SHAKE AND BLOW

News About Earthquakes And Cyclonic Storms

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6.1-magnitude quake hits off Greek island of Crete: USGS
May 22, 2025 (AFP)
The strong quake struck 82 kilometres (51 miles) northeast of Crete's capital Heraklion at 0319 GMT at a depth of 68 kilometres (42 miles), the USGS said. AFP j...
NASA-French Satellite Spots Large-Scale River Waves for First Time
May 22, 2025 (JPL)
In a first, researchers from NASA and Virginia Tech used satellite data to measure the height and speed of potentially hazardous flood waves traveling down U.S....
Massive floods strand over 50,000 in eastern Australia
May 22, 2025 (AFP)
Police have pulled two bodies from floodwaters on the Mid North Coast, a river-braided region of rugged hills and fertile valleys about 400 kilometres (250 mile...
Flood victims stranded on roofs as downpours lash eastern Australia
May 21, 2025 (AFP)
Storms have already dumped more than four months' of rain in just two days in parts of New South Wales, engulfing homes, businesses and roads in muddy waters, a...
6.4-magnitude quake hits off Papua New Guinea coast: USGS
May 20, 2025 (AFP)
The quake struck at a depth of 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) around 81 kilometres from the town of Angoram, it said, revising an earlier depth and distance as well ...
1 dead as rains choke India's tech capital; 1 dead, 3 missing in Argentina floods
May 20, 2025 (AFP)
Rapid growth of the southern city dubbed India's Silicon Valley has left many waterways covered over or used as dumps, leading to water stagnating every year du...
Indonesia volcano erupts with kilometre-high ash cloud
May 19, 2025 (AFP)
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on the tourist island of Flores erupted shortly after midnight, sending an ash cloud 1.2 kilometres (0.7 miles) above its peak, Indones...
Four killed in Vietnam landslide after flash floods
May 19, 2025 (AFP)
The landslide occurred early Sunday in Ba Be district of Bac Kan province following torrential rain on Saturday. "A very big (noise, like an) explosion was hear...
NASA Satellite Images Could Provide Early Volcano Warnings
May 19, 2025 (SPX)
As volcanic magma ascends through the Earth's crust, it releases carbon dioxide and other gases which rise to the surface. Trees that take up the carbon dioxide...
Thai tycoon surrenders over deadly skyscraper collapse
May 16, 2025 (AFP)
The 30-storey Bangkok tower crumbled in seconds, killing 89 people, mostly construction workers, when a magnitude-7.7 tremor hit neighbouring Myanmar on March 2...
Satellite Data Confirms First Ship-Based Detection of Landslide-Triggered Tsunami
May 15, 2025 (SPX)
Landslide-generated tsunamis can pose severe threats to coastal areas, particularly within narrow fjords where steep cliffs can trap and intensify waves. Unlike...
'Unscientific' Japan megaquake rumours spook Hong Kong tourists
May 15, 2025 (AFP)
People from Hong Kong made nearly 2.7 million trips to Japan in 2024. Although it is impossible to know exactly when earthquakes will hit, fear-inducing predict...
Five dead in Algeria after torrential rain and floods
May 15, 2025 (AFP)
In Djelfa, some 300 kilometres (185 miles) south of the capital Algiers, three people died when a bus was stuck and submerged in flood waters. The civil defence...
Thai court issues warrants over deadly quake tower collapse
May 15, 2025 (AFP)
The 30-storey tower being built to house the State Audit Office was reduced to rubble in seconds when a 7.7-magnitude quake struck neighbouring Myanmar on March...
Over 84,000 people affected by Somalia floods since mid-April: UN
May 13, 2025 (AFP)
The Horn of Africa is one of the regions most vulnerable to climate change, and extreme weather events are becoming increasingly frequent and intense. "Since mi...
Latest quake sparks fear around Naples, Italy
May 13, 2025 (AFP)
The tremor hit the Campi Flegrei area in southern Italy at 12:07 pm (10:07 GMT), at a depth of three kilometres (1.9 miles), according to Italy's National Insti...
Latest quake sparks fear around Italy's Naples
May 13, 2025 (AFP)
The tremor hit the Campi Flegrei (Phlegraean Fields) area in southern Italy at 12:07 pm (10:07 GMT), at a depth of three kilometres, according to Italy's Nation...
UK towns harness nature to combat rising flood risk
May 12, 2025 (AFP)
The city, like many others in the UK, has experienced several intense rainfall events in recent years, which have caused significant damage. Alert to climate ch...
Volcano in Philippines spews ash over a mile into the sky
May 12, 2025 (AFP)
Kanlaon Volcano, one of 24 active volcanoes in the Southeast Asian nation, has had several eruptions in the past century -- the most recent of which happened la...
Floods in eastern DR Congo kill more than 100: local officials; Somalia floods kill seven, displace 200 families
May 10, 2025 (AFP)
The floods were sparked by torrential rains and ripped through the Kasaba village in the Sud Kivu province during the night of Thursday-Friday, Bernard Akili, a...
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