SHAKE AND BLOW - AFRICA DAILY

Micronesians appeal for help after devastating typhoon

Apr 02, 2015 (AFP)

Residents in storm wrecked areas of Micronesia appealed for help Thursday as a clean up began on the worst affected islands after Super Typhoon Maysak swept thr...

Forecasting future flooding

Apr 02, 2015 (SPX)

The Pacific Northwest is dotted by small, low-lying, coastal cities where populations tend to cluster. These communities can be isolated and are susceptible to ...

Better method for forecasting hurricane season

Apr 01, 2015 (SPX)

A better method for predicting the number of hurricanes in an upcoming season has been developed by a team of University of Arizona atmospheric scientists. The ...

Death toll in Chile floods still likely to rise: official

Apr 01, 2015 (AFP)

The death toll from floods that devastated northern Chile will likely continue to rise, an official said Wednesday, as President Michelle Bachelet cancelled her...

200th anniversary of Tambora eruption a reminder of volcanic perils

Apr 01, 2015 (SPX)

The 2010 eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull grounded thousands of air flights and spread ash over much of western Europe, yet it was puny compar...

State of emergency as super typhoon batters Micronesia

Apr 01, 2015 (AFP)

Residents of the Micronesian State of Chuuk were struggling to clear the roads of huge pieces of debris and return to damaged homes Wednesday as Super Typhoon M...

Pacific islands brace for possible super typhoon

Mar 31, 2015 (AFP)

Meteorologists warned Tuesday that a storm reported to have left several casualties and severe damage in Micronesia was building into a super-typhoon as it swep...

Deadly Japan quake and tsunami spurred global warming, ozone loss

Mar 31, 2015 (SPX)

Buildings destroyed by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake released thousands of tons of climate-warming and ozone-depleting chemicals into the atmosphere, according to ...

Death toll in Chile floods rises to 18

Mar 31, 2015 (AFP)

At least 18 people were killed in flash floods that hit a normally arid region of northern Chile last week, and about the same number remain missing, authoritie...

Rescuers pull six bodies from landslides in flood-hit Indian Kashmir

Mar 30, 2015 (AFP)

Rescuers recovered six bodies late Monday from landslides in Indian Kashmir and were searching for those still buried as hundreds fled their homes after floodin...

Tsunami threat passes after 7.5 quake in Papua New Guinea

Mar 30, 2015 (AFP)

A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea Monday, sending startled residents fleeing from their homes, but a tsunami threat passed wit...

Tsunami warning after Papua New Guinea hit by 7.5 quake

Mar 30, 2015 (AFP)

A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea Monday, US seismologists said, with "hazardous" tsunami waves possible in areas near the epi...

Flooding in Chilean desert region kills seven

Mar 26, 2015 (AFP)

Flash floods in a normally bone-dry region of northern Chile have killed seven people and left 19 missing, officials said Thursday, prompting the government to ...

Chile sends army into flood-hit region

Mar 25, 2015 (AFP)

Chile sent in the army Wednesday to take control after heavy rains flooded towns across the northern region of Atacama, prompting the government to declare a st...

Vanuatu cyclone death toll revised to 11

Mar 23, 2015 (AFP)

The death toll from Vanuatu's devastating cyclone was revised down to 11 on Monday, according to the United Nations which also said contributions to the South P...

Predicting the extent of flash flooding

Mar 18, 2015 (SPX)

Devastating floodwaters such as those experienced during Iowa's Flood of 2008 - which swamped many Iowa communities, along with ten square miles of Cedar Rapids...

Advances of alternating EM field for earthquake monitoring in China

Mar 16, 2015 (SPX)

The paper summed the progress of the alternating EM field technique for earthquake monitoring and prediction after 1966 when Xingtai earthquake in Hebei provinc...

Predicting which African storms will intensify into hurricanes

Mar 16, 2015 (SPX)

Hurricanes require moisture, the rotation of the earth, and warm ocean temperatures to grow from a mere atmospheric disturbance into a tropical storm. But where...

Aid effort stepped up after monster Vanuatu cyclone

Mar 15, 2015 (AFP)

Cyclone-devastated Vanuatu declared a state of emergency Sunday as relief agencies scrambled to get help to the remote Pacific nation amid reports entire villag...

Aid effort kicks in after 'monster' cyclone ravages Vanuatu

Mar 15, 2015 (AFP)

Aid began arriving in Vanuatu Sunday as the tiny Pacific nation struggled to uncover the devastation wrought by what relief workers warned could be one of the w...