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4.2 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Greece’s Cyclades
A 4.2 magnitude earthquake hit the Cyclades islands in Greece on Friday. According to the Athens Geodynamic…
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake: Council Urges South African Residents to Heed…
By Daniel Itai
The Council for Geosciences has urged residents to be wary of aftershocks following a 4.4…
Largest earthquake in 120 years rattles Melbourne, causes little damage
Melbourne was shaken Sunday by a rare and shallow earthquake – the largest earthquake to hit the Australian city…
Cyclone Mocha death toll rises to 41 in Myanmar’s Rakhine state
The death toll in cyclone-hit Myanmar’s Rakhine state rose to 41 on Tuesday, local leaders told AFP, as villagers…
Climate Change Makes Cyclones More Intense, Destructive – Scientists
Climate change does not make cyclones, such as the one battering Bangladesh, more frequent, but it does render…
More than 50 aftershocks shake Japan as earthquake kills one
Aftershocks have rattled Japan a day after a powerful magnitude 6.5 earthquake left at least one person dead and…
Death toll tops 26 as tornadoes tear through US Midwest, South
At least 26 people have been killed and dozens more injured after storms and tornadoes tore through towns and…
After Cyclone Freddy’s devastation, cholera fears rise in Malawi
Malawian health authorities have warned of an increased cholera risk after the devastation caused by Cyclone…
Cyclone hits Malawi, Mozambique paying the high price of climate change
After barrelling through Mozambique and Malawi since late last week, Cyclone Freddy is set to move away from land…
My Cyclone Diary: After the flood, the dread that replaces panic
In the second instalment in a series of diaries about Cyclone Gabrielle’s aftermath in New Zealand, Anna Rankin…
