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Quakes leave Greek tourist island on tenterhooks
Feb 17, 2025 (AFP)
She has been teaching remotely since Greek authorities shut down all schools on Amorgos, its more famous neighbour Santorini and other nearby islands until at l...
Magnitude 7.6 quake shakes Caribbean, tsunami warnings lifted
Feb 09, 2025 (AFP)
The temblor struck at a shallow depth, the US Geological Survey said. "Based on all available data... the tsunami threat from this earthquake has passed and the...
Greek PM insists no danger from Santorini quake swarm
Feb 07, 2025 (AFP)
The state was "fully deployed not because we believe... that something disastrous is going to happen, but because we must be ready for any eventuality," Mitsota...
Pain, anger as Turkey marks two years since quake disaster
Feb 06, 2025 (AFP)
The 7.8 magnitude quake struck before dawn when people were sleeping, destroying almost 40,000 buildings and severely damaging about 200,000 others in Turkey, l...
Fresh quake barrage hits Greek island Santorini
Feb 06, 2025 (AFP)
Seven successive tremors measuring over 4.0 magnitude were recorded in the early morning by the Athens Geodynamic Institute, Greece's leading authority on earth...
'We're not afraid': Santorini residents brave tremors to stay put
Feb 05, 2025 (AFP)
"I'm not afraid at all," said the Belgian-born woman, who has lived on the volcanic island for 27 years. "For 500 years, this house has lived through earthquake...
Australia says flood recovery will take time
Feb 04, 2025 (AFP)
Storms dumped more than 1.5 metres (59 inches) of rain in parts of Queensland in the past week, engulfing homes, businesses and roads, officials said. "The deva...
Novel algorithm taps global fibre networks to enhance earthquake warnings
Feb 04, 2025 (SPX)
A paper just published in Geophysical Journal International introduces a physics-based algorithm designed to integrate fibre optic measurements with conventiona...
Thousands leave as fresh tremors shake Santorini
Feb 04, 2025 (AFP)
Some 6,000 people have already left the island, known for its spectacular cliffside views and a dormant volcano, which has been hit by hundreds of tremors since...
Thousands leave as fresh tremors shake Greece's Santorini
Feb 04, 2025 (AFP)
Some 7,000 people have left the island, known for its spectacular cliffside views and dormant volcano, which has been hit by hundreds of tremors since last week...
Global data networks elevate seismic detection through new algorithm
Feb 04, 2025 (SPX)
A study featured in Geophysical Journal International outlines a solution that incorporates a straightforward physics-based algorithm alongside fibre optic meas...
Rising floodwaters force evacuations in eastern Australian
Feb 03, 2025 (AFP)
Storms have already dumped more than a metre (39 inches) of rain in two days in parts of Queensland, engulfing homes, businesses and roads in muddy waters, auth...
Two years on, construction jungle emerges from Antioch's quake-hit ruins
Feb 03, 2025 (AFP)
"That fear is always with you," said the 34-year-old, whose home in Antakya collapsed on top of her in a 7.8-magnitude quake that devastated swathes of southern...
Rising floodwaters force evacuations in eastern Australia
Feb 03, 2025 (AFP)
Storms have already dumped more than a metre (39 inches) of rain in two days in parts of Queensland, engulfing homes, businesses and roads in muddy waters, auth...
Greek PM calls for calm amid 'very intense' Santorini tremors
Feb 03, 2025 (AFP)
Speaking from Brussels, Mitsotakis said authorities were monitoring a "very intense" geological phenomenon over recent days, adding: "I want to ask our islander...
One dead in Australia floods as authorities order evacuation
Feb 02, 2025 (AFP)
Authorities in Queensland said parts of the state received more than 600 millimetres (24 inches) in 24 hours. With heavy rains continuing, residents in six floo...
Greece on high alert as quakes shake Santorini island
Feb 02, 2025 (AFP)
Some 200 minor earthquakes were recorded in the sea and surrounding islands in just 48 hours, with the strongest, of magnitude 4.6, striking the waters between ...
Flooding in Sicily as month's rain falls in four hours
Feb 02, 2025 (AFP)
Almost 150 millimetres (six inches) of rain fell, overloading the drainage system, the municipality said in a statement, describing it as an "event of exception...
'I'm out of here': French town waits for flood to recede
Jan 30, 2025 (AFP)
The Herminia depression earlier this week unleashed downpours on northwestern France, sparking some of the worst floods in decades. Surrounded by two rivers, a ...
Western France put on high flood alert after storm 'Herminia'
Jan 27, 2025 (AFP)
The "Herminia" depression has unleashed downpours especially in the Ille-et-Vilaine department, with administrative centre Rennes experiencing its worst floodin...
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