Natural Disasters
Earthquakes, volcanic activity, severe storms and floods as they happen, drawn from official monitoring feeds, with plain explanations of what the numbers mean on the ground.
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How Flooding Disrupts Mumbai’s Suburban Railway Network
MUMBAI, July 10 — For all the noise of the monsoon season, the salient point on the Mumbai…
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Mumbai’s Monsoon Flooding History Reveals Infrastructure Challenges
MUMBAI, July 10 — A school of fish was found scattered across flooded railway tracks in suburban Mumbai…
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Macquarie Island’s Seismic History Highlighted by Shallow 5.0 Earthquake
Macquarie Island sits on a geological knife edge. The magnitude 5 earthquake that struck 10 kilometers west of…
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BMC Manages Mumbai’s Flood Response Amid Heavy Rains
MUMBAI, July 10 — The monsoon rains that drench Mumbai each year bring something else with them, something…
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Deep Quake Hits Off Leyte, Felt Across Broad Region
MANILA, July 9 — A magnitude 5 earthquake struck about 19 kilometers east-northeast of Abuyog, Philippines, on Thursday…
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Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 strikes near Kimbe, Papua New Guinea
KIMBE, July 8 — A magnitude 5 earthquake struck approximately 110 kilometers southeast of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea,…
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Ukraine tanker strikes risk catastrophic Black Sea oil spill
ROME, July 8 — The Black Sea is becoming an environmental casualty of war, and the mechanics here…
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Shallow 5.5 Earthquake Shakes Balleny Islands Region Without Tsunami Warning
The Balleny Islands region sits on a tectonic knife-edge where the Australian and Antarctic plates grind together. On…
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Balleny Islands earthquake part of long-term seismic pattern near Antarctica
The Balleny Islands region shook Wednesday with a magnitude 5.5 earthquake, a moderate event that fits a well-documented…
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Seismologists note shallow depth and no tsunami threat from Balleny Islands quake
Seismologists tracking the Balleny Islands earthquake on Wednesday saw a familiar pattern: a moderate jolt, shallow depth, no…
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Moderate Earthquake Strikes Remote Chagos Archipelago
CHAGOS ARCHIPELAGO REGION, July 8 — A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck the Chagos Archipelago region on July 8,…
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China’s 5.0 Magnitude Earthquake Rattles Sichuan Province
BEIJING, July 8 — A moderate earthquake measuring magnitude 5.0 struck 15 kilometres north-northeast of Xunchang, China, early…
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Strong 5.3 quake rattles Costa Rica’s Pacific coast
OROTINA, Costa Rica, July 7 — A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 10 kilometers west-southwest of Orotina, Costa Rica,…
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Magnitude 5 Quake Hits Reykjanes Ridge, No Tsunami Warning Issued
REYKJANES RIDGE, July 7 — A magnitude 5 earthquake struck the Reykjanes Ridge early Tuesday morning. The U.S.…
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5.3 Earthquake Strikes Reykjanes Ridge; Moderate Shaking Reported
REYKJANES RIDGE, July 7 — A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck the Reykjanes Ridge early Tuesday, according to the…
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Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake Strikes Remote Drake Passage, No Tsunami Warning Issued
The Drake Passage shook early Tuesday. A magnitude 5.9 earthquake hit at 01:26 UTC, according to the U.S.…
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Shallow 5.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes 211 Kilometers Southeast of Hihifo
The South Pacific is no stranger to the ground shifting beneath its feet. A magnitude 5.1 earthquake, detected…
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USGS Confirms No Tsunami Warning After Magnitude 5.1 Quake Near Tonga
The U.S. Geological Survey detected the earthquake at 14:43 UTC on Monday. Its global seismic monitoring network, a…
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Shallow 5.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes 211 Kilometers from Tonga
The South Pacific shook Monday afternoon. A magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit 211 kilometers east-southeast of Hihifo, Tonga. The…
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Quiet Quake in Drake Passage Raises Questions About Future Seismic Activity
A shallow, moderate earthquake hit the Drake Passage on Tuesday. The U.S. Geological Survey pegged it at magnitude…
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Magnitude 5.1 Shallow Earthquake Strikes Near Tonga
NUKU’ALOFA, July 6 — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 211 km ESE of Hihifo, Tonga, at 14:43 UTC…
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Magnitude 5.0 Quake Shakes Mianzhu, China; No Damage Reported Yet
MIANZHU, China, July 5 — A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 26 km NNW of Mianzhu in Deyang, Sichuan,…
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Chile rattles with moderate quake off Coquimbo coast
COQUIMBO, Chile, July 5 — The earth moved hard and fast here this afternoon. At 15:53 UTC, a…
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Six Children Recovered After Lake Boat Capsizing; Three Pronounced Dead
GENEVA LAKE, Wis., July 4 — Three children are dead and seven people were rescued after a recreational…
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