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May 2012:
Deadly wall of water as flash floods cascade through Nepal
April 2012:
Monster tornadoes strike Texas
March 2012:
Magnitude 7.4 quake rocks southern Mexico
March 2012:
Tornadoes sweep across America: 29 dead
February 2012:
Europe's Deep Freeze
December 2011:
Philippines Typhoon kills more than 1200
December 2011:
Hurricane Force wind storm leaves destruction in Scotland
November 2011:
Spectacular silent volcanic eruption in Ecuador
November 2011:
Chilean volcano ash disrupts regional air travel
November 2011:
Heavy rains cause flooding in Sicily
November 2011:
Deadly Colombia Mudslide
November 2011:
Flash floods strike Genoa, Italy - at least 6 dead
October 2011:
Bangkok Floods
October 2011:
Turkey Earthquake
October 2011:
Underwater volcanic eruption near Spanish Canary island
September 2011:
Typhoon Nesat lashes eastern Philippines
September 2011:
Dozens of homes destroyed in Texas wildfires
September 2011:
Floods and mudslides after Talas typhoon hits Japan
August 2011:
Hurricane Irene Floods in Paterson, NJ.
August 2011:
Rare Far East Russian tornado rips through border town
July 2011:
Japan Flooding Rains
July 2011:
US Heatwave Kills 64 As Temperatures Top 50C
July 2011:
Rescuers battle flash flooding in South Korea
June 2011:
Over 100 dead in China floods
June 2011:
Arizona Wild Fires Threaten Power Lines
June 2011:
Chile Puyehue volcano spews ash cloud
June 2011:
Tornadoes hit Massachusetts - 4 dead
May 2011:
70 Tornadoes strike 7 US States, 134 dead.
May 2011:
Iceland volcano prompts airport closure
May 2011:
Spanish 5.3 Earthquake Kills 10
May 2011:
Historic Mississippi Flooding
April 2011:
Another 100+ tornadoes strike US, 300 dead
April 2011:
50+ Confirmed US Tornadoes
March 2011:
Myanmar 6.8 Quake
March 2011:
Fresh footage of huge tsunami waves smashing town in Japan
March 2011:
8.9 Quake & Tsunami strike NE Japan
February 2011:
Mega-mudslide hits Bolivia
February 2011:
New Christchurch Earthquake
February 2011:
US Snow and Ice Storms
February 2011:
Cyclone Yasi hits Australia
January 2011:
Japan's Mt. Shinmoe erupts
January 2011:
Continued Queensland Flooding
January 2011:
Brazilian Floods
January 2011:
Sri Lankan Floods
December 2010:
Queensland Flooding
December 2010:
US East Coast Blizzard
December 2010:
UK Deep Freeze
December 2010:
California Storms
December 2010:
Colombia Landslides
December 2010:
Israeli Wildfire
November 2010:
Colombia Floods
November 2010:
Thailand Floods
October 2010:
Indonesian Earthquake & Tsunami
October 2010:
Indonesia's Mt. Merapi erupts again
October 2010:
Vietnam Floods
October 2010:
Philippines Super Typhoon Megi
October 2010:
Toxic Red Sludge, Hungary
September 2010:
New Zealand 7.2 Earthquake
August 2010:
Pakistan Flooding
August 2010:
Gansu Mudslides
August 2010:
Russian Heat Wave
May 2010:
