Earth Changes
Tokyo - A moderate earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit southern Japan Sunday, the meteorological agency said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.
Tokyo - A strong offshore earthquake rocked northern Japan late Friday night, the countrys meteorological agency said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, and no tsunami warning was issued.
Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii -- About 44 acres of coastline collapsed into the ocean this week, setting loose a glowing stream of lava that shot out from the newly exposed cliffside 45 feet above the water.
Aid operations are now starting to assist the thousands displaced by this weeks eruption of the volcano Mount Karthala in Comoros. More than a third of the population of Grande Comore may have been displaced by the eruption, which mainly caused damages to water reservoirs, agriculture and livestock on the main Comoran island.
A strong earthquake rocked northern Japan on Friday, the meteorological agency said. No tsunami warning was issued.
The quake with preliminary magnitude 6.4 struck at 10:17 p.m. and was centered off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, according to the agency.
The quake with preliminary magnitude 6.4 struck at 10:17 p.m. and was centered off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, according to the agency.
Muzaffarabad, Pakistan - More than 700 people - many suffering from pneumonia and hypothermia - were treated at hospitals Wednesday as winter descends on Pakistani Kashmir and the millions who lost their homes in last month's earthquake.
Media reports said eight people have died in northwestern Pakistan and Kashmir due to the bad weather, and doctors said the situation could worsen in the coming weeks if arrangements are not quickly made to provide winterized shelters to quake survivors.
Media reports said eight people have died in northwestern Pakistan and Kashmir due to the bad weather, and doctors said the situation could worsen in the coming weeks if arrangements are not quickly made to provide winterized shelters to quake survivors.
The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season is the busiest on record and extends the active hurricane cycle that began in 1995 - a trend likely to continue for years to come. The season included 26 named storms, including 13 hurricanes in which seven were major (Category 3 or higher).
At 5 am AST the Center of Tropical Storm Epsilon was located near latitude 30.2 north, longitude 52.1 west or about 765 miles/1230 km east of Bermuda and about 1530 miles/2460 km west-southwest of The Azores.
Slowing of current by a third in 12 years could bring more extreme weather
Temperatures in Britain likely to drop by one degree in next decade
Temperatures in Britain likely to drop by one degree in next decade
Miami - Just when the Atlantic hurricane season was supposed to end, Tropical Storm Epsilon formed in the central Atlantic on Tuesday but posed no immediate threat to land, US weather forecasters said.
Epsilon, named after the fifth letter in the Greek alphabet, was the 26th named storm of a record-breaking season and was around 845 miles (1,360 km) east of Bermuda by 10 a.m. EST (1500 GMT), the US National Hurricane Center said.
Epsilon, named after the fifth letter in the Greek alphabet, was the 26th named storm of a record-breaking season and was around 845 miles (1,360 km) east of Bermuda by 10 a.m. EST (1500 GMT), the US National Hurricane Center said.
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Failing harvests, starving billions, food riots, all right there in that single phrase.
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