 04, 2015 (AFP)
Violent storms and flooding along the French Riviera have killed at least 17 people and another four are still missing in what were described as "apocalyptic" s...
Record-setting rains submerge parts of US Southeast
Oct 04, 2015 (AFP)
Record rainfall left large areas of the US southeast under water Sunday as roads were closed and residents were warned to stay indoors. The states of North and ...
Hurricane Joaquin weakens as it heads towards Bermuda
Oct 04, 2015 (AFP)
Joaquin was downgraded to a Category Two hurricane Sunday as it headed towards Bermuda, where it is expected to dump rain and generate damaging winds as it swir...
Scientists model the inside of an active volcano
Oct 02, 2015 (UPI)
Currently, volcano prediction models rely on external cues -- tremors, gas emissions and lava flows, past and present. But researchers at the University of Wash...
NYC risks future flooding during hurricanes
Oct 02, 2015 (SPX)
Whether or not a coastal city floods during a hurricane depends on the storm, tide and sea level, and now a team of climate scientists show that the risk of New...
Hurricane Joaquin strengthens, now 'extremely dangerous'
Oct 01, 2015 (AFP)
Joaquin strengthened into an extremely dangerous Category Four hurricane Thursday as it barreled through the Bahamas, forecasters said, while the US East Coast ...
Hurricane Joaquin gains strength en route to Bahamas
Sep 30, 2015 (AFP)
Hurricane Joaquin gained strength Wednesday as it headed toward the Bahamas with powerful winds and torrential rain, the US National Hurricane Center said. It w...
Super typhoon kills three, injures hundreds in Taiwan
Sep 29, 2015 (AFP)
Super typhoon Dujuan has killed three people and left more than 300 injured in Taiwan, authorities said Tuesday after it swept across the island before making l...
'Super typhoon' Dujuan batters Taiwan
Sep 28, 2015 (AFP)
Super-typhoon Dujuan battered Taiwan leaving 24 injured as torrential rain and fierce winds hit Monday evening, while China issued its top alert as the storm ap...
Thousands evacuated as 'super typhoon' approaches Taiwan
Sep 27, 2015 (AFP)
Thousands of tourists were evacuated from islands off Taiwan Sunday as super typhoon Dujuan gathered strength on its approach to the island. Taiwan's weather bu...
Nicaraguan volcano belches gas, ashes and rocks
Sep 26, 2015 (AFP)
The Telica volcano in northwestern Nicaragua belched gas, ashes and rocks Saturday in a series of blasts that raised fears of a full-on eruption, authorities sa...
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