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5 dead after yesterday’s powerful Solomon Islands quake
An 8.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific on Wednesday, triggering a tsunami that killed five…
Civil Defence cancels Tsunami Advisory
9:39pm Weds— All tsunami advisories for New Zealand now cancelled. The National Advisory: Tsunami Potential Marine and Beach Threat issued…
America’s fascination with the groundhog
Every February 2nd, it happens. In a tiny town about an hour and half from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania a rodent is…
January figures see sunshine records, very dry areas
Janauary 2013 started off very wet over the West Coast of the South Island but overall much of the country…
Garry runs out of puff
Tropical Cyclone Garry has run out of steam north of the island of Aitutaki in the Cook Islands. The cloud…
Poms put trip to NZ on bucket list
Many of us like to think that we live in one of the best countries in the world and the…
Indonesia floods kill 15; thousands flee raging waters in capital
Heavy flooding in the Indonesian capital this week has killed 15 people, driven thousands from their homes and paralyzed the…
Parts of the UK snarled by snow
Whilst Sydney was baking in record-breaking heat, heavy snow has been shutting down roads and schools in the parts of…
Global temperature in 2012 was 10th highest on record
The globally-averaged temperature for 2012 marked the 10th warmest year since record keeping began in 1880. It also marked the…
Weather and joint pain
You’ve probably heard of people who can tell it’s going to rain because their joints start to hurt. Maybe you’re…
