SHAKE AND BLOW

News About Earthquakes And Cyclonic Storms

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36 killed in three weeks of flooding in Kenya: ministry
Apr 11, 2013 (AFP)
Thirty-six people have died in three weeks of flooding in Kenya and more than 2,000 families have been displaced, a senior civil servant said Thursday. Heavy ra...
NASA Flies Dragon Eye Unmanned Aircraft Into Volcanic Plume
Apr 10, 2013 (SPX)
NASA Earth science researchers last month traveled to Turrialba Volcano, near San Jose, Costa Rica, to fly a Dragon Eye unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) -- a small...
Iran ups aid effort after deadly quake near nuclear plant
Apr 10, 2013 (AFP)
Iran stepped up relief efforts on Wednesday for survivors of a powerful earthquake that killed 37 people and damaged dozens of villages but left its sole nuclea...
Strong quake near Iran nuclear plant kills 30
Apr 09, 2013 (AFP)
A powerful earthquake struck near Iran's Gulf port city of Bushehr on Tuesday, killing at least 30 people and injuring 800 but leaving Iran's only nuclear power...
Japanese volcanic island swallows neighbor
Apr 07, 2013 (UPI)
Niijima island is relatively new, born just last year, but it has already become an geological aggressor. Last November, the volcano first broke through the oce...
Argentina floods caused $5 billion in damage
Apr 07, 2013 (AFP)
Damage from last week's record rains and flooding in Argentina exceeded five billion dollars, according to officials, who said on Sunday that more than 350,000 ...
Italy marks fourth anniversary of L'Aquila quake
Apr 06, 2013 (AFP)
Italy on Saturday commemorated the fourth anniversary of a devastating earthquake in and around the city of L'Aquila which killed 309 people and forced tens of ...
7.1-magnitude quake causes panic in Indonesia's Papua
Apr 06, 2013 (AFP)
A major 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia's easternmost province of Papua on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said, sending panicked crowds running in...
Quake shakes buildings in Manila
Apr 04, 2013 (AFP)
A moderate earthquake shook buildings in the Philippine capital Manila on Thursday, seismologists said, although there were no immediate reports of damage or ca...
Toll climbs to 59 in deadly Argentina flooding
Apr 04, 2013 (AFP)
The number of deaths from record rains and flooding in Argentina climbed to 59, officials said as they searched Thursday for about 20 people still missing. Most...
Record floods in Argentina kill 54: officials
Apr 03, 2013 (AFP)
Massive flooding killed 54 people in and around Buenos Aires, Argentine officials said Wednesday, with most of the victims found after a second day of record ra...
Iceland volcanoes said growing threat
Apr 03, 2013 (UPI)
British researchers say some Icelandic volcanoes could produce eruptions just as explosive as those in the Pacific Rim, with disruptive ash clouds. Previously, ...
US thanks Japan for help with tsunami debris
Mar 28, 2013 (AFP)
A US state governor thanked Japan on Thursday for help in dealing with debris washed up on America's West Coast from the 2011 tsunami, including $5 million in a...
Strong quake kills one, injures 86 in Taiwan
Mar 27, 2013 (AFP)
A strong earthquake killed one person and injured at least 86 others in Taiwan on Wednesday as violent shock waves damaged buildings and triggered two blazes, e...
Huge and widespread volcanic eruptions triggered the end-Triassic extinction
Mar 26, 2013 (SPX)
More than 200 million years ago, a massive extinction decimated 76 percent of marine and terrestrial species, marking the end of the Triassic period and the ons...
Iceland sees unusual seismic activity at Hekla volcano
Mar 26, 2013 (AFP)
Iceland on Tuesday reported unusual seismic activity at Mount Hekla, one of its most active volcanos, and raised its alert level but said no eruption was immine...
Two quakes rattle Mexico
Mar 26, 2013 (AFP)
Two moderate earthquakes jolted southern Mexico Tuesday, prompting the evacuation of several buildings in the capital, but there were no immediate reports of da...
Six killed, 11 missing in Indonesian landslide: official
Mar 25, 2013 (AFP)
Six people were killed and 11 were missing on Monday after they were buried in a landslide caused by heavy rain on Indonesia's Java island, a disaster official ...
New study highlights California tsunami risk
Mar 25, 2013 (AFP)
More than a quarter of a million Californians live in coastal areas which could be hit by devastating floods from a major tsunami in the quake-prone US state, a...
Restoration and recommendations for flood-damaged bottomlands
Mar 25, 2013 (SPX)
Although the 2012 drought in the Midwest may have dimmed the memories for some of the 2011 Ohio and Mississippi River flood, engineers, landowners, conservation...
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