Earth Changes
Sydney - The northern Australian city of Darwin was rocked by an offshore earthquake on Monday but there were no reports of injuries or damage.
VENTURA, Calif. - Calming wind early Saturday helped firefighters battle a 3,700-acre wildfire that prompted a voluntary evacuation of about 200 ridge-top homes.
PLYMOUTH, Mass. A small-scale earthquake shook a section of Plymouth on Thursday.
Officials with the Weston Observatory, which monitors earthquake activity, say the 2.5 registered tremor was centered two miles south of the center of town.
Officials with the Weston Observatory, which monitors earthquake activity, say the 2.5 registered tremor was centered two miles south of the center of town.
SANTIAGO -- A strong earthquake hit northern Chile and southern Bolivia on Thursday, causing panic among local residents and cutting utilities, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, officials in Chile and Bolivia said.
MADISONVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Nearly three dozen tornadoes ripped through the U.S. Midwest, part of a huge line of thunderstorms that destroyed homes and killed at least two people.
In 2003, a summer heat wave killed between 22,000 and 35,000 people in five European countries. Temperatures soared to 104 degrees Fahrenheit in Paris, and London recorded its first triple-digit Fahrenheit temperature in history.
If a similar heat wave struck the United States, the results would be disastrous, a new study suggests.
If a similar heat wave struck the United States, the results would be disastrous, a new study suggests.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Just eight days after a deadly tornado struck southwestern Indiana, another strong storm system rolled across the nation's midsection Tuesday, producing funnel clouds in at least three states.
The Colombian government on Tuesday asked 9,000 people living near the Galeras volcano in the southeast province of Narino to evacuate after scientists said it could erupt soon.
MIAMI - A tropical depression was developing Monday in the southeast Caribbean Sea and was expected to strengthen into Tropical Storm Gamma, the National Hurricane Center said.
By the end of the week the storm is expected to be south of Jamaica, where the Caribbean is still warm enough to feed a major hurricane, said hurricane specialist Stacy Stewart.
By the end of the week the storm is expected to be south of Jamaica, where the Caribbean is still warm enough to feed a major hurricane, said hurricane specialist Stacy Stewart.
Comment: Remember when global warming was just a "hypothetical scenario" that was purely the domain of "conspiracy theorists" and "crazy" scientists? How times change...
Now, as to the real causes... that's a whole other can of worms.