Continuing BP Oil Spill
April 2010:
BP Oil Spill
April 2010:
Icelandic Volcanic Ash Cloud
February 2010:
Xythia Storm hits Europe
February 2010:
Chilean Earthquake
February 2010:
Afghan Avalanche Kills 157! Another 2500 People Rescued So Far
January 2010:
Haiti Earthquake
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AFP:
Worst drought in 50 years takes toll in northern Brazil
(14.05.2012)
AFP:
40 die in Chinese hailstorm
(12.05.2012)
Channelnewsasia.com:
Japan to take control of Fukushima operator TEPCO
(09.05.2012)
Reuters:
At least 20 dead in Nepal flood, 44 missing
(07.05.2012)
Nine News:
Tornado kills teenager in Japan
(07.05.2012)
news.com.au:
Flash floods kill at least 27 at Afghan wedding, hundreds missing
(07.05.2012)
AFP:
Moscow swelters in record heat
(30.04.2012)
RIA Novosti:
Floods Hit Homes in Central Russia
(21.04.2012)
ABC News:
Mexico Volcano Spews Glowing Rock, Tower of Ash
(20.04.2012)
AFP:
7.0-magnitude quake hits off Papua New Guinea: USGS
(16.04.2012)
AFP:
Six dead after more than 100 tornadoes hit US
(16.04.2012)
Reuters:
At least five dead in Oklahoma as tornadoes pound Plains
(15.04.2012)
GlobalPost:
Indonesian earthquake makes the history books
(14.04.2012)
Reuters:
Avalanche buries more than 100 Pakistani soldiers
(07.04.2012)
CNN World:
Red Cross: 1,100 homes struck by Texas twisters
(06.04.2012)
NASA:
TRMM satellite sees tornadic Texas storms in 3D
(05.04.2012)
Channelnewsasia.com:
Typhoon-strength storm brings travel chaos to Japan
(03.04.2012)
BBC:
Fiji floods: State of emergency declared as rains continue
(01.04.2012)
France24:
Strong quake shakes Chile, no reports of deaths
(26.03.2012)
msnbc.com:
March 2012 has meant 6,000 US weather records broken so far!
(26.03.2012)
ClimateCentral:
Heat Wave Sizzles On, Toppling More Than 2,000 Records
(17.03.2012)
AFP:
UN says 145 'presumed dead' in Afghan avalanche
(10.03.2012)
nzherald:
Flash flooding causes chaos in Sydney
(08.03.2012)
Herald Sun:
Fears Wagga Wagga levee bank will fail as flood peak nears
(06.03.2012)
AFP:
Britain warns of widespread summer drought
(20.02.2012)
MIT:
‘Storm of the Century?’ Try ‘Storm of the Decade’
(13.02.2012)
The Telegraph:
Europe deep freeze reaches North Africa as it claims more than 300 lives
(06.02.2012)
Washington Post:
6.8-magnitude earthquake in Philippines kills 13, triggers landslides
(06.02.2012)
France24:
Deadly cold front continues as dam bursts in Bulgaria
(06.02.2012)
digtriad.com:
Thousands Of Australians In New South Wales And Queensland Cut Off By Floodwaters
(04.02.2012)
UNISDR:
Fiji declares 15 day state of disaster
(03.02.2012)
New York Times:
Food Crisis as Drought and Cold Hit Mexico
(30.01.2012)
NASA:
Biggest solar storm since 2005 pummels Earth
(24.01.2012)
Times LIVE:
Cyclone Funso kills 12 in Mozambique
(23.01.2012)
NASA:
What happened to all the snow?
