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News About Earthquakes And Cyclonic Storms

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Worst winter rainfall since 1766 in parts of Britain
Feb 06, 2014 (AFP)
Britain announced emergency funding Thursday to cope with devastating floods after what officials said had been likely the worst spell of winter rainfall in at ...
Cut off by floods, British village becomes an island
Feb 04, 2014 (AFP)
It has been nearly five weeks since the tiny village of Muchelney, which means "great island" in Old English, became marooned by the floods caused by record rai...
New Indonesian volcanic eruption halts search
Feb 03, 2014 (AFP)
A volcano in western Indonesia that killed 15 people in a weekend eruption shot hot ash and rocks high into the air again Monday, halting a search for any more ...
New quake inflicts fresh damage on Greek island
Feb 03, 2014 (AFP)
A strong earthquake hit the Greek island of Cephalonia early Monday, causing further damage to homes and public buildings a week after another major tremor, off...
Britain warned faces 'town or country' flood choice
Feb 03, 2014 (AFP)
Britain was warned Monday that it may have to choose between whether to protect its towns or its countryside from flooding in the future. While parts of rural S...
Mother watches child, relatives swept away in Sicily river
Feb 02, 2014 (AFP)
An Italian woman watched aghast as her seven-year-old daughter and two other female relatives were swept to their deaths Sunday when an overflowing river in Sic...
Fears death toll could rise in Indonesia volcano eruption
Feb 02, 2014 (AFP)
Indonesian officials searched through thick ash for bodies Sunday after Mount Sinabung volcano erupted, killing at least 15 people, with the only sign of life a...
Philippine typhoon survivors brace for new storm
Jan 31, 2014 (AFP)
Hundreds of people who survived Super Typhoon Haiyan are bracing for a new storm that is expected to hit the central Philippines late Friday, officials said. Tr...
Natural engineering offers solution against future flooding
Jan 29, 2014 (SPX)
Back-to-nature flood schemes which use the land's natural defences to slow river flow and reduce flooding could be a cost-effective way of tackling one of the b...
Five dead, 14 missing in Indonesian landslide
Jan 28, 2014 (AFP)
A landslide triggered by days of rain buried a village on Indonesia's main island of Java on Tuesday, leaving at last five people dead and another 14 missing, a...
More Precise Hurricane Forecasts with NASA-NOAA Suomi NPP VIIRS Satellite Sensor
Jan 27, 2014 (SPX)
The ability to use satellites to locate a storm that could evolve into a severe storm or hurricane will likely become more accurate for this year's Atlantic hur...
Two dead, 27 missing as flood engulfs Indonesia boat
Jan 26, 2014 (AFP)
A flash flood surged down a mountain and capsized a boat on the coast of a northern Indonesian island, leaving two people dead and 27 missing, a disaster offici...
6.1-magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia's Java: USGS
Jan 25, 2014 (AFP)
A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's main island of Java on Saturday, the US Geological Survey reported, flattening homes and sending panicked resi...
Shallow 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolts Solomon Islands
Jan 23, 2014 (AFP)
A shallow magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands early Friday, with seismologists putting its epicentre at just one kilometre deep, but no imme...
Sedimentary Bathtub Amplifies Earthquakes
Jan 23, 2014 (SPX)
Like an amphitheater amplifies sound, the stiff, sturdy soil beneath the Greater Vancouver metropolitan area could greatly amplify the effects of an earthquake,...
Air pollution boosts NW Pacific cyclones: study
Jan 21, 2014 (AFP)
Surging air pollution from China and other fast-growing Asian economies has intensified winter cyclones in the northwest Pacific, scientists said Tuesday. Winte...
Two dead, hundreds evacuated in flood-hit French Riviera
Jan 20, 2014 (AFP)
River levels were receding early on Monday in southeastern France after "historic" floods left two people dead and more than 150 were airlifted to safety. A thi...
Strong 6.3-earthquake jolts New Zealand: USGS
Jan 20, 2014 (AFP)
A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake rattled New Zealand Monday, jolting buildings and halting train services, but there were no immediate reports of major damag...
New storm wrecks Philippines typhoon victims' shelters
Jan 20, 2014 (AFP)
The United Nations warned Monday more needed to be done to help millions displaced by the Philippines' deadliest typhoon, after a new cyclone tore down flimsy s...
30,000 displaced by deadly floods in Indonesian capital
Jan 19, 2014 (AFP)
More than 30,000 Indonesians have fled their homes in the capital due to flooding that has left five dead, officials said Sunday, with people using rubber dingh...
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