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USA

Moderate earthquake of 5.6 rattles Bay Area

Ron Harris
Associated Press
Wed, 31 Oct 2007 04:19 UTC
SAN JOSE - A magnitude-5.6 earthquake shook the San Francisco Bay area Tuesday night, rattling homes and nerves, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries.

The moderate temblor struck shortly after 8 p.m., about 9 miles northeast of San Jose, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Residents reported feeling the quake as far east as Sacramento and as far north as Sonoma.
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Flood wreaks havoc in Nellore district, India


The Hindu
Tue, 30 Oct 2007 04:27 UTC


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Villagers in a boat trying to rescue passengers waiting for help on the top of a private bus in Pandluru stream on Monday.

Eleven persons were killed, several tanks breached, hundreds of houses either collapsed or suffered extensive damage, while road and rail networks were damaged as widespread rain disrupted normal life across the district on Monday.
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Update: Tropical Storm Noel Kills at Least 20


Associated Press
Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:20 UTC
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - Tropical Storm Noel brought heavy rain and flooding to the Dominican Republic on Monday and officials said at least 20 people had died.

At least 20 other people were reported missing from the storm, which lashed Hispaniola, the island the country shares with Haiti, said Ramon Franco of the Dominican emergency services agency.
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New Zealand: Cluster of quakes 'normal' - Or is it?

Paul Gorman
The Press
Mon, 29 Oct 2007 17:46 UTC
The South Island has rocked and wobbled to more than 20 earthquakes in the past month, but scientists say such a sudden increase in activity is normal.

Since September 30, 22 earthquakes and aftershocks have shaken communities across the South Island.
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Mini-tornadoes to hit South-East Queensland, Australia

Georgia Waters
Brisbane Times
Mon, 29 Oct 2007 08:53 UTC


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Traffic grinds to a halt southbound on the Pacific Motorway as a result of flooding at Loganholme.

Mini-tornadoes and hail could hit South-East Queensland later today when a severe storm cell strikes the region. Flash flooding, heavy rainfall, wind and large hailstones are expected to hit an area west of Brisbane over the next several hours.
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Tropical Storm Noel strengthens, threatens Haiti

Michael Christie
Reuters
Sun, 28 Oct 2007 23:08 UTC
Tropical Storm Noel strengthened on Sunday as it crept over the Caribbean and threatened to lash impoverished Haiti with potentially deadly rains, U.S. forecasters said.

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Clam, 405, is oldest animal ever

Richard Alleyne
Telegraph
Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:41 UTC
It has been christened Ming and it's officially the oldest animal to have ever lived.

A British scientific team discovered the 405-year-old clam, named after the Chinese dynasty and not the former Liberal Democrat leader, at the bottom of the ocean, and hope its longevity will reveal the secrets of ageing.

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The oldest creature ever
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Mount Soputan spews ashes


jakartapost.com
Sun, 28 Oct 2007 12:07 UTC
MANADO (Antara): Ash spewed from Mount Soputan on the northern tip of Sulawesi island has covered villages on the volcano's western slopes, forcing hundreds of people to evacuate Thursday morning.

"A number of villages in Southeast Minahasa district on which ash has fallen have been put on a state of red alert," a spokesman for the district administration, Ronny Suwarno, said.

Ronny said the government would evacuate more residents living on the volcano's western slopes if the ash continued to spread in a westerly direction.
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Mt. Krakatau activity increases


jakartapost.com
Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:52 UTC
SERANG, Banten (Antara): Mount Krakatau volcanic activity has increased over the past three days, prompting authorities to raise its status.

The volcano had produced 20 tremors and released 80-meter to 200-meter-long white-grey smoke plumes every hour from Oct. 24 to Oct. 26, Sigin, a monitoring officer , said Friday.
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Tropical depression forms south of Haiti


Reuters
Sun, 28 Oct 2007 01:11 UTC
The 16th tropical depression of the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season formed south of Haiti, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said on Saturday.

The depression could become Tropical Storm Noel if its sustained winds reach 39 miles per hour (63 km per hour).
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