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Rains, flood kill 36 in Pakistan: official
Jul 25, 2015 (AFP)
Torrential rains and floods in Pakistan have left 36 dead and affected more than 250,000 people, disaster management officials said Saturday, with swollen river...
Key facts about Nepal's quake and the risk of sequels
Jul 25, 2015 (AFP)
Three months after a massive earthquake struck Nepal, killing more than 8,800 people and destroying nearly 600,000 homes, aftershocks continue to jolt the Himal...
Predicting Floods
Jul 24, 2015 (SPX)
In the pantheon of natural disasters, floods are among the worst. By any metric-from financial ruin to human toll-floods rank alongside earthquakes, hurricanes,...
Rains, landslides kill 9 in Pakistani Kashmir: officials
Jul 23, 2015 (AFP)
At least nine people have been killed during five days of torrential rain and landslides in Pakistan-administrated Kashmir, emergency officials said Thursday. T...
Volcano forces fresh shutdown of Bali airport
Jul 22, 2015 (AFP)
Ash spewing from a volcano closed the airport on the Indonesian resort island of Bali Wednesday for the third time this month, forcing the cancellation of fligh...
Heavy rain and floods kill 13 in Pakistan: officials
Jul 22, 2015 (AFP)
At least four people were killed on Wednesday when their pick-up truck was swept away by a seasonal stream in southwest Pakistan, officials said, the latest vic...
Bardarbunga volcano spread SO2 pollutants over Europe
Jul 21, 2015 (SPX)
The six month long eruption of the Bardarbunga volcano (31 August 2014?27 February 2015 ) was the largest in Iceland since the devastating Laki eruption of 1783...
Thousands still stranded in Indonesia as airports remain closed
Jul 17, 2015 (AFP)
Thousands of Indonesians were spending a miserable Eid Friday after failing to make it home to see their families as erupting volcanoes closed six airports, inc...
Typhoon Nangka lashes Japan, killing two, triggering floods
Jul 17, 2015 (AFP)
Powerful Typhoon Nangka lashed Japan on Friday, killing at least two people and triggering floods as authorities urged more than 230,000 residents to evacuate. ...
Volcanoes shut Indonesian airports during holiday rush
Jul 16, 2015 (AFP)
Ash spewing from volcanoes closed six airports across Indonesia Thursday, including in the country's second-biggest city, leaving many travellers stranded on th...
Thousands urged to evacuate as Typhoon Nangka hits Japan
Jul 16, 2015 (AFP)
Powerful Typhoon Nangka barrelled into the Japanese island of Shikoku late Thursday, killing at least one person as authorities urged more than 350,000 people t...
NanoSIMS ion probe measures volcanic cycles at Yellowstone
Jul 15, 2015 (SPX)
Super-eruptions are not the only type of eruption to be considered when evaluating hazards at volcanoes with protracted eruption histories, such as the Yellowst...
Bali tackles backlog after volcano hits nearly 900 flights
Jul 13, 2015 (AFP)
Indonesian authorities at Bali's international airport were fighting Monday to clear a backlog after almost 900 flights were cancelled or delayed in recent days...
Climate change caused Russian flood: study
Jul 13, 2015 (AFP)
Scientists presented rare evidence Monday linking climate change to a specific weather disaster: flooding that killed more than 170 people in Russia in 2012. In...
Hurricane Dolores forms off Mexico's Pacific coast
Jul 13, 2015 (AFP)
Hurricane Dolores formed off Mexico's Pacific coast on Monday, threatening to dump heavy rains in several states, authorities said. Dolores packed maximum susta...
Submerged volcanoes found off Sydney
Jul 13, 2015 (AFP)
A cluster of submerged volcanoes has been discovered off Sydney, scientists said Monday, with the potential to help unlock the secrets of the sea floor between ...
Tropical storm forms off US, to stalk Canada
Jul 13, 2015 (AFP)
The third storm of the Atlantic hurricane system formed Monday off the US coast and is on course to menace Canada, forecasters said. Tropical Storm Claudette wa...
Hundreds evacuate as Mexico's 'Volcano of Fire' erupts
Jul 12, 2015 (AFP)
Hundreds of people were evacuated from villages around Mexico's "Volcano of Fire" and an airport closed on Saturday amid fears an eruption could escalate to bec...
10 lions, hundreds of dead animals in India floods: report
Jul 12, 2015 (AFP)
Ten endangered Asiatic lions, 1670 blue bulls and 87 spotted deer were amongst hundreds of wild animals killed in the recent floods to hit west India's Gujarat,...
Volcanic eruptions are important for world climate
Jul 09, 2015 (SPX)
Large volcanic eruptions release huge clouds of ash and acid into the atmosphere. These clouds spread across the globe and block out the Sun, resulting in a col...
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