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News About Earthquakes And Cyclonic Storms

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Eight dead as new quake rocks north Italy
May 29, 2012 (AFP)
At least eight people were killed on Tuesday when a strong earthquake rocked northeastern Italy, just nine days after another quake in the same region wrought d...
Tsunami debris includes toxic chemicals
May 28, 2012 (UPI)
Industrial chemicals from the March 2011 tsunami in Japan are reaching the West Coast of North America, and contamination is a risk, scientists say. "Finding on...
Tropical Storm Beryl lashes southeast US coast
May 28, 2012 (AFP)
Tropical Storm Beryl hit the southeastern US coast at near-hurricane strength early Monday, toppling trees and downing power lines as it cast a shadow over the ...
Storm threatens big US beach weekend
May 27, 2012 (AFP)
Subtropical storm Beryl headed for the southeastern US coast Sunday, threatening to put a damper on Memorial Day plans for hordes of American beachgoers. Beryl ...
Death toll from Afghan flood hits 50: official
May 26, 2012 (AFP)
The death toll from flash floods in a northern Afghan province has hit 50 -- most of them women and children -- an official said on Saturday, a week after the d...
Hurricane Bud weakens on approach to Mexico
May 25, 2012 (AFP)
Mexican authorities put its Pacific coastline on alert Friday as Hurricane Bud was set to make landfall later in the day after being downgraded to a category on...
Earthquake rattles New Zealand's Christchurch
May 25, 2012 (AFP)
Nervous shoppers fled into the streets when a 4.7-magnitude earthquake rattled the New Zealand city of Christchurch Friday, halting rebuilding work following la...
Japan tsunami bones to wash up in US: oceanographer
May 24, 2012 (AFP)
Shoes containing human bones from people killed by the 2011 Japanese tsunami are likely to begin washing up on the US West Coast later this year, an expert said...
Mexico on alert as hurricane Bud gathers force
May 24, 2012 (AFP)
Mexican authorities were on stand-by Thursday as the first eastern Pacific hurricane of the 2012 season, named Bud, strengthened to a category two storm off the...
Hurricane Bud forms off southwest Mexico: US monitors
May 24, 2012 (AFP)
The first eastern Pacific hurricane of the 2012 season, named Bud, has formed off the southwestern coast of Mexico, the US National Hurricane Center said early ...
NOAA: 2012 sees normal hurricane season
May 24, 2012 (UPI)
The National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration Thursday predicted a near-normal 2012 Atlantic hurricane season. For the six-month season, which begin...
Strong quake shakes Japan
May 23, 2012 (AFP)
A strong 6.1-magnitude undersea earthquake rattled northeast Japan at around midnight on Wednesday, but there were neither immediate reports of damage nor tsuna...
'Creeping quakes' rumble New Zealand: researchers
May 23, 2012 (AFP)
Researchers have discovered New Zealand's earthquake-prone landscape is even more unstable than previously thought, recording deep tremors lasting up to 30 minu...
Alaskan ecologists see surge in Japan tsunami debris
May 22, 2012 (AFP)
An "unprecedented" surge in debris from last year's Japanese tsunami is washing up on Alaska's coastline, environmentalists about to embark on a major cleanup o...
Stress shrank brain area of Japan tsunami survivors: study
May 22, 2012 (AFP)
Emotional stress caused by last year's tsunami caused a part of some survivors' brains to shrink, according to scientists in Japan who grasped a unique chance t...
Scientists document volcanic history of turbulent Sumatra region
May 22, 2012 (SPX)
The early April earthquake of magnitude 8.6 that shook Sumatra was a grim reminder of the devastating earthquakes and tsunami that killed tens of thousands of p...
Quake rocks Bulgaria, no casualties
May 22, 2012 (AFP)
A 5.8-magnitude quake struck Bulgaria early Tuesday, triggering panic among sleepy residents who ran into the streets in their pyjamas, and some minor damage, b...
Italians shelter in cars after deadly quake
May 21, 2012 (AFP)
Several thousand Italians spent the night in cars or temporary shelters after a strong earthquake hit the northeast Sunday, killing six people and reducing home...
Roof damaged, stars soaked as storms lash Cannes festival
May 21, 2012 (AFP)
Lashing wind and rain damaged the roof of a Cannes screening room, organisers said Monday, after soaked stars were left shivering on the red-carpet by a freak s...
Flash floods kill 19 in Afghanistan: official
May 20, 2012 (AFP)
Flash floods triggered by torrential rains in northern Afghanistan killed at least 19 people and left thousands homeless, an official said on Sunday. Another 56...
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