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Yellowstone 'super-eruption' less super, more frequent than thought
May 03, 2012 (SPX)
The Yellowstone "super-volcano" is a little less super-but more active-than previously thought. Researchers at Washington State University and the Scottish Univ...
Sodden Britain braced for more floods
May 01, 2012 (AFP)
Southern England and Wales were on high flood alert Tuesday, with thousands of homes at risk from a deluge that has killed one person after Britain's wettest Ap...
Strong quake strikes off Mexico coast: USGS
May 01, 2012 (AFP)
A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Tuesday off Mexico's Pacific coast, not far from the border with Guatemala, the US Geological Survey said. The epicenter of th...
Rapid tsunami warning by means of GPS
Apr 27, 2012 (SPX)
For submarine earthquakes that can generate tsunamis, the warning time for nearby coastal areas is very short. Using high-precision analysis of GPS data from th...
Russian volcano spews ash into atmosphere
Apr 26, 2012 (UPI)
A volcano on Russia's Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula erupted Thursday, sending an ash cloud to an altitude of almost 7 miles, officials said. The eruption of t...
NASA's New Satellite Movie of One Week's Ash Activity from Mexico's Popocatepetl Volcano
Apr 25, 2012 (SPX)
Satellites continue to provide a look at the ash and gas clouds being emitted from Mexico's Popocatepetl Volcano. NASA has animated imagery from NOAA's GOES-13 ...
GPS could speed up tsunami alert systems: researchers
Apr 25, 2012 (AFP)
Global positioning systems (GPS) could provide faster tsunami alerts than current warning set-ups, German researchers said Wednesday, citing data collected in l...
Warning signs from ancient Greek tsunami
Apr 25, 2012 (SPX)
In the winter of 479 B.C., a tsunami was the savior of Potidaea, drowning hundreds of Persian invaders as they lay siege to the ancient Greek village. New geolo...
Hundreds evacuated as Russian village flooded
Apr 24, 2012 (AFP)
Over 1,000 homes were damaged as a river in central Russia's Ryazan region rose, displacing 300 people and turning streets into canals, officials said Tuesday. ...
Rumbling Mexican volanco keeps locals awake
Apr 23, 2012 (AFP)
Residents at the foot of Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano no longer sleep soundly since the towering mountain roared back into action over a week ago, spewing out ...
Kenya flash food kills one, six missing
Apr 22, 2012 (AFP)
One person was killed and six others went missing in Kenya when a flash flood in a gorge at a national park caught a church youth group off guard, rangers said ...
New research puts focus on earthquake, tsunami hazard for southern California
Apr 20, 2012 (SPX)
Scientists will convene in San Diego to present the latest seismological research at the annual conference of the Seismological Society of America (SSA), April ...
Mexico volcano roars, spews glowing rocks
Apr 20, 2012 (AFP)
Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano, outside the capital, rumbled continuously and spewed gases and glowing rocks to almost one mile (one kilometer) beyond its crater...
Ancient Greek tsunami bears warning signs: study
Apr 19, 2012 (AFP)
A tsunami saved the Greek village of Potidaea from Persian invaders in winter 479 BC, a US study said Thursday, warning that the area remains prone to earthquak...
Mexico volcano spouts large column of ash and steam
Apr 18, 2012 (AFP)
Mexico's Popocatepetl volcano, outside the Mexican capital, spouted a large column of ash and steam Wednesday but officials did not raise alert levels or start ...
Tokyo mega-quake would kill over 9,000: simulation
Apr 18, 2012 (AFP)
More than 9,600 people would die with nearly 150,000 injured if a mega-quake struck Tokyo, a disaster that would also level large parts of the Japanese capital,...
Irene removed from hurricane name list
Apr 17, 2012 (AFP)
The death and damage caused by Hurricane Irene means the name is being withdrawn from a rotating list of storm titles, the UN weather agency said on Tuesday. "I...
Residents on alert near Mexico volcano
Apr 17, 2012 (AFP)
Residents reported roaring noises from the Popocatepetl volcano near Mexico City Tuesday after signs of increased activity prompted authorities to raise alert l...
7.0-magnitude quake hits off Papua New Guinea: USGS
Apr 17, 2012 (AFP)
A 7.0-magnitude quake struck off the northeast of Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami warning issued. The quake...
Tokyo Sky Tree safe from quakes: operator
Apr 17, 2012 (AFP)
The operator of Tokyo Sky Tree on Tuesday explained how the world's second-highest building will survive the strong earthquakes that regularly shake Japan when ...
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