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China quake survivors bury their dead
Jul 23, 2013 (AFP)
The traumatised survivors of two shallow earthquakes that killed at least 94 people in China began burying their dead Tuesday, as they struggled with the devast...
Rescuers battle to find China quake survivors
Jul 23, 2013 (AFP)
Rescuers battled through dusty rubble Tuesday to try to reach victims of two shallow earthquakes in China that killed at least 92 people, as traumatised survivo...
At least 89 dead in China earthquakes: state media
Jul 22, 2013 (AFP)
Rescuers battled through landslides and clogged roads in a bid to reach victims of twin earthquakes in northwest China Monday which killed 89 people, injured al...
More than 1,000 displaced by northern Mexico rains
Jul 22, 2013 (AFP)
More than 1,000 people were evacuated from the city of Jimenez in northern Mexico after the heaviest rainfall in 25 years, officials said late Sunday. Downpours...
New study ignites debate over Indonesia's mud volcano
Jul 21, 2013 (AFP)
Scientists on Sunday sparked a fresh debate over what triggered Indonesia's Lusi mud volcano, still spewing truckloads of slime more than seven years after it l...
Earthquake rocks New Zealand's capital
Jul 20, 2013 (AFP)
A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck off New Zealand Sunday, jolting the nation's capital but no tsunami alert was issued and there were no reports of subst...
Moderate earthquake rattles New Zealand capital
Jul 18, 2013 (AFP)
A 5.3-magnitude earthquake rocked Wellington on Friday, officials said, sending office workers scrambling for cover as tower blocks swayed but no damage was rep...
'Brown Ocean' Can Fuel Inland Tropical Cyclones
Jul 18, 2013 (SPX)
In the summer of 2007, Tropical Storm Erin stumped meteorologists. Most tropical cyclones dissipate after making landfall, weakened by everything from friction ...
Scientists say earthquake could wake Mount Fuji from 300-year slumber
Jul 17, 2013 (UPI)
Japan's iconic Mount Fuji could violently erupt if a major earthquake were to rip open its magma chamber, a team of researchers says. The 12,388 symbol of Japan...
Some volcanoes 'scream' at ever-higher pitches until they blow their tops
Jul 16, 2013 (SPX)
It is not unusual for swarms of small earthquakes to precede a volcanic eruption. They can reach a point of such rapid succession that they create a signal call...
7.3-magnitude quake off Antarctica, no injuries
Jul 15, 2013 (AFP)
A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Antarctica on Monday, generating large waves but causing no injuries, seismic experts at Argentina's...
Nearly 300 dead or missing in China rain, typhoon
Jul 15, 2013 (AFP)
At least 295 people have been confirmed dead or missing after rainstorms and Typhoon Soulik hit China, causing floods, landslides and buildings to collapse, the...
Almost 6,000 people missing in India floods presumed dead
Jul 15, 2013 (AFP)
Nearly 6,000 pilgrims, tourists and others are believed to have died when flash floods and landslides struck northern India last month, officials said Monday. T...
Hundreds homeless as torrential rains hit Korean peninsula
Jul 15, 2013 (AFP)
Three South Koreans were confirmed dead or missing after heavy rains pounded the Korean peninsula, leaving hundreds homeless as the downpours left a trail of de...
Typhoon kills three, forces evacuation of 500,000 in China
Jul 14, 2013 (AFP)
Eastern China was battered Sunday by strong winds and torrential downpours from Typhoon Soulik which left three people dead and forced half a million people to ...
Ecuador volcano registers 'strong explosion'
Jul 14, 2013 (AFP)
Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano, which has been rumbling on and off since 1999, registered a "strong explosion" Sunday, belching ash and gases skyward, the Geophys...
Two dead, 100 injured as Typhoon Soulik hits Taiwan
Jul 13, 2013 (AFP)
Typhoon Soulik battered Taiwan with torrential rain and powerful winds on Saturday that left two people dead and at least 100 injured. Roofs were ripped from ho...
More than 200 dead or missing in China rain, landslides
Jul 12, 2013 (AFP)
Torrential rain and landslides in China have left more than 200 people dead or missing in recent days, state media and the government said as the country braced...
Geothermal power facility induces earthquakes, study finds
Jul 12, 2013 (SPX)
An analysis of earthquakes in the area around the Salton Sea Geothermal Field in southern California has found a strong correlation between seismic activity and...
Hundreds evacuated as Typhoon Soulik nears Taiwan
Jul 12, 2013 (AFP)
Hundreds of villagers were evacuated and schools and businesses shut down in Taiwan Friday as it prepared for the arrival of Typhoon Soulik, expected to pound t...
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