SHAKE AND BLOW

News About Earthquakes And Cyclonic Storms

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Eastern US in lockdown ahead of huge storm
Oct 29, 2012 (AFP)
Much of the eastern United States was in lockdown mode Monday awaiting the arrival of a hurricane dubbed "Frankenstorm" that threatened to wreak havoc on the ar...
Study explains connection between Hawaii's dueling volcanoes
Oct 29, 2012 (SPX)
A new Rice University-led study finds that a deep connection about 50 miles underground can explain the enigmatic behavior of two of Earth's most notable volcan...
Deadly storm floods and blacks out Manhattan
Oct 29, 2012 (AFP)
Hurricane Sandy hurled crippling floods onto New York streets Monday, provoking a power plant explosion that blacked out much of Manhattan and leaving widesprea...
Two dead after Typhoon Son-Tinh hits Vietnam
Oct 29, 2012 (AFP)
Two people were killed and thousands of homes damaged as Vietnam's coast was lashed by Typhoon Son-Tinh, authorities said Monday, after the storm caused deadly ...
Deadly cyclone Sandy crashes into US East Coast
Oct 29, 2012 (AFP)
Monster storm Sandy swept a wall of churning sea water and driving rain onto the eastern United States on Monday, flooding the heart of downtown New York and le...
Italy minister wants quake ruling overturned
Oct 29, 2012 (AFP)
Italian Environment Minister Corrado Clini said on Monday he hoped an appeals court would overturn the jail sentence of six seismologists found guilty of mansla...
Hurricane Sandy batters US East Coast
Oct 29, 2012 (AFP)
Storm-driven waves crashed ashore and flooded seafront communities across a swathe of the eastern United States on Monday as Hurricane Sandy barreled towards la...
Tsunami hits Hawaii after Canada quake
Oct 28, 2012 (AFP)
A potentially destructive Pacific tsunami hit Hawaii Sunday after a powerful earthquake struck off the west coast of Canada, triggering calls for urgent action ...
US officials brace as Hurricane Sandy moves north
Oct 28, 2012 (AFP)
US emergency officials braced for the potentially massive impact of a so-called "Frankenstorm" Sunday as Hurricane Sandy lumbered north in the Atlantic Ocean, p...
Hawaii rattled by tsunami warning after Canada quake
Oct 28, 2012 (AFP)
A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake off Canada's west coast set off a tsunami warning that emptied restaurants, bars and theaters in Hawaii and sent rattled res...
Americans stock up as Hurricane Sandy moves north
Oct 28, 2012 (AFP)
Hurricane Sandy lumbered north in the Atlantic Ocean Sunday as Americans on the eastern seaboard scrambled to stock up on supplies and secure homes before the s...
Major earthquake hits islands off west coast of Canada: USGS
Oct 28, 2012 (AFP)
A major 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook the Queen Charlotte Islands off the west coast of Canada late Saturday, US government researchers said. The epicenter of ...
Major earthquake off west coast of Canada, tsunami triggered
Oct 28, 2012 (AFP)
A major 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook the Queen Charlotte Islands off the west coast of Canada late Saturday, triggering a potentially destructive Pacific tsun...
Millions at risk of flooding from Hurricane Sandy
Oct 28, 2012 (AFP)
Millions of people are at risk of life-threatening flooding when Hurricane Sandy plows into the northeastern US, the director of the National Hurricane Center s...
Mild tsunami disrupts normal life in Hawaii
Oct 28, 2012 (AFP)
A mild tsunami hit Hawaii late Saturday after a powerful earthquake off the west coast of Canada, forcing a state-wide evacuation but apparently failing to caus...
Tsunami warning for Hawaii lifted
Oct 28, 2012 (AFP)
Forecasters early Sunday lifted a tsunami warning issued for the US Pacific state of Hawaii in the wake of a major earthquake off the coast of Canada that had t...
Tsunami warning for Hawaii following Canadian earthquake
Oct 28, 2012 (AFP)
A potentially destructive Pacific tsunami hit Hawaii Sunday after a powerful earthquake struck off the west coast of Canada, triggering calls for urgent action ...
Tsunami hit Geneva in AD 563: scientists
Oct 28, 2012 (AFP)
Nearly 1,500 years ago a tsunami triggered by a rockfall swept Lake Geneva, engulfing its shores with a wall of water up to 13 metres (42 feet) high, Swiss scie...
Hurricane Sandy heads for US after killing 59 in Caribbean
Oct 27, 2012 (AFP)
Across the eastern US, Americans made frantic preparations Saturday for a possible superstorm as Hurricane Sandy lumbered north after leaving 59 people dead in ...
NY scrambles to gird for Sandy, hopes to miss its wrath
Oct 27, 2012 (AFP)
New York City officials geared up Saturday for a possible strike from Hurricane Sandy but have not ordered any evacuations, holding out hope the metropolis migh...
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