Hurricane Bud churns towards Mexico’s Pacific coast
(Reuters) – Hurricane Bud lost some strength as it moved closer to Mexico’s Pacific coast on Friday and was forecast to hit land south of the popular tourist town of Puerto Vallarta, the U.S....
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Aftershocks rattle Italy, residents sleep outdoors
(Reuters) – Thousands of people in northern Italy slept in tents and cars overnight as more than 100 aftershocks rocked the area hit by a magnitude 6.0 earthquake that killed seven people and inflicted...
Fire in Arizona mining town nearly triples in size
CROWN KING, Ariz. – Fueled by high winds, a wildfire that has prompted the evacuation of a historic mining town in northern Arizona nearly tripled in size. The fire in the Prescott National Forest...
Northern AZ Wildfire Grows, Prompts Evacuations
(multimedia) Firefighters continued to battle a wildfire Monday in northern Arizona that has forced residents from their homes in the historic mining town of Crown King just weeks ahead of the busy tourist season. (May...
Heavy rain takes 19 counties out of drought
Nineteen counties across Britain are no longer in drought due to the wettest April on record, the Environment Agency has said. The organisation said that South-West England, the Midlands and parts of Yorkshire have...
Parts of Japan’s Mount Fuji in danger of collapse after new fault line discovered
(Source: AFP) GOTENBA, Japan — Parts of Japan’s Mount Fuji could collapse if a newly-discovered fault line under the mountain shifts, a government report warned Friday. A three-year study by seismologists discovered a previously-unknown active...
How much water is there on, in, and above the Earth?
As you know, the Earth is a watery place. But just how much water exists on, in, and above our planet? The picture to the left shows the size of a sphere that would...
Britain back on flood alert as a month’s worth of rain to fall in 24 hours
Britain will be back on flood alert later this week with a month’s worth of rain expected to fall on Wednesday. The country is currently colder than Siberia in a -6C (21F) Bank Holiday...
Yellowstone Super-Eruptions More Numerous Than Thought?
The huge volcanic crater that makes up much of Yellowstone may have seen more so-called super-eruptions than previously thought, a new study says. What’s more, Yellowstone’s super eruptions may be slightly less super...
Warm Spring May Mean Drought and Wildfires in West
The early spring of 2012 raised both temperatures and eyebrows, including President Obama’s. As reported in The Weekly Standard and elsewhere, the President recently commented at an Atlanta fundraiser: “When it is 75 degrees in Chicago...