(19.01.2012)
Jakarta Globe:
25 Volcanoes Showing Abnormal Activity
(17.01.2012)
abc NEWS:
Rain Kills at Least 8 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
(09.01.2012)
VOA:
Thousands Flee Brazil Floods
(06.01.2012)
The Telegraph:
Philippines landslide kills dozens
(06.01.2012)
Daily Mail:
The day it was so windy the waterfall ran uphill: Britain battered by 106mph gales which leave two dead
(05.01.2012)
Australian BoM:
La Niña dominates the Bureau's Annual Climate Statement 2011
(04.01.2012)
BBC:
Chile police investigate 'intentional' forest fires
(04.01.2012)
Latin American Herald Tribune:
Death Toll in Brazil Rainstorm Climbs to 93
(01.01.2012)
Associated Press:
Cyclone Thane kills 42 on India's southeast coast
(31.12.2011)
UK Met Office:
Average December finishes a warm 2011
(30.12.2011)
NASA:
New island forms in the Red Sea
(23.12.2011)
asiaone:
Hundreds of flood victims sue Thai premier, officials
(21.12.2011)
AFP:
Philippine storm toll passes 900 as cities prepare burials
(20.12.2011)
Reuters:
Texas drought kills up to half a billion trees
(20.12.2011)
NASA:
PHILIPPINES DEVASTATED BY TROPICAL STORM WASHI
(19.12.2011)
SKY News:
Flash Floods Kill More Than 650 In Philippines
(18.12.2011)
AFP:
Mexico unrattled one day after quake
(12.12.2011)
THEBLAZE:
‘Off the Scale’ Winds Send Turbine Engine Up in Flames
(09.12.2011)
BBC:
Undersea mountains march into the abyss
(06.12.2011)
BBC:
New Icelandic volcano eruption could have global impact
(02.12.2011)
asiaone:
Hundreds of houses collapse in China quake
(02.12.2011)
The Guardian:
From Cairo to the Cape, climate change begins to take hold of Africa
(01.12.2011)
RadioAustralia:
Four dead, 30 missing in Indonesia landslide
(30.11.2011)
Germanwatch:
Pakistan and Guatemala mostly hit by weather extremes in 2010
(29.11.2011)
WMO:
2011: world’s 10th warmest year, warmest year with La Niña on record, second-lowest Arctic sea ice extent
(28.11.2011)
TheStar:
Earthquake swarm hits El Salvador, damaging homes
(26.11.2011)
ColomboPage:
Death toll reaches 17 in Sri Lanka storm, 33 missing
(26.11.2011)
Reuters:
Mexico suffers worst drought in 70 years
(25.11.2011)
AFP:
Chevron may be fined $145 mn over Brazil oil spill
(23.11.2011)
xinhuanet:
China reaffirms stance on climate change ahead of talks
(22.11.2011)
AFP:
Amazon countries vow to enhance conservation efforts
(22.11.2011)
Reuters:
Nebraska governor signs bills to reroute Keystone pipeline
(22.11.2011)
NASA:
A New Map of the Moon
(18.11.2011)
Subsea World News:
Scientists Find Parts of Megacontinent Gondwana in International Waters West of Australia
(17.11.2011)
NASA:
NASA Probe Data Show Evidence of Liquid Water on Icy Europa
(16.11.2011)
CNN World:
Thailand: Super-canal may prevent floods
(16.11.2011)
AsiaOne:
Taiwan deploys undersea quake warning system
(14.11.2011)
The StarOnline:
More than 1,000 die in Southeast Asia floods
(10.11.2011)
BBC:
Turkey earthquake: Rescue teams search for survivors
(10.11.2011)
Channelnewsasia:
Vietnam floods kill at least 100
(09.11.2011)
Japan Today:
Tokyo starts radiation checks on city's food
(08.11.2011)
BBC:
Colombia mudslide deaths mount
(07.11.2011)
The Guardian:
Greenhouse gases rise by highest amount on record
(04.11.2011)
Discovery News:
Zombie Volcano or New Supervolcano?
(03.11.2011)
arabnews.com:
Oman storm kills 11
(03.11.2011)
ScienceNewslineNature:
Geologists Find Ponds Not the Cause of Arsenic Poisoning in India's Groundwater
(03.11.2011)
PattayaDailyNews:
Electrocution warning as Thai flood toll spikes
(02.11.2011)
ABC Radio:
Sceptic's research confirms climate change
(01.11.2011)
QUT:
Technology makes storing radioactive waste safer
(31.10.2011)
Channelnewsasia:
Bangkok exodus as floods advance on city centre
(28.10.2011)
InDepthNews:
New Findings on Fukushima Nuke Disaster
(27.10.2011)
UNICEF:
Mekong flooding causes widespread damage in Viet Nam
(26.10.2011)
NASA:
A Crack in the Pine Island Glacier Ice Shelf
(26.10.2011)
BBC:
Turkey earthquake: Aid lorries looted by survivors
(26.10.2011)
Italian Life:
Five Die as Storms Hit Northern Italy
(26.10.2011)
TIME Science:
After Turkey's Earthquake: When Will the World Wise Up About Natural Disasters?
