Hurricane Sandy is raging toward the eastern coast of the United States after leaving 29 dead and thousands without power and homes.
The storm has weakened to a category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph according to the National Hurricane Center. However, new forecast models have the storm on a much more likely path to strike the East Coast. Continue reading
In one day, Hurricane Sandy jumped from Category 1 to Category 2 and has killed at least one as she rages through the Caribbean.
The storm made landfall in Cuba early Thursday morning just south of Santiago De Cuba. Sandy has maximum sustained winds of 110 MPH with higher gusts. Continue reading
Costa Rica was rocked by a 6.5 earthquake Tuesday that drove residents into the streets of the country’s capital city.
The 6.5 magnitude quake struck about five miles from the tourist destination of Nicoya according to the US Geological Survey. Continue reading
Hurricane Sandy, predicted by the National Hurricane Center to hit Jamaica, Cuba and the Bahamas, is on a path to potentially cause problems for the U.S. East Coast.
The Florida Keys and eastern coast of Florida have already been placed under a Tropical Storm Watch. Continue reading
In an explosion heard three miles away, Indonesia’s Mount Lokon erupted on Sunday shooting a plume of deadly ash miles into the sky. Muddy rains have been falling in the surrounding areas since the eruption.
Scientists have been unable to detect the official height of the eruption because clouds are obscuring the mountain peak. Continue reading
The Pacific Ring Of Fire had bookending earthquakes in the early morning. The first struck around 1 a.m. Central Time U.S. in the middle of the Gulf of California rocking awake residents of both Baja California and mainland Mexico.
The quake, centered approximately 63 miles southwest of Los Mochis, registered 6.0 on the Richter scale. Local officials reported that residents were panicking over the quake but that no major damage was reported. Continue reading
The most significant earthquake to strike Columbia since 2004 was deep enough underground to avoid causing catastrophic damage according to the US Geological Survey reports. The 7.3 quake centered at an underground depth of 94 miles.
The quake reportedly shook the ground for a full minute and was felt in most of the country. There were reports of shaking in Quito, Equador almost 200 miles from the quake’s epicenter near Popayan. Continue reading
Heavy monsoon flooding in Pakistan has destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes and in one province more than 80% of the population has been forced to leave their homes and land.
Officials say that in the provinces of Balochistan and Sindh about 120,000 homes have been confirmed as destroyed and they are distributing tents to homeless families. Continue reading
A storm being called the “most intense September storm in 30 years” is causing flooding that is threatening thousands of homes across England.
The flooding has even caused Tadcaster, North Yorkshire to be split in two after damaging a bridge forcing it to be closed “as a precaution.” Continue reading
Flooding in northern India has killed at least 21 people in the north-eastern states of Sikkim and Assam. A state minister has called it the “worst flooding in the state since 1998.” Continue reading
