Earth Changes
At least 26 people have been killed in landslides triggered by torrential monsoon rains in western Nepal, officials said on Friday.
A powerful typhoon hit the southern Japanese island of Okinawa today, pounding them with torrential rains and high winds, and was later expected to head north towards the nation's main islands.
Up to 500mm of rain was expected to fall on some parts of Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu by tomorrow morning, further battering areas already hit by heavy rains and flooding earlier this week.
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| A satellite image shows Typhoon Man-yi off the east coast of Taiwan. |
Up to 500mm of rain was expected to fall on some parts of Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu by tomorrow morning, further battering areas already hit by heavy rains and flooding earlier this week.
Scientists say they have seen one of the fastest evolutionary changes ever observed in a species of butterfly.
The tropical Blue Moon butterfly has developed a way of fighting back against parasitic bacteria.
The tropical Blue Moon butterfly has developed a way of fighting back against parasitic bacteria.
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| The bacteria selectively kills male Blue Moons before they can hatch |
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - It has all the makings of a potential rangeland disaster: thousands of acres of grass and the herds of cattle, antelope and other animals that need to eat it versus an emerging army of spiky caterpillars with voracious appetites. But ranchers hope quick action will take care of the caterpillars _ also known as range worms _ before they can destroy pastures in northeastern New Mexico.
A man died Wednesday in Kumamoto Prefecture after falling into a swollen river as heavy rain continued in western Japan.
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They are suffering in Seattle, and throughout western Washington, with record heat. A heatwave of historic proportions peaked today. The high in Seattle: 98 degrees. That broke the old record of 95, set back in 1951, but fell short of the all-time Seattle record of 100 degrees.
THE GEYSERS - A magnitude 3.0 earthuqake was recorded Wednesday morning in The Geysers area, a remote section of Lake County, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
The minor quake generated no reports of any injuries or damage, authorities said.
The quake's epicenter was one mile west-northwest of The Geysers, a seismically active area along the Sonoma-Lake county border, according to the USGS.
The minor quake generated no reports of any injuries or damage, authorities said.
The quake's epicenter was one mile west-northwest of The Geysers, a seismically active area along the Sonoma-Lake county border, according to the USGS.
A 3.3 magnitude earthquake shook the southwest Portland metro area at 8:53 p.m. Wednesday.
The quake was centered just west of Barlow, nine miles south of Tualatin and about 19 miles southwest of Portland. Some buildings shook but no one was injured.
The quake was centered just west of Barlow, nine miles south of Tualatin and about 19 miles southwest of Portland. Some buildings shook but no one was injured.
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck Peru on Thursday near the city of Pucallpa in the Amazonian rain forest, US seismologists said.
The US Geological Survey said the quake occurred at 12.43am (05H23 GMT) and had a depth of 152 kilometres.
The US Geological Survey said the quake occurred at 12.43am (05H23 GMT) and had a depth of 152 kilometres.
A flood-weary region cringed again early this week as more rain fell, causing more high water.
Storms drenched parts of Oklahoma and Texas, dropping 3 to 6 inches of rain. Thunderstorms were forecast for the region for the rest of the week.
Storms drenched parts of Oklahoma and Texas, dropping 3 to 6 inches of rain. Thunderstorms were forecast for the region for the rest of the week.
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| Residents cleaning up from flooding in Coffeyville must cope with an oil spill as well. |
