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Tropical cyclones and storm surges: Why they are deadly
May 13, 2023 (AFP)
- Tropical cyclones - Cyclones are low-pressure systems that form over warm tropical waters, with gale force winds near the centre. The winds can extend hundred...
Cyclone Mocha heads for Myanmar, Bangladesh
May 11, 2023 (AFP)
Cyclone Mocha is forecast to make landfall on Sunday along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, according to India's meteorological office, packing winds of up to 175...
7.6-magnitude quake rattles Tonga
May 11, 2023 (AFP)
The quake struck at 1602 GMT about 100 kilometres (60 miles) off Tonga's remote volcanic island of Niuatoputapu at a depth of 210 kilometres, the US Geological ...
Study reveals presence of Hunga Tonga eruption aerosols in northern hemisphere stratospheric westerlies
May 10, 2023 (SPX)
This discovery, published in Science Bulletin, will aid in simulating the physical and chemical processes in volcanic plumes. The Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volc...
NASA launches two small satellites to track hurricanes
May 08, 2023 (AFP)
The new storm trackers, sent into orbit on a rocket built by US company Rocket Lab, can fly over hurricanes (or typhoons in the Pacific) every hour, compared to...
Toll from DR Congo floods rises to nearly 400: official
May 07, 2023 (AFP)
At least 394 bodies have been recovered after last week's floods, said Thomas Bakenga, administrator of Kalehe territory where the affected villages are located...
Evacuees return home after Guatemala volcano dies down: official
May 06, 2023 (AFP)
The 3,760-meter (12,335-foot) volcano Fuego, Central America's most active, had erupted early Thursday, spewing gas, lava and rock fragments. People were evacua...
Toll from DR Congo floods rises above 200
May 06, 2023 (AFP)
The provisional death toll, announced late on Friday by the provincial governor, was at least 176 dead. "Here in Bushushu, 203 bodies have already been removed ...
Aftershocks shake Japan after quake kills one, destroys homes
May 06, 2023 (AFP)
The 6.5 magnitude quake hit the central Ishikawa region mid-afternoon on Friday at a depth of 12 kilometres (seven miles), according to the Japan Meteorological...
More than 1,000 evacuated as Guatemala volcano erupts
May 05, 2023 (AFP)
Civil protection official Oscar Cossio said 1,054 people had been evacuated from five communities near the foot of the volcano, and moved to a sports hall for s...
Magnitude 6.3 quake shakes central Japan: weather agency
May 05, 2023 (AFP)
The quake hit at 2:42 pm (0542 GMT) at a depth of 10 kilometres (6 miles), according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Shinkansen bullet trains were suspended...
Over 100 killed in Rwanda floods: state-run broadcaster
May 03, 2023 (AFP)
"The rain that fell last night caused disaster in the Northern and Western Provinces," RBA said on its website. "Currently, the provisional figures published by...
127 perish in Rwanda flooding, landslides
May 03, 2023 (AFP)
Images posted online by the state broadcaster showed rivers of mud sweeping through the streets as residents scrambled for safety, some wading through the water...
Two firefighters missing in Canada flooding
May 02, 2023 (AFP)
A Quebec provincial police spokeswoman told AFP the two men were "trying to help residents who were trapped by floodwaters" when they were carried off by rushin...
Colombia urges evacuation near volcano
Apr 29, 2023 (AFP)
The Disaster Risk Management Office said it was moving to evacuate communities that are located within 15 kilometers (nine miles) from the main crater of three ...
Creating a tsunami early warning system using artificial intelligence
Apr 26, 2023 (SPX)
In Physics of Fluids, by AIP Publishing, researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles and Cardiff University in the U.K. developed an early warnin...
Powerful Indonesia quake sends islanders fleeing
Apr 25, 2023 (AFP)
The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 3 am (2000 GMT Monday), was in the sea near the Mentawai islands at a depth of 15.5 kilometres (more than 9 miles), ...
Nearly 1 in 4 South Sudanese affected by recurring floods: report
Apr 18, 2023 (AFP)
Four straight years of flooding have impacted more than 2.6 million people across the world's newest nation, forcing many to turn to wild fruits and leaves for ...
Tongan volcanic explosion in 2022 was largest natural explosion in a century
Apr 16, 2023 (SPX)
The 15-megaton volcanic explosion from Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai, one of the largest natural explosions in more than a century, generated a mega-tsunami with wa...
Cyclone hits Australia bringing 'record-breaking' wind speeds
Apr 14, 2023 (AFP)
Tropical Cyclone Ilsa made landfall in the early hours as a category five storm -- the strongest on the scale -- near the sparsely-populated town of Pardoo, abo...
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