SHAKE AND BLOW

News About Earthquakes And Cyclonic Storms

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Strong quake shakes Mexico, breaks bridge
May 08, 2014 (AFP)
A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake rattled Mexico on Thursday, causing a bridge to collapse in the south and sending people fleeing into the capital's streets as...
One dead, 23 injured in Thai quake: official
May 06, 2014 (AFP)
An elderly woman died and 23 other people were injured after a strong earthquake shook northern Thailand, an official said Tuesday, as aftershocks continued to ...
New insight may help predict volcanic eruption behavior
May 06, 2014 (SPX)
A new discovery in the study of how lava dome volcanoes erupt may help in the development of methods to predict how a volcanic eruption will behave, say scienti...
Big quake rattles Tokyo, 17 injured
May 05, 2014 (AFP)
A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake shook buildings in the Japanese capital Tokyo early Monday, slightly injuring 17 people, but officials stressed there was no r...
US state of Florida asks for Obama's help in flood recovery
May 05, 2014 (AFP)
Following a month of severe weather, the governor of Florida called on US President Barack Obama Monday to designate part of the state a disaster area so it can...
Strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake rattles northern Thailand
May 05, 2014 (AFP)
A strong and shallow earthquake rattled northern Thailand on Monday afternoon, shaking tall buildings in Bangkok hundreds of miles to the south, but there were ...
Big quake rattles Tokyo; no tsunami
May 04, 2014 (AFP)
A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake shook buildings in Tokyo early Monday, seismologists and AFP reporters said, but officials stressed there was no risk of a tsu...
Torrential rains kill four in Sierra Leone
May 04, 2014 (AFP)
Three men and a young girl died in the Sierra Leone capital, Freetown, after torrential rains on Sunday dislodged a huge boulder which then crashed into a house...
Deep origins to the behavior of Hawaiian volcanoes
May 02, 2014 (SPX)
Kilauea volcano, on the Big Island of Hawai'i, typically has effusive eruptions, wherein magma flows to create ropy pahoehoe lava, for example. However, Kilauea...
Australian tsunami database reveals threat to continent
May 02, 2014 (SPX)
Australia's coastline has been struck by up to 145 possible tsunamis since prehistoric times, causing deaths previously unreported in the scientific literature,...
Odds of storm waters overflowing Manhattan seawall up 20-fold
Apr 30, 2014 (SPX)
Maximum water levels in New York harbor during major storms have risen by nearly two and a half feet since the mid-1800s, making the chances of water overtoppin...
No Yellowstone mega-eruption coming, experts say
Apr 27, 2014 (AFP)
Yellowstone National Park are fighting viral rumors of an impending, cataclysmic eruption of a mega volcano slumbering at the US Western preserve known for its ...
Death toll in Afghan floods tops 100: officials
Apr 26, 2014 (AFP)
The death toll from flash floods in northern Afghanistan rose to more than 100 on Saturday with many others still missing, officials said, as helicopters carrie...
Fresh tremor rattles Papua New Guinea after 7.5 quake
Apr 20, 2014 (AFP)
A fresh 6.1-magnitude tremor rattled Papua New Guinea's Bougainville island Sunday as officials scrambled for news of damage and casualties following a powerful...
Magnitude 7.5 quake strikes off Papua New Guinea: USGS
Apr 19, 2014 (AFP)
A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 struck off Papua New Guinea late Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. A tsunami warning was issued for Papua a...
Preparing for the next Sandy
Apr 19, 2014 (SPX)
Severe weather - you can find it every day on the Weather channel, moving across America as large storms (often with tornadoes) that pose a direct threat to the...
Strong quake rattles Mexico
Apr 18, 2014 (AFP)
A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake rattled Mexico City on Friday, swaying buildings, shattering windows and prompting people to rush into the street as power w...
Thousands evacuated near Peru volcano
Apr 17, 2014 (AFP)
Peruvian authorities began evacuating 4,000 people Thursday from villages near a volcano that has seen significantly increased activity, spewing smoke and ash. ...
Magnitude 7.5 quake strikes off Solomon Islands: USGS
Apr 13, 2014 (AFP)
A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 struck off the Solomon Islands on Sunday night, hours after a 7.6 tremor, the US Geological Survey said. A tsunami...
Cyclone warning lifted on Australia's Barrier Reef coast
Apr 13, 2014 (AFP)
Cyclone Ita rolled out into the Coral Sea on Monday leaving thousands of homes without power and floods down Australia's Barrier Reef coast, officials said, as ...
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