SHAKE AND BLOW

News About Earthquakes And Cyclonic Storms

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Strong Italy quake kills at least six
May 20, 2012 (AFP)
A powerful earthquake shook Italy's densely populated industrial northeast early Sunday, killing at least six people and reducing homes, factories and historic ...
First tropical storm of season forms off US east coast
May 19, 2012 (AFP)
The first tropical storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season formed Saturday off the southeastern US coast with winds of 45 miles (75 kilometers) per hour, US...
Scientists 'read' the ash from the Icelandic volcano 2 years after its eruption
May 16, 2012 (SPX)
In May 2010, the ash cloud from the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull reached the Iberian Peninsula and brought airports to a halt all over Europe. At the time...
6.0-magnitude quake hits Papua New Guinea: USGS
May 16, 2012 (AFP)
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was immediately issued. The quake hit the re...
Sumatra said at risk from volcanoes
May 16, 2012 (UPI)
Sumatra, hit by deadly earthquakes and tsunamis in recent years, is at risk from another natural phenomenon, researchers say -- major volcanic eruptions. Resear...
First tropical storm of eastern Pacific season off Mexico
May 15, 2012 (AFP)
The first tropical storm of the Pacific storm season formed Tuesday far out to sea off the Mexican coast, the US-based National Hurricane Center said in a state...
Georgia flood disaster exposes capital's slums
May 15, 2012 (AFP)
The weekend floods that killed five people in the Georgian capital exposed a side of the city not shown in the slick tourist ads -- the ramshackle slums that ar...
Flooding kills five in Georgian capital
May 13, 2012 (AFP)
Five people, including a mother and her two children, were killed when flooding brought by heavy rains destroyed houses overnight in the Georgian capital Tbilis...
Moderate earthquake kills one in Tajikistan
May 13, 2012 (AFP)
One man was killed when a moderate, 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck in central Tajikistan early Sunday, damaging several buildings. The most damage occurred in ...
Flash flood kills 28 in Afghan north: officials
May 11, 2012 (AFP)
Flash floods swept through four villages in northern Afghanistan, killing 28 people and leaving 20 others missing, officials said Friday. "Heavy rains overnight...
Debris from volcano closes Mexico airport again
May 10, 2012 (AFP)
Officials in Mexico have closed the airport in Puebla for a second time this week, after its runways became covered with ash from the newly active Popocatepetl ...
Four killed, 10 missing in Indonesian floods
May 09, 2012 (AFP)
Floods carrying volcanic debris swept through a town in eastern Indonesia Wednesday killing four people, including a nine-year-old child, and leaving 10 others ...
Debris from volcano closes Mexico airport
May 09, 2012 (AFP)
Ashes from Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano forced officials to close the airport in nearby Puebla for some 14 hours, to allow for cleanup after it spewed out heap...
GPS on commercial ships could improve tsunami warnings
May 08, 2012 (SPX)
Commercial ships travel across most of the globe and could provide better warnings for potentially deadly tsunamis, according to a study published by scientists...
Swamped Nepal village dug out after deadly floods
May 08, 2012 (AFP)
Emergency teams in Nepal on Tuesday used mechanical diggers to search through a village inundated by mud in a flash flood three days ago that left 23 people dea...
Unique insight into Chile's coastal ecosystem before and after 2010 earthquake
May 08, 2012 (SPX)
Natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis are expected to have substantial ecological effects, but if researchers don't have enough data about the environ...
Mexico launches national tsunami warning system
May 08, 2012 (AFP)
The Mexican government on Tuesday launched a national tsunami system to monitor quakes around the world that could impact the country's coastline, the Interior ...
Flash floods kill 26 at Afghan wedding: official
May 07, 2012 (AFP)
At least 26 people were killed and more than 100 missing after flash floods hit a wedding party and three villages in northern Afghanistan, an official said Mon...
Hope fades for Nepal flood victims, toll may hit 60
May 06, 2012 (AFP)
Rescuers scouring Nepal's central Annapurna region after severe flash flooding said Sunday that there was almost no hope of finding survivors and that the final...
First-of-its-kind study reveals surprising ecological effects of earthquake and tsunami
May 04, 2012 (SPX)
The reappearance of long-forgotten habitats and the resurgence of species unseen for years may not be among the expected effects of a natural disaster. Yet that...
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