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Mexico volcano ash disrupts US flights again
Jul 12, 2013 (AFP)
A handful of US flights were canceled at two Mexican airports on Friday after ash from a nearby volcano fell in central Mexico, authorities said. Alaska Airline...
Flood death toll rises to 60 in Nepal
Jul 12, 2013 (AFP)
The death toll from recent floods triggered by heavy monsoon downpours in Nepal has climbed to at least 60, police told AFP Friday. Heavy rainfall in mid-June s...
China rain, landslides leave 28 dead, 66 missing
Jul 11, 2013 (AFP)
Heavy rain across China has left at least 28 people dead and 66 missing, officials reported Thursday, after landslides crushed homes, bridges collapsed, and doz...
Taiwan evacuates 2,000 tourists as super-typhoon looms
Jul 11, 2013 (AFP)
Taiwan evacuated more than 2,000 tourists on Thursday as the island braced for super-typhoon Soulik with authorities warning of fierce winds and torrential rain...
Haiti on alert as storm Chantal approaches
Jul 10, 2013 (AFP)
Haiti on Wednesday issued a red alert in advance of the arrival of Tropical Storm Chantal, which was due to lash the impoverished Caribbean island later on Wedn...
Torrential rain in Toronto leave many without power
Jul 09, 2013 (AFP)
Toronto residents faced a messy morning commute Tuesday after torrential rains caused power outages in Canada's largest city. The utility company Toronto Hydro ...
Storm Erick leaves two dead, two missing in Mexico
Jul 09, 2013 (AFP)
At least two people died and two more remained missing after tropical storm Erick grazed Mexico's Pacific coast before weakening into a tropical depression, aut...
5,500 may have died in north India floods: officials
Jul 09, 2013 (AFP)
Authorities have raised to 5,500 the estimated number of people who perished in devastating floods that swept the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand last mont...
Chantal nears hurricane strength in Caribbean
Jul 09, 2013 (AFP)
Tropical Storm Chantal on Tuesday churned toward Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic and Haiti, unleashing driving rains and winds near hurricane strength. At 2...
Floods top 2013 world disaster bill so far: Munich Re
Jul 09, 2013 (AFP)
Floods that caused billions of dollars (euros) in losses were the world's most expensive natural disasters so far this year, with central Europe being hit harde...
Europe floods to cost insurers up to $4.5 billion: Swiss Re
Jul 08, 2013 (AFP)
The devastating floods that hit central and Eastern Europe last month caused up to $4.5 billion (3.5 billion euros) in losses for the insurance industry, Swiss ...
Two big quakes rattle PNG
Jul 08, 2013 (AFP)
Two big earthquakes struck Papua New Guinea early Monday but no tsunami warnings were issued and seismologists said while they would have been felt damage was u...
Stronger, more frequent tropical cyclones ahead: study
Jul 08, 2013 (AFP)
The world typically sees about 90 tropical cyclones a year, but that number could increase dramatically in the next century due to global warming, a US scientis...
Erick weakens to tropical storm off Mexico coast
Jul 07, 2013 (AFP)
Hurricane Erick was downgraded to a tropical storm on Sunday after losing some of its punch without having touched land. At 1800 GMT, Erick was about 245 miles ...
Hurricane Erick barrels up Mexico's Pacific coast
Jul 07, 2013 (AFP)
Hurricane Erick barreled up the western coast of Mexico Saturday, bringing with it the danger of flash floods and landslides, forecasters said. As of 0001 GMT, ...
Quake hits Indonesia's Sumatra days after deadly tremor
Jul 06, 2013 (AFP)
A strong 6.0-magnitude quake struck off Indonesia's Sumatra Saturday, US seismologists said, just days after a tremor on the vast island killed dozens and left ...
Storm Erick strengthens off Mexico's Pacific coast
Jul 05, 2013 (AFP)
Tropical storm Erick intensified off Mexico's Pacific coast and was on course to approach hurricane strength by the weekend, US forecasters said Friday. At 1200...
Mexico volcano grounds US airlines
Jul 05, 2013 (AFP)
Four US airlines canceled dozens of flights to and from Mexico City's international airport on Thursday after the Popocatepetl volcano blew ash and steam skywar...
Mexico volcano ash disrupts US flights for second day
Jul 05, 2013 (AFP)
Frustrated passengers stood in long lines at Mexico City's airport Friday as US airlines canceled flights for a second day after the Popocatepetl volcano spewed...
Tropical storm Erick forms off Pacific coast of Mexico
Jul 05, 2013 (AFP)
Tropical storm Erick, the fifth named storm of the season, has formed off Mexico's Pacific coast, the National Weather Service said. As of 0300 GMT Friday the s...
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