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Merkel visits flooded region as Hungary waters recede
Jun 10, 2013 (AFP)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel praised rescue efforts on her third trip to water-logged regions Monday as central Europe grappled with historic floods that hav...
Earthquake acoustics can indicate if a massive tsunami is imminent
Jun 10, 2013 (SPX)
On March 11, 2011, a magnitude 9.0 undersea earthquake occurred 43 miles off the shore of Japan. The earthquake generated an unexpectedly massive tsunami that w...
Germany steps up evacuations as floods swamp central Europe
Jun 09, 2013 (AFP)
German authorities urged 15,000 more people to flee their homes in a city on the swollen Elbe river Sunday as central Europe's worst floods in a decade also thr...
Russia's northernmost volcano spewing ash
Jun 09, 2013 (UPI)
The Shiveluch volcano, Russia's northernmost active volcano, is spewing ashes up to 29,500 feet in the air, scientists said Monday. A local department of the ge...
Czechs braving mud say floods milder than 2002
Jun 08, 2013 (AFP)
Returning home to mud and stagnant water, flood-hit Czechs said better preparation and safety measures had saved them from being as hard-hit by floodwaters as t...
Hungarians unite as 'worst-ever' floods threaten Budapest
Jun 07, 2013 (AFP)
Hungarians are setting aside their differences in a race against time to defend their historic capital Budapest and other areas from what the prime minister pre...
Tropical Storm Andrea moves toward Florida
Jun 06, 2013 (AFP)
Tropical storm Andrea churned toward Florida Thursday with the threat of heavy rains and tornadoes, after damaging crops in Cuba and forcing the evacuation of s...
Tropical Storm Andrea drenches Florida
Jun 06, 2013 (AFP)
Tropical storm Andrea dumped heavy rains on Florida Thursday and threatened to bring high winds and rough seas to much of the US East Coast after earlier tearin...
Merkel praises solidarity in fight against floods
Jun 06, 2013 (AFP)
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday praised the "wonderful solidarity" of tens of thousands struggling against central Europe's worst river floods in ov...
Europe floods force tens of thousands from their homes
Jun 05, 2013 (AFP)
Central Europe's worst floods in over a decade claimed a 12th victim Wednesday as torrents of muddy water surged down swollen rivers through the Czech Republic ...
Tropical Storm Andrea forms, likely to be hurricane: NHC
Jun 05, 2013 (AFP)
Tropical Storm Andrea, the first of the Atlantic storm season, formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday and was expected to become a hurricane within 48 hours,...
Medieval writings link volcanic eruptions, cold weather
Jun 05, 2013 (UPI)
Medieval chronicles offer a look from the past to assess how volcanic eruptions affected the weather in Ireland for more than 1,200 years, scientists say. An in...
'Flood tourists' inundate deluged Czech capital
Jun 04, 2013 (AFP)
Tourists curious to see cresting floodwaters inundated the historic centre of the Czech capital Prague Tuesday as the river Vltava peaked amid heavy flooding th...
Merkel pledges aid amid flood surge
Jun 04, 2013 (AFP)
Chancellor Angela Merkel pledged 100 million euros in emergency aid for flood-ravaged areas on Tuesday as surging waters that have claimed at least 11 lives and...
Ten dead, thousands evacuated as floods sweep Europe
Jun 03, 2013 (AFP)
Thousands were forced from their homes and at least 10 people were killed as floodwaters deluged swathes of Europe on Monday, including the historic centre of t...
Death toll from Taiwan killer quake rises to four
Jun 03, 2013 (AFP)
The death toll from a 6.3 magnitude earthquake which rocked Taiwan at the weekend has risen to four, officials said Monday. The quake, which violently shook bui...
Three dead, many missing in central Europe floods
Jun 02, 2013 (AFP)
Three people have died and at least eight more were missing on Sunday as torrential rains lashed central Europe, triggering floods and landslides, disrupting tr...
NASA's HS3 Mission May Target Cape Verde Island Hurricanes in 2013
Jun 02, 2013 (SPX)
The Cape Verde Islands off the coast of western Africa are well-known to hurricane scientists because that's a region where a number of tropical cyclones form d...
Strong quake kills two, injures 21 in Taiwan
Jun 02, 2013 (AFP)
A strong earthquake hit Taiwan on Sunday, leaving two dead, one missing and 21 others injured, officials said. The quake, which violently shook buildings in the...
Panic and chaos as Argentina, Chile brace for volcano eruption
May 30, 2013 (UPI)
Argentina and Chile braced for more chaotic conditions as authorities battled to secure an orderly evacuation of people living in communities in a border area a...
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