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Japan volcano dead found crushed between boulders: report

Oct 02, 2014 (AFP)

Rescuers searching the volcano that erupted without warning in Japan found dead hikers wedged between huge rocks and people half buried in ash, it emerged Thurs...

Japan volcano death toll hits 47 as new bodies found

Oct 01, 2014 (AFP)

The death toll from a sudden volcanic eruption in Japan hit 47 on Wednesday as rescuers discovered 11 new bodies in so-far unexplored areas of the ash-covered p...

Fears over fresh eruption cancel Japan volcano search

Sep 30, 2014 (AFP)

Rescue operations on a Japanese volcano were halted for the day Tuesday because of fears there could be a fresh eruption, officials said, with at least 24 bodie...

France declares 'natural disaster' in flood-hit towns

Sep 30, 2014 (AFP)

France on Tuesday declared a state of natural disaster in about 60 southern towns hit by torrential downpours, which also left the Mediterranean city of Montpel...

Japan's volcanoes: Could Fuji be next?

Sep 29, 2014 (AFP)

The sudden eruption of Mount Ontake over the weekend, which is believed to have killed at least 31 people, was a reminder of Japan's vulnerability to its many a...

Japan volcano search resumes as survivors tell of horror

Sep 29, 2014 (AFP)

Japanese rescuers Monday resumed a grim operation to recover more bodies after 31 people were believed killed in a volcanic eruption, as survivors told of seein...

Japan volcano rescue suspended as death toll rises to 36

Sep 29, 2014 (AFP)

Five more bodies were found near the peak of an erupting Japanese volcano on Monday, as rescuers suspended their search because of the growing danger from toxic...

Sudden eruption of Japanese volcano very rare: expert

Sep 29, 2014 (AFP)

The suddenness of the eruption of Japan's Mount Ontake volcano is an extremely rare phenomenon which makes it impossible to take precautionary measures, French ...

Mount St. Helens shows signs of awakening

Sep 29, 2014 (UPI)

Mount Saint Helens is showing signs of reawakening as a preamble to erupting, reports the USGS ten years after the last sign of volcanic activity. USGS reveled ...

Eight dead, including four children, in Peru quake

Sep 28, 2014 (AFP)

At least eight people died, including four children, and half a dozen were injured in a 4.9-magnitude earthquake that shook a rural Andean region in Peru, polic...

31 dead in Japan volcano eruption

Sep 28, 2014 (AFP)

More than 30 hikers were feared dead after being found Sunday near the peak of a Japanese volcano which erupted without warning, spewing ash, rocks and steam. R...

More than 30 in 'cardiac arrest' on Japan volcano: police

Sep 28, 2014 (AFP)

More than 30 hikers were found in "cardiac arrest" near the peak of an erupting volcano in Japan Sunday, police said, using a term usually applied before doctor...

Rescuers rush to reach dozens trapped on erupting Japan volcano

Sep 28, 2014 (AFP)

Rescuers rushed Sunday to help dozens of hikers stranded on an erupting volcano in central Japan with six people believed to be buried under ash and dozens inju...

Hurricane Rachel churns in Pacific off Mexico

Sep 27, 2014 (AFP)

Tropical Storm Rachel strengthened to hurricane force Saturday as it swirled off Mexico's Pacific coast, a region already buffeted by major storms this season. ...

Sicily mud geyser eruption kills girl, brother missing

Sep 27, 2014 (AFP)

The sudden eruption of a mud geyser at a nature reserve in southern Sicily killed a seven-year-old girl on Saturday, Italian media reported, adding that her nin...

Dozens of earthquakes in CA deemed 'volcanic unrest'

Sep 26, 2014 (UPI)

About three dozen earthquakes between magnitudes 2.5 and 3.8 that shook the Mammoth Lakes region in California in less than 24 hours are considered "volcanic un...

Floods kill at least 55 in northeast India

Sep 24, 2014 (AFP)

At least 55 people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced in flash floods and mudslides in India's northeast after days of heavy rain, local autho...

First eyewitness accounts of mystery volcanic eruption

Sep 22, 2014 (SPX)

This eruption occurred just before the 1815 Tambora volcanic eruption which is famous for its impact on climate worldwide, with 1816 given memorable names such ...

Kashmir's famed carpets ruined in $5 bn flood losses

Sep 22, 2014 (AFP)

Caked with mud and soaked in putrid water, Qazi Mohammad Yahya's ruined handmade carpets and Pashmina shawls reflect Indian Kashmir's economic devastation from ...

Iceland volcano leaking lots of lava, growing island nation

Sep 22, 2014 (UPI)

Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano is a prolific producer of lava, and thanks to its impressive magmatic output, the island nation is growing. The activity within th...