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Hurricane Fabio, in Pacific, 'likely' to weaken
Jul 15, 2012 (AFP)
Hurricane Fabio weakened off the coast of Mexico in the Pacific Ocean, US forecasters said Sunday, adding that no coastal watches were in effect. At 2100 GMT, F...
Japan digs for missing as 20 die after heavy rain
Jul 13, 2012 (AFP)
Rescuers were racing against time Friday in the search for people buried under mudslides as heavy rains that have already claimed 20 lives continued to pound so...
50,000 flee as record rain in Japan kills 17
Jul 13, 2012 (AFP)
At least 17 people died, 20 were missing and 50,000 were ordered to evacuate as the heaviest rainfall on record pounded the southwestern Japanese island of Kyus...
Fabio becomes fifth hurricane of Pacific season
Jul 13, 2012 (AFP)
Fabio strengthened into a hurricane far off the coast of Mexico in the Pacific Ocean on Friday and could gather speed over the weekend, but was not expected to ...
Russian flood victims pick through damage
Jul 10, 2012 (AFP)
Residents of a flood-devastated Russian region on Tuesday picked through damaged homes and collected donated clothing amid ongoing criticism of the way official...
Hurricane Emilia weakens in Pacific
Jul 10, 2012 (AFP)
Hurricane Emilia weakened to a category three storm over the Pacific on Tuesday, and was expected to continue to lose punch, forecasters said. At 2100 GMT on Tu...
Russian official sacked over slack flood response
Jul 09, 2012 (AFP)
The first head rolled Monday over the floods in southern Russia that killed at least 171 people as the authorities blamed local officials for failing to warn lo...
Russia mourns flood dead as questions mount
Jul 09, 2012 (AFP)
Russia on Monday held a day of mourning for at least 171 people who died in its worst flooding disaster as questions mounted over whether officials did enough t...
Indian floods kill threatened rhinos
Jul 09, 2012 (AFP)
Devastating floods in northeast India have killed around 600 animals in the region's largest wildlife park, including more than a dozen threatened one-horned rh...
Familar whispers surround Russia flood disaster
Jul 09, 2012 (AFP)
The flash Russian flood that killed at least 171 in their sleep has sparked a slew of rumours that the authorities were playing down its scale in a new sign of ...
134 killed in southern Russia floods disaster
Jul 08, 2012 (AFP)
Flash floods deluged Russia's southern Krasnodar, killing at least 134 people in the region's worst natural disaster in decades, officials and witnesses said Sa...
Russia's deadly floods a new blow to Putin's image
Jul 08, 2012 (AFP)
The devastating floods that claimed at least 171 lives two months into President Vladimir Putin's third Kremlin term is expected to draw new attention to his ha...
Northeast India floods kill 121, displace 6 million
Jul 07, 2012 (AFP)
The death toll from heavy monsoon rains which have caused massive flooding in India's northeast has risen to more than 120, with six million forced to flee thei...
Toward a Better Understanding of Earthquakes
Jul 06, 2012 (SPX)
The earth is shaken daily by strong earthquakes recorded by a number of seismic stations worldwide. Tectonic tremor, however, is a new type of seismic signal th...
Nine killed, four missing in Turkey floods
Jul 04, 2012 (AFP)
Nine people, including at least four children, have died in flooding triggered by torrential rains on Turkey's Black Sea coast, the Anatolia news agency reporte...
Northeast India floods kill 79, displace two million
Jul 02, 2012 (AFP)
At least 79 people have died and 2.2 million forced to leave their homes over the last week as torrential monsoon rains triggered floods across India's northeas...
Shallow 6.3-magnitude quake hits northwest China
Jun 30, 2012 (AFP)
A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake rattled China's northwestern Xinjiang region Saturday, injuring at least 24 people according to state media. The quake, at a s...
Floods swamp eastern India, 1.3 million displaced
Jun 29, 2012 (AFP)
Torrential monsoon rains triggered floods which swamped villages in eastern India and forced at least 1.3 million people to leave their homes for higher ground,...
UCSB scientists compile first study of potential for tsunamis in northwestern California
Jun 29, 2012 (SPX)
Using studies that span the last three decades, scientists at UC Santa Barbara have compiled the first evidence-based comprehensive study of the potential for t...
Floods kill 27, displace 900,000 in northeast India
Jun 28, 2012 (AFP)
At least 27 people have died and 900,000 others have been forced to leave their homes as monsoon rains swamp wide areas of the northeastern Indian state of Assa...
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