SHAKE AND BLOW - AFRICA DAILY

Aug 23, 2014 (AFP)

Iceland raised its alert over the nation's largest volcanic system to red on Saturday, banning all air traffic in the area, as experts deemed imminent the risk ...

Tropical storm Karina shaped like a number 9

Aug 21, 2014 (UPI)

From the vantage of NASA's Aqua satellite, tropical storm Karina -- which is currently weakening as it moves across the Eastern Pacific Ocean -- appears like th...

Increase in reported flooding a result of higher exposure

Aug 21, 2014 (SPX)

A rise in the number of reported floods in the UK over the past 129 years can mainly be explained by increased exposure, resulting from urban expansion and popu...

Tourists, hikers evacuated near rumbling Iceland volcano

Aug 20, 2014 (AFP)

Tourists and hikers were evacuated Wednesday near a massive rumbling volcano in Iceland as the threat of eruption raised fears of a replay of the air traffic ch...

Iceland evacuates areas close to rumbling volcano

Aug 19, 2014 (AFP)

Iceland on Tuesday began evacuating areas close to its largest volcano after warnings of a possible eruption, four years after millions of air travellers were g...

Indonesia tsunami family 'find son' after reunion with daughter

Aug 19, 2014 (AFP)

An Indonesian couple reunited with their daughter 10 years after a tsunami snatched her from their arms claimed Tuesday to have found their son, who was also sw...

Japan volcanic isle may collapse, create tsunami: study

Aug 19, 2014 (AFP)

An erupting volcanic island that is expanding off Japan could trigger a tsunami if its freshly-formed lava slopes collapse into the sea, scientists said Tuesday...

Strong quake in west Iran 'leaves 40 hurt'

Aug 18, 2014 (AFP)

A strong 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck the province of Ilam in western Iran on Monday, causing injuries and damage, Iranian state television said, but there w...

Nepal floods kill at least 97 as cholera fears rise

Aug 17, 2014 (AFP)

Rescuers Sunday found 12 more bodies buried under mud and debris to bring the death toll from landslides and flooding in Nepal to 97, sparking fears of a choler...

Landslides, floods kill 109, displace thousands in Nepal, India

Aug 16, 2014 (AFP)

The death toll from landslides and flooding triggered by torrential monsoon rains in Nepal and northern India climbed to at least 109 Saturday as tides of water...

Foreshock series controls earthquake rupture

Aug 15, 2014 (SPX)

A long lasting foreshock series controlled the rupture process of this year's great earthquake near Iquique in northern Chile. The earthquake was heralded by a ...

Ecuador quake death toll lowered to three

Aug 14, 2014 (AFP)

Ecuador said Thursday that three people -- not four -- were killed in an earthquake that shook the country this week, triggering deadly landslides. Quito Mayor ...

Swiss chase adrift construction platform down rain-swollen Rhine

Aug 13, 2014 (AFP)

Swiss authorities were on Wednesday forced to chase a 50-tonne floating construction platform down the River Rhine after it broke free of its moorings due to th...

Earthquake shakes Ecuador capital

Aug 12, 2014 (AFP)

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake rattled the Ecuadoran capital Quito and the surrounding area Tuesday, officials said, causing buildings and homes to shake violently....

2010 Chilean earthquake causes icequakes in Antarctica

Aug 12, 2014 (SPX)

Seismic events aren't rare occurrences on Antarctica, where sections of the frozen desert can experience hundreds of micro-earthquakes an hour due to ice deform...

Floods kill 45 in eastern India: official

Aug 11, 2014 (AFP)

Flooding in eastern India has killed 45 people and displaced more than 300,000 in the past week, a senior official said Monday, adding that water levels were no...

Typhoon Halong leaves 10 dead in Japan: reports

Aug 11, 2014 (AFP)

At least 10 people died and dozens were injured as Typhoon Halong hurtled across the Japanese archipelago at the weekend, reports said Monday, with heavy rain s...

Floods hit blast-ravaged Taiwan city

Aug 11, 2014 (AFP)

Torrential rain Monday forced the Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung to shut schools and offices as floods overwhelmed its sewage system which was severely damaged by ...

Typhoon Halong rips through western Japan

Aug 10, 2014 (AFP)

Typhoon Halong slammed into western Japan on Sunday, making landfall on the main Honshu island as the weather agency issued its highest alert. The strong typhoo...

Indonesians hope to find son lost in tsunami after reunion with daughter

Aug 08, 2014 (AFP)

An Indonesian couple reunited with their daughter a decade after she was swept away by the 2004 tsunami said Friday they were now hopeful of finding their son, ...