SHAKE AND BLOW

News About Earthquakes And Cyclonic Storms

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Cyclone June takes aim at New Caledonia, New Zealand
Jan 18, 2014 (AFP)
A fresh tropical cyclone has formed in the Pacific region and was gathering strength as it headed south towards New Caledonia and New Zealand, forecasters said ...
Building 'belt' offers cheap, quick repair of earthquake damage
Jan 16, 2014 (SPX)
Four years after the January 2010 earthquake, 145,000 people still remain homeless in Haiti. A cheap and simple technology to repair earthquake damaged building...
Fresh cyclone brews as Tonga struggles to recover
Jan 16, 2014 (AFP)
A fresh cyclone was brewing in the Pacific near the Solomon Islands Thursday as humanitarian groups struggled to get relief supplies to outlying islands in Tong...
Indonesia floods leave 16 dead, tens of thousands displaced
Jan 16, 2014 (AFP)
At least 16 people have been killed and 40,000 have fled their homes after torrential rain triggered flash floods and landslides on Indonesia's northern Sulawes...
Indonesian volcano spews fresh lava
Jan 14, 2014 (AFP)
Indonesia's Mount Sinabung erupted more than 30 times Tuesday spewing lava and ash clouds over a wide area, officials said, with more than 26,000 people now for...
Twelve dead, 10 missing in Brazil flooding
Jan 14, 2014 (AFP)
Twelve people were killed and 10 were missing after flash flooding triggered by heavy rain in the southern Brazilian town of Itaoca, officials said Tuesday in a...
At least 10 dead, 10 missing in Brazil flooding
Jan 14, 2014 (AFP)
At least 10 people were killed and another 10 reported missing following flash flooding triggered by heavy rain in the southern Brazilian town of Itaoca, author...
Death toll from Philippine landslides, floods up to 22
Jan 14, 2014 (AFP)
Twenty-two people have been killed and nearly 200,000 others evacuated as floods and landslides hit a southern Philippine region still recovering from a deadly ...
Tonga cleans up after devastating cyclone
Jan 13, 2014 (AFP)
Residents in cyclone-devastated areas of Tonga launched a massive clean-up on Monday, as officials said it was "a miracle" only one person died when the monster...
More than 25,000 flee Indonesian volcano
Jan 12, 2014 (AFP)
More than 25,000 people have fled their homes following a series of eruptions and lava flows from a volcano in Indonesia, an official said Sunday. Mount Sinabun...
Land bulge clue to aviation threat from volcanoes
Jan 12, 2014 (AFP)
Bulging in land that occurs before a volcano erupts points to how much ash will be spewed into the sky, providing a useful early warning for aviation, geologist...
One dead, widespread destruction in Tonga cyclone
Jan 12, 2014 (AFP)
At least one person was killed when powerful Cyclone Ian ploughed into Tonga's northern Ha'apai islands, causing extensive damage and destroying houses, reports...
Heavy rains leave six dead in Philippines
Jan 12, 2014 (AFP)
Heavy rains battering the southern Philippines left at least six people dead and eight others missing, authorities said Sunday, sparking fears for typhoon survi...
Mine landslide triggered quakes
Jan 07, 2014 (SPX)
Last year's gigantic landslide at a Utah copper mine probably was the biggest nonvolcanic slide in North America's modern history, and included two rock avalanc...
Ground-breaking work sheds new light on volcanic activity
Jan 06, 2014 (SPX)
Factors determining the frequency and magnitude of volcanic phenomena have been uncovered by an international team of researchers. Experts from the Universities...
Supervolcano eruptions are triggered by melt buoyancy
Jan 06, 2014 (SPX)
Supervolcanos are not usual volcanos. By effectively "exploding" as opposed to erupting, they leave a giant hole in the Earth's crust instead of a volcanic cone...
Indonesian volcano erupts 30 times as 20,000 displaced
Jan 04, 2014 (AFP)
An Indonesian volcano that has erupted relentlessly for months shot volcanic ash into the air 30 times on Saturday, forcing further evacuations with more than 2...
One dead as cyclone skims France's Reunion island
Jan 03, 2014 (AFP)
One person died and 15 were injured after a cyclone packing winds of 150 kilometres (95 miles) an hour brushed by the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion, off...
Longmanshen fault zone still hazardous
Jan 03, 2014 (SPX)
The 60-kilometer segment of the fault northeast of the 2013 Lushan rupture is the place in the region to watch for the next major earthquake, according to resea...
Earthquake lights linked to rift environments, subvertical faults
Jan 03, 2014 (SPX)
Rare earthquake lights are more likely to occur on or near rift environments, where subvertical faults allow stress-induced electrical currents to flow rapidly ...
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