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News About Earthquakes And Cyclonic Storms

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Study provides new approach to forecast hurricane intensity
Jul 11, 2014 (SPX)
New research from University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science suggests that physical conditions at the air-sea interface, where...
Scripps scientists discover evidence of super-fast deep earthquake
Jul 11, 2014 (SPX)
As scientists learn more about earthquakes that rupture at fault zones near the planet's surface-and the mechanisms that trigger them-an even more intriguing ea...
Flooding, havoc in Japan as Typhoon Neoguri batters mainland
Jul 10, 2014 (AFP)
Typhoon Neoguri slammed into the Japanese mainland Thursday bringing widespread flooding, ripping trees from their roots and leaving houses half-buried under mu...
Powerful typhoon Neoguri lashes Japan's Okinawa islands
Jul 08, 2014 (AFP)
Typhoon Neoguri lashed Japan's southern Okinawa islands, reportedly leaving two dead and forcing more than half a million to seek shelter, as the region's worst...
Rewriting the history of volcanic forcing during the past 2,000 years
Jul 08, 2014 (SPX)
A team of scientists led by Michael Sigl and Joe McConnell of Nevada's Desert Research Institute (DRI) has completed the most accurate and precise reconstructio...
Newborn baby among dead as quake hits Mexico, Guatemala
Jul 07, 2014 (AFP)
A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake rocked southern Mexico and Guatemala on Monday killing at least three people -- including a newborn baby at a hospital -- and ...
Japan issues highest alert over super typhoon Neoguri
Jul 07, 2014 (AFP)
Japan's weather agency issued its highest alert as super typhoon Neoguri barreled towards the southern Okinawa island chain on Monday, with 55,000 people urged ...
At least two dead as quake hits Mexico, Guatemala
Jul 07, 2014 (AFP)
A strong 6.9-magnitude earthquake rocked parts of southern Mexico and Guatemala on Monday, killing at least two people and injuring more than 40 others. The US ...
Weakened Tropical Storm Arthur heads to Canada
Jul 05, 2014 (AFP)
Tropical Storm Arthur rapidly lost strength Saturday as it headed off the far north-eastern US coast towards Canada, causing less damage than feared in the Unit...
Weakened Hurricane Arthur heads up US East Coast
Jul 04, 2014 (AFP)
Hurricane Arthur, downgraded to a category one storm, carried its still-fierce winds and drenching rains toward the US northeast Friday, after getting the July ...
New bridge design improves earthquake resistance, reduces damage and speeds construction
Jul 03, 2014 (SPX)
Researchers have developed a new design for the framework of columns and beams that support bridges, called "bents," to improve performance for better resistanc...
Tropical Storm Arthur dampens US holiday beach plans
Jul 02, 2014 (AFP)
Tropical Storm Arthur gathered strength Wednesday, dampening beach getaways at some of America's most popular coastal areas just days before the July 4 holiday....
Extinct undersea volcanoes squashed under crust cause tsunami earthquakes
Jul 01, 2014 (SPX)
New research has revealed the causes and warning signs of rare tsunami earthquakes, which may lead to improved detection measures. Tsunami earthquakes happen at...
Victoria's volcano count rises
Jul 01, 2014 (SPX)
Geologists have discovered three previously unrecorded volcanoes in volcanically active southeast Australia. The new Monash University research, published in th...
Double tropical storms dump heavy rains in Mexico
Jul 01, 2014 (AFP)
Tropical Storm Elida swirled off Mexico's Pacific coast Tuesday while Douglas pulled away -- but the double hit was dumping heavy rains in much of Mexico, the n...
Strong quake strikes off N.Zealand's Kermadec Islands: USGS
Jun 23, 2014 (AFP)
A strong 6.9-magnitude quake struck off New Zealand's remote Kermadec Islands early Tuesday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The earth...
Online deluge washes away China 'piggyback' official
Jun 23, 2014 (AFP)
A Chinese official who tried to save his shoes by taking a piggyback during a flood has lost his job instead, reports said Monday, the latest example of Interne...
14 dead in Bulgaria flash floods as rescuers search for missing
Jun 20, 2014 (AFP)
Flash floods in Bulgaria have killed at least 14 people, including two children, with others missing after torrential rains lashed the east of the country, auth...
Flood damage to Bosnia estimated at 2 billion euros
Jun 18, 2014 (AFP)
Bosnia's record floods in May have caused damage estimated at two billion euros ($2.7 billion), seriously affecting the country's economy, an international expe...
Changes in wind shear offers evidence for pole ward shift of hurricane intensity
Jun 16, 2014 (SPX)
Things that have migrated in response to warming climate: penguins, Atlantic cod, butterflies, pikas, Arctic shrubs... . The list could go on for pages. Recent ...
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