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Names Fiona, Ian removed from UN's hurricane roster

Mar 29, 2023 (AFP)

The World Meteorological Organization said that "Farrah" would replace "Fiona", while "Idris" would replace "Ian", after meteorologists determined during a meet...

Indonesia's Anak Krakatoa volcano erupts, belches huge ash tower

Mar 28, 2023 (AFP)

Mount Anak Krakatoa, which means Child of Krakatoa, erupted four times, officials said, with the biggest followed by another that sent a column of smoke and ash...

Cyclone Freddy record claim in the eye of the storm

Mar 27, 2023 (AFP)

The cyclone crossed the entire southern Indian Ocean before wreaking death and destruction on southeastern Africa in February and March. An international panel ...

Giant volcanic 'chain' spills secrets on inner workings of volcanoes

Mar 27, 2023 (SPX)

University of Queensland researchers Dr Tamini Tapu, Associate Professor Teresa Ubide and Professor Paulo Vasconcelos discovered how these relics reveal the inn...

14 perish in Somalia flash floods

Mar 25, 2023 (AFP)

Bridges, roads and houses have been damaged or destroyed and many people have been forced to flee their homes in search of safer ground. In the town of Baardher...

Indonesia volcano erupts, spews tower of smoke and ash

Mar 24, 2023 (AFP)

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage from the eruption, which sent up a tower of volcanic smoke 700 metres (0.4 miles) high in a remote part of...

At least 12 killed in Afghanistan-Pakistan earthquake

Mar 22, 2023 (AFP)

The United States Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.5 quake was centred near Jurm in northeastern Afghanistan, but the depth of 187 kilometres (116 miles) ...

'Uncharted territory': South Sudan's four years of flooding

Mar 22, 2023 (AFP)

Four straight years of flooding, an unprecedented phenomenon linked to climate change, has swamped two-thirds of South Sudan but nowhere more dramatically than ...

Cyclone Freddy leaves half a million displaced in Malawi: UN

Mar 21, 2023 (AFP)

Cyclone Freddy dumped six months' worth of rainfall on southern Malawi in six days, with floods and mudslides sweeping away homes, roads and bridges in a record...

At least 14 killed as strong quake jolts Ecuador and Peru

Mar 19, 2023 (AFP)

Destroyed buildings, crushed vehicles and debris could be seen in cities such as Machala and Cuenca in Ecuador, as rescue officials rushed to lend aid and panic...

Ecuador, Peru quake victim death toll rises to 15

Mar 19, 2023 (AFP)

Saturday's quake, whose epicenter was in the Ecuadoran municipality of Balao, near the border with Peru, left 14 dead in the southwestern provinces of El Oro an...

Indonesia's Merapi volcano erupts, spews hot lava

Mar 18, 2023 (AFP)

Footage of flaming lava pouring out of the crater and a tall column of hot cloud rising 1,300 metres into the air was taken by the government-run Merapi Volcano...

Cyclone Freddy affects 500,000 people in Malawi: UN

Mar 17, 2023 (AFP)

The storm dumped six months' worth of rainfall in six days in southern Malawi, leaving a trail of destruction and severely damaged infrastructure as well as flo...

'No longer safe' from quakes: fear of 'Big One' grips Istanbul

Mar 17, 2023 (AFP)

"I'm pretty confident but my children aren't convinced, so we're having this test done," said Uygun, who lives in one of the Turkish megalopolis's poorer and mo...

Cyclone Freddy death toll in Malawi hits 326

Mar 16, 2023 (AFP)

Rescuers were unearthing more bodies as the chances of finding survivors faded after the cyclone followed a highly unusual course by returning to lash southern ...

What makes Cyclone Freddy an exceptional storm

Mar 15, 2023 (AFP)

A factfile: - Deadly track - The storm began to brew in early February in the southeastern Indian Ocean off northern Australia, whose weather service gave it th...

Cyclone toll passes 200 in Malawi, Mozambique as hopes for survivors fade

Mar 14, 2023 (AFP)

Rescue workers warned that more victims were likely as they scoured destroyed neighbourhoods for survivors even as hopes dwindled. The fierce storm delivered it...

California scrambles to fix levee as another storm looms

Mar 14, 2023 (AFP)

Houses were inundated and vehicles submerged when the Pajaro River burst over a crumbling levee overnight Friday into Saturday, with firecrews going door-to-doo...

Syrian castle among quake-hit ancient sites at risk

Mar 13, 2023 (AFP)

Hassoun, the custodian of the Fortress of Saladin, an architectural treasure with Byzantine roots in the 10th century rebuilt by Frankish Crusaders in the 12th ...

Cyclone Freddy returns killing 70 in Malawi, Mozambique

Mar 13, 2023 (AFP)

Freddy, on track to become the longest-lasting storms on record, barrelled through southern Africa at the weekend for the second time within a few weeks, making...