(25.10.2011)
AFP:
Turkey, a country at seismic crossroads
(24.10.2011)
Purdue University:
Turkish earthquake devastation compounded by lax code enforcement
(24.10.2011)
New York Times:
Designing for Safety in Turkey and Other Earthquake Zones
(24.10.2011)
Universidad Carlos III Madrid:
Forest fires are becoming larger and more frequent
(24.10.2011)
AlertNet:
SE Asia floods show businesses unprepared for disasters - UN
(20.10.2011)
environmentalresearchweb:
Moon's shadow creates a wake
(20.10.2011)
The Japan Times:
China's unparalleled rise as a hydro-hegemon
(19.10.2011)
Channelnewsasia:
Strong quake in Bali causes injuries, panic
(14.10.2011)
The Chosunilbo:
Thailand Floods Worst in Five Decades
(14.10.2011)
MailOnline:
Scientists reveal why pressure builds inside 'super volcanoes'
(13.10.2011)
NASA:
New Type of Earth-Observing Satellite for Launch Readied
(12.10.2011)
WHOI:
Bacterial Communication Could Affect Earth's Climate
(12.10.2011)
GSA:
Critical Minerals Ignite Geopolitical Storm
(10.10.2011)
TerraDaily:
Ambitions in check on global climate deal
(08.10.2011)
PattayaDailyNews:
Bangkok’s neighbours shoulder flood burden
(08.10.2011)
Ria Novosti:
Russia sets priorities for federal space program
(08.10.2011)
ASU News:
Subtly shaded map of Moon reveals Titanium treasure troves
(07.10.2011)
INDRA News:
SPACE TECHNOLOGY TO DETECT HEAT ISLANDS
(06.10.2011)
ESA:
ESA finds that Venus has an ozone layer too
(06.10.2011)
Channelnewsasia:
Worst Cambodian floods in a decade kill 167
(06.10.2011)
NASA:
Arctic Sea Ice Continues Decline, Hits 2nd-Lowest Level
(04.10.2011)
Johns Hopkins APL:
ERIS Could Resolve Climate Change Questions
(04.10.2011)
Green Cross:
Pacific typhoons highlight need for strong risk management
(04.10.2011)
UNHCR:
Chief warns that displacement crises multiplying, becoming more unpredictable
(03.10.2011)
BBC:
Arctic ozone loss at record level
(03.10.2011)
Europlanet:
A Big Discovery on a Little Space Rock
(03.10.2011)
UMichigan:
Rising carbon dioxide levels at end of last ice age not tied to Pacific Ocean, as had been suspected
(03.10.2011)
ULeicester:
Tenerife geology discovery is among 'world's best'
(03.10.2011)
JakartaGlobe:
US, Indonesia Sign $30m Debt-for-Nature Swap
(30.09.2011)
AFP:
Myanmar suspends dam project after rare outcry
(30.09.2011)
Japan Times:
Many Nara, Wakayama towns lack mudslide maps
(30.09.2011)
ABS-CBNnews:
Philippines struggles in wake of killer typhoon
(29.09.2011)
Herald Sun:
Canary Islands after earthquake triggers volacano fears
(29.09.2011)
Scripps News:
Novel Method for Measuring Global Photosynthesis Rate
(28.09.2011)
ABC News:
60 dead, 4 million affected in India floods
(27.09.2011)
CGIAR:
Major River Basins Have Enough Water to Sustainably Double
(26.09.2011)
YALE environment 360:
The Big Payback from Bringing Back Peat Bogs
(26.09.2011)
The Japan Times:
Typhoon Roke leaves 12 dead nationwide
(23.09.2011)
Washington Post:
Rescuers reach some villages in India cut off by powerful quake as death toll passes 100
(22.09.2011)
Channelnewsasia:
China flood deaths rise to 90
(22.09.2011)
UPI.COM:
Myanmar stands firm on Myitsone dam
(22.09.2011)
NCAR:
Scientists probe Indian Ocean for clues to worldwide weather patterns
(22.09.2011)
The Guardian:
Himalayas earthquake brings home urgency of securing glacier lakes
(22.09.2011)
The Guardian:
Carbon capture progress has lost momentum, says energy agency
(22.09.2011)
UPI.COM:
Delay climate treaty until 2015?
