SHAKE AND BLOW

News About Earthquakes And Cyclonic Storms

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Likely near-simultaneous earthquakes complicate seismic hazard planning for Italy
Sep 02, 2014 (SPX)
Before the shaking from one earthquake ends, shaking from another might begin, amplifying the effect of ground motion. Such sequences of closely timed, nearly o...
Eleven dead, 27 missing in China rainstorms
Sep 02, 2014 (AFP)
Eleven people died and 27 others are missing after torrential rains battered southwest China's Chongqing municipality, causing thousands of houses to collapse, ...
Experts defend operational earthquake forecasting, counter critiques
Sep 02, 2014 (SPX)
Experts defend operational earthquake forecasting (OEF) in an editorial published in the Seismological Research Letters (SRL), arguing the importance of public ...
Tropical Storm Dolly forms, threatens Mexico
Sep 02, 2014 (AFP)
Tropical Storm Dolly formed off Mexico's northeastern coast on Tuesday and headed toward landfall in Tamaulipas state, threatening to spark floods and mudslides...
Dramatic Papua New Guinea volcano quietens
Aug 30, 2014 (AFP)
A volcano which has erupted in Papua New Guinea was Saturday spewing fragments from its crater and rumbling loudly, but its activity appeared to be subsiding, a...
Yellowstone supereruption would send ash across North America
Aug 29, 2014 (SPX)
In the unlikely event of a volcanic supereruption at Yellowstone National Park, the northern Rocky Mountains would be blanketed in meters of ash, and millimeter...
New signs of eruption at Iceland volcano
Aug 28, 2014 (AFP)
Teams monitoring Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano have found evidence of a possible underground eruption as powerful earthquakes continue to shake the area, Icelan...
Hurricane Cristobal kills four, churns towards Bermuda
Aug 26, 2014 (AFP)
Strengthening Hurricane Cristobal killed at least four people in the Caribbean and then trained its deadly sights Tuesday on the holiday paradise of Bermuda, of...
Strong earthquake shakes simmering Icelandic volcano
Aug 26, 2014 (AFP)
A 5.7 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday struck Iceland's largest volcanic system, which is on orange alert for increased potential of eruption. A major explosion ...
Hurricane churns towards Bermuda, to impact US
Aug 26, 2014 (AFP)
A strengthening Hurricane Cristobal had Bermuda in its sights Tuesday, US meteorologists said, warning of heavy rain, high winds and life-threatening rip curren...
Powerful Hurricane Marie sends pounding waves to Mexico
Aug 25, 2014 (AFP)
Hurricane Marie was pounding heavy waves into Mexico's Pacific coast Monday, where three fishermen went missing after their boat capsized. The eighth hurricane ...
California wine country hit by strong 6.0-magnitude quake
Aug 25, 2014 (AFP)
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake rocked California's scenic Napa Valley wine country Sunday, the strongest to hit the region in a quarter of a century, seriously inju...
Citizen scientists saving lives around deadly 'Throat of Fire' volcano
Aug 25, 2014 (SPX)
Citizen scientists are saving the lives of people living in the shadow of deadly volcanoes according to new research from the University of East Anglia. A new r...
Strong 6.4-magnitude quake jolts central Chile: USGS
Aug 24, 2014 (AFP)
A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolted central Chile on Saturday, officials said, though there were no immediate reports of fatalities or serious damage. The ...
Mexico on alert as Hurricane Marie threatens coast
Aug 24, 2014 (AFP)
Six Mexican states were on high alert Saturday for a strengthening Hurricane Marie, warning that torrential rain could trigger mudslides and cause rivers to bre...
Hurricane Marie intensifies to category four off Mexico
Aug 24, 2014 (AFP)
Hurricane Marie rapidly intensified Sunday in the Pacific Ocean, becoming a category four event, forecasters said, as six Mexican states braced for torrential r...
Tropical storm Cristobal takes aim at Bahamas
Aug 24, 2014 (AFP)
Tropical storm Cristobal headed toward the Bahamas Sunday after leaving one person missing in the Dominican Republic, US weather forecasters said. The storm, wh...
One missing, 4,000 displaced by storm in Dominican Republic
Aug 24, 2014 (AFP)
One person was swept away and 4,000 were displaced Saturday when heavy rains from a newly forming tropical depression slammed into the Dominican Republic, autho...
Strong 6.0-magnitude quake hits northern California
Aug 24, 2014 (AFP)
California's governor declared a state of emergency Sunday following a strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake that seriously injured three people including a child and...
Iceland removes ban on air traffic over rumbling volcano
Aug 24, 2014 (AFP)
Iceland removed a ban on air traffic around the nation's largest volcanic system on Sunday after fears of an imminent eruption subsided. The Icelandic Met Offic...
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