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Western Australia struggles back from huge floods
Jan 12, 2023 (AFP)
In the deluged town of Fitzroy Crossing -- home to about 1,000 people -- the waters collapsed the main bridge, swept away road surfaces and damaged homes over t...
Forecasting earthquakes that get off schedule
Jan 12, 2023 (SPX)
Seismologists commonly assume that big earthquakes on faults are pretty regular and that the next quake will occur after approximately the same amount of time a...
Strong 7.6-magnitude quake hits off Indonesia: USGS
Jan 09, 2023 (AFP)
The epicentre of the quake was 427 kilometres (265 miles) south of the Indonesian island of Ambon at a depth of 95 kilometres, USGS said. Indonesia's Meteorolog...
7.0-magnitude quake strikes Pacific nation of Vanuatu
Jan 08, 2023 (AFP)
The violent quake's epicentre was in the sea just off the northern bay of the largest island Espiritu Santo, some 400 kilometres (250 miles) north of the archip...
Floods 'devastating' parts of Western Australia: PM
Jan 07, 2023 (AFP)
Helicopters have been winching people to safety as floodwaters rise in the sparsely populated Kimberley region of Western Australia. While the worst of the rain...
Hawaii volcano erupts again after a month of quiet
Jan 06, 2023 (AFP)
Fountains of lava spewed out of Kilauea, flooding the crater at its peak with molten rock. Scientists at the US Geological Survey said the first stirrings were ...
Pakistan needs billions for flood recovery, UN urges
Jan 05, 2023 (AFP)
In a bid to meet the towering needs, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will host an international conference in G...
Spain confirms first death from 2021 volcano eruption
Jan 02, 2023 (AFP)
The body of a 72-year-old man was found in November 2021 in the municipality of El Paso in an exclusion zone, an area that was off limits to the public without ...
Death toll from Philippine floods, landslides climbs to 33
Dec 29, 2022 (AFP)
Authorities were still searching for more than two dozen other people missing after heavy downpours over the Christmas weekend caused flooding and landslides ac...
Death toll from Philippine floods, landslides climbs to 39
Dec 29, 2022 (AFP)
Rescuers were still searching for more than two dozen other people missing after heavy downpours over the Christmas weekend caused flooding and landslides acros...
Death toll from Philippine floods rises to 25
Dec 28, 2022 (AFP)
Tens of thousands of people were forced to flee their homes as heavy rain submerged rural villages, towns and highways on Christmas Day, dampening festivities o...
Philippines floods force tens of thousands to flee homes
Dec 26, 2022 (AFP)
Eleven people were killed and 19 others were missing after a week's worth of heavy seasonal rain in the southern and eastern regions of the country, they said, ...
Five dead, more than 70,000 evacuated in Malaysia floods
Dec 21, 2022 (AFP)
More than 31,000 people have fled their homes in Kelantan state while more than 39,000 residents have been evacuated to temporary shelters in neighbouring Teren...
Two dead after powerful quake hits California
Dec 20, 2022 (AFP)
The relatively shallow 6.4-magnitude quake hit overnight, 25 miles (40 kilometers) southwest of the port city of Eureka, in Humboldt County, the US Geological S...
Indonesia quake death toll jumps to 602 after new count
Dec 16, 2022 (AFP)
The shallow 5.6-magnitude earthquake hit the town of Cianjur in Indonesia's most populous province West Java on November 21, with most of the victims killed as ...
Shallow 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolts Taiwan
Dec 15, 2022 (AFP)
The quake hit just after midday (0400 GMT) about 30 kilometres (19 miles) off the coast of Hualien County at a shallow depth of six kilometres. The US Geologica...
Flooding kills more than 120 in DR Congo capital
Dec 14, 2022 (AFP)
Major roads in the centre of Kinshasa, a city of some 15 million people, were submerged for hours, and a key supply route was cut off. The death toll -- which w...
Signals from the ionosphere could improve tsunami forecasts
Dec 13, 2022 (SPX)
A new study analyzed the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai eruption in the South Pacific earlier this year. The Jan. 15, 2022, volcanic eruption was the largest to be r...
Hawaii volcano goes quiet after spectacular display
Dec 13, 2022 (AFP)
At the height of the flare-up, Mauna Loa spewed fountains of lava 200 feet (60 meters) into the sky, and sent rivers of molten rock gushing down its sides, wowi...
Guatemala volcano eruption eases after forcing airport closure
Dec 12, 2022 (AFP)
The volcano named Fuego -- Spanish for fire -- rumbled into activity overnight Saturday into Sunday, with molten rock oozing down its slopes and ash belching tw...
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