SHAKE AND BLOW

News About Earthquakes And Cyclonic Storms

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Powerful 7.7 quake strikes off east Russian coast: USGS
Aug 13, 2012 (AFP)
A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck in the Sea of Okhotsk off the east Russian coast early Tuesday, US and Japanese monitors said, with the tremor felt a...
New storm threatens flood-hit Philippines
Aug 13, 2012 (AFP)
Philippine authorities warned Monday an intensifying storm could bring more misery to the flood-battered capital and surrounding areas, where nearly half a mill...
Iran quake kills 306; disease fear for survivors
Aug 13, 2012 (AFP)
Twin earthquakes that devastated rural villages in northwest Iran on the weekend killed 306 people, most of them women and children, and have sparked fears of d...
Ban hopes to ease Korea tensions, vows more flood aid
Aug 13, 2012 (AFP)
UN chief Ban Ki-moon said Monday he is seeking a way to ease tensions between North and South Korea, and promised more help to Pyongyang to recover from deadly ...
Iran steps up relief efforts after quakes kill 227
Aug 12, 2012 (AFP)
Iran on Sunday stepped up relief operations in shattered villages in its northeast after saying rescue operations were completed following a double earthquake w...
In flooded Philippines, living and dead share shelter
Aug 12, 2012 (AFP)
As floods which have swamped parts of the Philippines and affected more than two million people extend into their second week, the dead and the living are shari...
Bizarre rock 'ice shelf' found in Pacific
Aug 10, 2012 (AFP)
A huge cluster of floating volcanic rocks covering almost 26,000 square kilometres (10,000 square miles) has been found drifting in the Pacific, the New Zealand...
Ernesto kills nine in Mexico
Aug 10, 2012 (AFP)
Ernesto killed at least nine people in Mexico, officials said Friday, with the dissipating storm threatening more heavy rain and possible flooding. In the south...
Ernesto moves across Mexico, Gilma now a hurricane
Aug 09, 2012 (AFP)
Tropical storm Ernesto pummeled the Yucatan Peninsula Wednesday, downing trees and power lines as forecasters predicted it could pick up strength across Mexico'...
Philippine floods a man-made disaster: experts
Aug 09, 2012 (AFP)
Deadly floods that have swamped nearly all of the Philippine capital are less a natural disaster and more the result of poor planning, lax enforcement and polit...
Appeal to help two million Philippine flood victims
Aug 09, 2012 (AFP)
Philippine authorities appealed Thursday for help in getting relief to two million people affected by deadly floods in and around the capital, warning that evac...
Hurricane Ernesto makes landfall in Mexico
Aug 08, 2012 (AFP)
Hurricane Ernesto made landfall late Tuesday in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula after churning across the Caribbean Sea and drenching the coasts of Honduras and Beli...
Typhoon causes widespread damage in China
Aug 08, 2012 (AFP)
A typhoon slammed into eastern China on Wednesday, the country's third in a week, killing at least three people and causing more than $1.5 billion in damage, st...
Philippine capital battles deadly floods
Aug 08, 2012 (AFP)
More than a million people in and around the Philippine capital battled deadly floods Wednesday as more rain fell, with neck-deep waters trapping both slum dwel...
Typhoon sows destruction after landing in China
Aug 08, 2012 (AFP)
A strong typhoon ploughed into China's eastern coast on Wednesday, the country's third in a week, knocking down buildings and cutting off power to hundreds of t...
Scientists Define New Limits of Microbial Life in Undersea Volcanoes
Aug 08, 2012 (SPX)
By some estimates, a third of Earth's organisms live in our planet's rocks and sediments, yet their lives are almost a complete mystery. This week, the work of ...
More than one million battle Philippine floods
Aug 08, 2012 (AFP)
More than one million people in and around the Philippine capital battled deadly floods Wednesday amid relentless monsoon rains, with neck-deep waters trapping ...
Ernesto moves across southeastern Mexico as tropical storm
Aug 08, 2012 (AFP)
Tropical storm Ernesto pummeled the Yucatan Peninsula Wednesday, downing trees and power lines as forecasters predicted it could pick up strength across Mexico'...
13-year Cascadia study complete - and earthquake risk looms large
Aug 07, 2012 (SPX)
A comprehensive analysis of the Cascadia Subduction Zone off the Pacific Northwest coast confirms that the region has had numerous earthquakes over the past 10,...
Long-dormant New Zealand volcano erupts
Aug 07, 2012 (AFP)
A New Zealand volcano suddenly erupted after lying dormant for more than a century, spewing an ash plume that disrupted flights and closed highways, officials s...
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