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February 9, 2016

Magnitude 6.3 quake strikes Chile, no damage reported

A 6.3-magnitude earthquake has struck Chile's central region, shaking buildings in the capital of Santiago. But no damage or injuries have been reported and authorities are discounting the possibility of a tsunami hitting the country's long coast.

February 3, 2016

Scientists solve 50-year-old mystery of Alaska tsunami

For 50 years, scientists struggled to understand what sparked a devastating tsunami that leveled a remote village in Alaska following the 1964 Great Alaska Earthquake.

December 8, 2015

Deadly Pakistan quake creates new island

A new island appeared off Pakistan after a deadly 7.7-magnitude quake struck Tuesday afternoon in Baluchistan province's Awaran district -- a dirt-poor expanse of land that is roughly the size of Wales.

December 7, 2015

Volcanic eruption creates new island far south of Japan

A volcanic eruption has raised an island in the seas to the far south of Tokyo, the Japanese coast guard and earthquake experts said.

December 7, 2015

Britain braces for more flooding, high winds as deadly storms continue

Residents on many of Britain’s coasts braced for more deadly storms Monday as forecasters predicted high winds and waves of up to 32-feet striking southwest England, Wales, and western Scotland.  

December 4, 2015

Italian disaster experts resign, shaken by predecessors' convictions in quake trial

Four top Italian disaster experts quit their posts Tuesday, saying the manslaughter convictions of former colleagues for failing to warn of a 2009 earthquake means they can't effectively perform their duties.

December 2, 2015

Indonesia cave shows tsunamis dating back 7,500 years at 2004 site, may hold clues for future

A cave discovered near the source of Indonesia's massive earthquake-spawned tsunami contains the footprints of past gigantic waves dating up to 7,500 years ago, a rare natural record that suggests the next disaster could be centuries away — or perhaps only decades.

November 19, 2015

Drought drops an important California lake near the 'dead zone'

It was already one of the most iconic visuals of California's historic drought, and things have only gotten worse.

November 13, 2015

Stunning NASA image shows the power of tropical cyclone Kate

NASA has illustrated the power of Kate, the twelfth named tropical cyclone of the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season, in this stunning image.

November 5, 2015

Welcome to Hell: Photographer documents Africa’s e-waste nightmare

Slag heaps of rusting electronics, old refrigerators and monitors are scattered everywhere in Agbogbloshie, a dumping ground in Ghana for electronic waste from the rest of the world -- including the United States.