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Moderate quakes hit near Japan's Fukushima
Jun 15, 2014 (AFP)
Two moderate earthquakes struck off Japan's eastern coast near Fukushima early Monday, the US Geological Survey said, but officials said there was no immediate ...
Cristina strengthens to category four hurricane: NHC
Jun 12, 2014 (AFP)
Hurricane Cristina strengthened Thursday into a powerful category four storm, but remained well off Mexico's Pacific coast, US forecasters said. At 1230 GMT, Cr...
Flooding in Paraguay sends thousands fleeing to shelters
Jun 11, 2014 (AFP)
Flooding has forced the evacuation of about 150,000 people in Paraguay's capital city Asuncion, authorities said Tuesday. After days of heavy rains helped swell...
Hurricane Cristina forms off coast of Mexico: US
Jun 11, 2014 (AFP)
Tropical storm Cristina has strengthened into a hurricane off the southwest coast of Mexico, the US National Hurricane Center said Wednesday. Cristina is packin...
India searches for students washed away in river surge
Jun 09, 2014 (AFP)
Rescuers found five bodies Monday and were searching for 20 more people feared dead in northern India after they were swept away by a sudden surge of water rele...
$210 million needed now for Bosnia floods: UN
Jun 09, 2014 (AFP)
The United Nations estimates it will cost $210 million to cover immediate priority needs for the next six months in Bosnia, alone, after devastating floods hit ...
Rescuers battle to aid Afghan flood victims as toll hits 80
Jun 08, 2014 (AFP)
Rescuers scrambled Sunday to deliver food and medical supplies to Afghan families marooned on mountaintops after flash floods killed 80 people in a remote north...
Tropical storm Boris downgraded, still packing heavy rain
Jun 04, 2014 (AFP)
A storm named Boris that is lingering off Mexico's west coast was downgraded to a tropical depression on Wednesday, but is still packing heavy rains that could ...
Weakened storm Boris still packing heavy rains, mudslide risk
Jun 04, 2014 (AFP)
Boris, now a tropical depression after losing some of its punch, nevertheless was potent enough to prompt evacuations of thousands of inhabitants Wednesday alon...
Tropical storm Boris to slam Mexico, Guatemala
Jun 03, 2014 (AFP)
Tropical storm Boris bore down on Mexico's Pacific coast Tuesday, bringing drenching rains all the way to the Guatemala border, days after deadly flooding and m...
Modest quake rattles Los Angeles
Jun 02, 2014 (AFP)
A modest 4.2 magnitude earthquake shook the Los Angeles region late Sunday causing no known damage or injuries, officials said. The quake struck at 0236 GMT Mon...
Girly names make for deadliest hurricanes: study
Jun 02, 2014 (AFP)
Hurricanes with feminine names may kill three times as many victims because people do not perceive them as being as threatening as storms named after men, scien...
Flights resume after Indonesia volcano delays
Jun 01, 2014 (AFP)
Flights resumed over northern Australia Sunday as major ash plumes cleared from an Indonesian volcanic eruption that stranded thousands of passengers. The city ...
NASA Widens 2014 Hurricane Research Mission
Jun 01, 2014 (SPX)
During this year's Atlantic hurricane season, NASA is redoubling its efforts to probe the inner workings of hurricanes and tropical storms with two unmanned Glo...
Strong quake strikes off Mexico: US agency
May 31, 2014 (AFP)
A strong 6.2-magnitude undersea earthquake struck off the coast of Mexico Saturday, US seismologists said. The US Geological Survey said the quake occurred arou...
Six dead, thousands left homeless by Siberia floods
May 31, 2014 (AFP)
Six people have died in southern Siberia and thousands more have been evacuated after torrential rain led to major floods. A state of emergency has been declare...
Shallow 5.9 magnitude earthquake hits SW China: USGS
May 30, 2014 (AFP)
Shallow 5.9 magnitude earthquake hits SW China: USGS Beijing May 30, 2014 - A shallow earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 hit southwest China on Friday morning, ...
Flood damage to Serbia, Bosnia around 3 bln euros: EBRD
May 29, 2014 (AFP)
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) estimated Thursday that the damage from record floods in Serbia and Bosnia could cost some 3 billion...
Storm Amanda blamed for three deaths in Mexico
May 29, 2014 (AFP)
Torrential rains from tropical storm Amanda claimed the lives of three people in Mexico, authorities said Wednesday. Waters rushing down mountainsides caused fl...
Super typhoon cools Philippine economy
May 29, 2014 (AFP)
The Philippines' roaring economy cooled in the first quarter of the year as the impacts of Super Typhoon Haiyan and other natural disasters hit harder than expe...
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