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15 hurt as powerful cyclone brushes France's Reunion island
Jan 02, 2014 (AFP)
A cyclone packing winds of 150 kilometres (93 miles) per hour brushed by the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion Thursday, injuring 15 people, damaging houses...
Study pinpoints likely site of next big China quake
Jan 02, 2014 (AFP)
It is impossible to predict when the next big earthquake will hit, but researchers said Thursday they have a good idea of where in China such a temblor is likel...
6.6 magnitude Pacific quake, no tsunami threat: US geologists
Jan 01, 2014 (AFP)
A powerful 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck Wednesday off the coast of Vanuatu in the South Pacific, but US geologists said it was too deep to cause a tsunami. T...
19,000 Indonesians flee erupting volcano
Dec 31, 2013 (AFP)
More than 19,000 people have been displaced by a volcano in Indonesia that has been erupting for months and shot lava into the air nine times overnight, an offi...
Strong cyclone hits western Australia
Dec 31, 2013 (AFP)
A powerful cyclone lashed Australia's resources-rich west coast Tuesday, bringing torrential rain and gales that ripped up trees and roofs and closed major glob...
Flood displaces 18,000 in Indonesia
Dec 30, 2013 (AFP)
Around 18,000 people in western Indonesia have had to leave their homes after two rivers burst their banks and flooded thousands of houses, an official said Mon...
Powerful cyclone bears down on western Australia
Dec 30, 2013 (AFP)
A powerful cyclone packing expected winds of more than 200 kilometres an hour was threatening Australia's west coast Monday, forcing towns into lockdown and shu...
Thousands evacuated as El Salvador volcano spews ashes
Dec 30, 2013 (AFP)
Some 2,000 people were evacuated in eastern El Salvador Sunday when the Chaparrastique volcano belched and spewed a column of ashes high into the sky. The 2,330...
Scientists anticipated size and location of 2012 Costa Rica earthquake
Dec 27, 2013 (SPX)
Scientists using GPS to study changes in the Earth's shape accurately forecasted the size and location of the magnitude 7.6 Nicoya earthquake that occurred in 2...
British PM confronted by angry flood victim
Dec 27, 2013 (AFP)
Prime Minister David Cameron was on Friday confronted by an angry victim of the floods and storms that have blighted Christmas celebrations for thousands of peo...
At least 44 dead in Brazil's flooding and landslides
Dec 26, 2013 (AFP)
At least 44 people have died and more than 60,000 have been left homeless following torrential rain in southeast Brazil over the past few weeks, officials said ...
Volcanic formation conjoins existing Japan island
Dec 26, 2013 (AFP)
A smouldering islet created by undersea volcanic eruptions off Japan's Pacific coast has melded to a nearby island, the Japanese coastguard said Thursday. Offic...
Study faults a 'runaway' mechanism in intermediate-depth earthquakes
Dec 26, 2013 (SPX)
Nearly 25 percent of earthquakes occur more than 50 kilometers below the Earth's surface, when one tectonic plate slides below another, in a region called the l...
Indonesian volcano may erupt again, keep evacuees from returning home
Dec 26, 2013 (UPI)
Seismic activity suggests one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia may erupt again, keeping evacuees from returning home, officials say. Mount Sinabung eru...
Brazil leader overflies flood-hit region
Dec 24, 2013 (AFP)
Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff on Tuesday flew over the flood-hit southeastern state of Espirito Santo, where at least 14 people have died in days of torren...
A decade on, Iran's quake-hit Bam eyes new era
Dec 24, 2013 (AFP)
There are few signs left of the killer earthquake that reduced to rubble the Iranian city of Bam and its celebrated citadel, but a decade later survivors are st...
Scientists identify 'runaway' heat effect spreading earthquakes
Dec 24, 2013 (UPI)
U.S. researchers studying deep earthquake faults in the Earth report they've discovered a "runaway" effect that allows tremors far below the surface to spread. ...
'World is behind you', Ban tells Philippine typhoon survivors
Dec 21, 2013 (AFP)
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Philippine typhoon survivors Saturday to "never despair", vowing to rally global backing as they rebuild their lives from...
New volcanic island off Japan could be permanent, scientists say
Dec 19, 2013 (UPI)
NASA says satellite photos of a brand new volcanic island that sprang from the ocean near Japan show it has grown in size and may survive for a long period. The...
Italy volcano eruption dies down, airport re-opens
Dec 17, 2013 (AFP)
A spectacular eruption of the Mount Etna volcano in Sicily in southern Italy died down on Tuesday, allowing the nearby airport of Catania to re-open after a two...
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