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MAP (UPDATED): Chile Earthquake – Pacific-wide Tsunami energy map
Updated 2:20pm — It’s a tricky thing working out how an earthquake on the other side of the Pacific Ocean…
Australia: Spring storms hit Adelaide
Adelaide’s streets were blanketed in white as hail rained down across the city and Hills, while heavy rain caused flash…
USA: Utah flash flood: 8 dead, 5 missing
Eight people died and five others are missing after a flash flood washed away vehicles at the Utah-Arizona border, the…
Another space race? China to explore ‘dark side of the moon’
China has confirmed it plans to send a spacecraft to land on the moon’s “dark side” before 2020, state media…
Japan: 2.8 million people ordered to evacuate after floods
Japan advised almost 3 million people to evacuate after heavy flooding this week killed three people and left 16 people…
Tragedy in Mecca: Weather topples crane, kills 87 at one of Islam’s most important mosques
Heavy rains and a dust storm caused a crane to topple Friday evening (Sat morning NZT) at one of Islam‘s most…
Week in Weather: What’s been making headlines this week
A cold start to spring for some parts of the country, as snow fell and cold southerly winds blew –…
Pacific leaders split on Climate Change
The Pacific remains divided when it comes to the issue of climate change. Pacific Forum Leaders have agreed that climate…
JAPAN: Floods spark widespread evacuations & nuclear worries (+VIDEO)
Tens of thousands of people have been ordered to flee homes across Japan as heavy rain pounded the country, sending…
Japan floods: Houses swept away in ‘unprecedented downpour’
Heavy flooding over eastern Japan washed away houses and forced residents to their rooftops, desperate for rescue by military helicopters….