(21.09.2011)
NPL:
New calibration satellite required to make accurate climate change prediction
(21.09.2011)
Helmholz Centre:
If insurance companies pay out too often, farmers will be threatened with ruin in the long term
(20.09.2011)
BBC:
Italy scientists on trial over L'Aquila earthquake
(20.09.2011)
Brown University:
Continents influenced human migration, spread of technology
(19.09.2011)
The Himalayan:
Sikkim Quake - Rains hamper rescue work
(19.09.2011)
Channelnewsasia:
S.Korea minister blames blackout on weather, reports
(18.09.2011)
Channelnewsasia:
China takes over as US solar power firms fail
(18.09.2011)
DLR:
Vesta - an asteroid full of surprises
(16.09.2011)
JapanToday:
Japan to build floating wind farm near Fukushima nuclear plant
(16.09.2011)
CNN World:
26 die from floods in India
(16.09.2011)
muslimmatters:
A humanitarian disaster the world is just waking up to
(15.09.2011)
NASA:
Kepler Mission Discovers a World Orbiting Two Stars
(15.09.2011)
Channelnewsasia:
Tsunami protection wall for Japan atomic plant
(15.09.2011)
CEIP:
World’s leading nuclear power companies adopt principles of conduct
(15.09.2011)
U of Edinburgh:
Health fears allayed over CO2 storage
(14.09.2011)
Straits Times:
Vietnam floods, landslide kill 6, damage homes and destroy crops
(14.09.2011)
LATimes:
Rising sea levels could take economic toll on California beaches
(14.09.2011)
NIST:
Double Jeopardy: Building Codes May Underestimate Risks Due to Multiple Hazards
(13.09.2011)
ESA:
Herschel paints new story of galaxy evolution
(13.09.2011)
hindustantimes:
Tsunami warning centre should be global hub: Deshmukh
(12.09.2011)
THE HILL:
US NRC staff calls for speedy evaluation of earthquake, flood risks at nuke plants
(12.09.2011)
Swiss Re:
Catastrophes cost the insurance industry USD 70 billion in the first half year of 2011
(09.09.2011)
vivanews.com:
Artificial Rain Readied to Handle Forest Fire
(09.09.2011)
AFP:
Deadly floods hit US northeast in wake of Irene
(09.09.2011)
UMiami:
Using 61 Years of Tropical Storm Data Scientists Uncover Landfall Threat Probabilities
(09.09.2011)
UCLA:
Can scientists look at next year's climate?
(09.09.2011)
Cardiff University:
800,000 years of abrupt climate variability
(09.09.2011)
NCAR:
Switching from coal to natural gas would do little for global climate, study indicates
(08.09.2011)
NASA:
NASA Sees 4 Tropical Cyclones in the Atlantic
(08.09.2011)
NOAA:
La Niña is back
(08.09.2011)
Miami Herald:
Strong building codes can save lives
(08.09.2011)
Texas A&M:
Tree Rings Reveal Forest Fires From Hundreds Of Years Ago
(07.09.2011)
UCAR:
Detailed global portrait of greenhouse gases emerges from pole-to-pole flights
(07.09.2011)
Bristol University:
Where does all the gold come from
(07.09.2011)
Yomiuri Shimbun:
Typhoon No. 12 caused deep-seated landslides
(07.09.2011)
NASA:
Spacecraft Observes New Characteristics Of Solar Flares
(07.09.2011)
xinhuanet:
Satellites improve disaster monitoring efficiency in China
(06.09.2011)
ESA:
Ultrafast substorm auroras explained
(06.09.2011)
ABC News:
Five million caught in Pakistan monsoon floods
(06.09.2011)
ABC News:
Grim search after 37 die in Japan typhoon
(06.09.2011)
Reuters:
Austin-area wildfire burns a record 476 homes in Texas
(06.09.2011)
UN:
Horn of Africa food crisis remains dire as famine spreads in Somalia
(05.09.2011)
BBC:
Iran arrests saltwater lake protesters
(04.09.2011)
Scripps News:
How Extremely Warm Were the Last Two Notoriously Cold Winters?
(01.09.2011)
JPL:
Aquarius Makes First Ocean Salt Measurements
(01.09.2011)
AFP:
Irene damages to US more than $10 bn: firm
(31.08.2011)
NASA:
Extreme 2010 Russian Fires and Pakistan Floods Linked Meteorologically
(30.08.2011)
ISECG:
Space Agencies Meet To Discuss A Global Exploration Roadmap
(30.08.2011)
StarAfrica:
Ugandan villagers reel from mudslide tragedy
(30.08.2011)
HIMB:
Scientist creates new hypothesis on ocean acidification
(29.08.2011)
Nigeria Newsline:
Flooding kills 20 in southwestern Nigeria
(29.08.2011)
The Economist:
Seasons of discontent
(27.08.2011)
UNISDR:
Bridging the gap between climate scientists and disaster risk reduction experts
(27.08.2011)
Green Cross:
Drought, water scarcity shows world needs global governance for protecting watercourses
(26.08.2011)
U of Notre Dame:
Astrophysicists identify missing fuel for Galactic star formation
(25.08.2011)
ESA:
Arctic shipping routes open
(25.08.2011)
Computerworld:
Christchurch City Council assesses its quake response
(25.08.2011)
Chicago Tribune:
1 million dead in 30 seconds
(25.08.2011)
TerraDaily:
Newly discovered Icelandic current could change climate picture
(24.08.2011)
Astrobiology Magazine:
New Candidate for Oldest Fossils
(24.08.2011)
AFP:
Denmark moves forward on North Pole claim
(23.08.2011)
environmentalresearchweb:
Map shows giant fjords beneath East Antarctic Ice Sheet
(22.08.2011)
CSIRO:
Galaxies are running out of gas
(22.08.2011)
environmentalresearchweb:
Climate projections don't accurately reflect soil carbon release
(19.08.2011)
Space Daily:
Magnetic Storms Affect Humans As Well As Telecommunications
(19.08.2011)
New York Times:
Mapping Antarctic Ice In Motion
(18.08.2011)
NASA:
Spacecraft Sees Solar Storm Engulf Earth
(18.08.2011)
EMPA:
Fudging in greenhouse gas stats?
(18.08.2011)
NOAA:
National Weather Service taking action to build a 'Weather-ready' nation
(17.08.2011)
MIT:
Breathing new life into Earth
(16.08.2011)
LiveScience:
Top 10 Surprising Results of Global Warming
(16.08.2011)
The Daily Galaxy:
The Supernova Closest to Earth --A Glowing Ring 6 Trillion Miles in Diameter
(14.08.2011)
Care2:
Alaskan Volcano Could Be Gearing Up For Big Explosion
(13.08.2011)
UCAR:
Arctic ice melt could pause in near future, then resume again
(11.08.2011)
cnet news:
Tsunami broke off Manhattan-size bits of Antarctica
(09.08.2011)
National Geographic:
Major Deep-Sea Smokers Found—"Evolution in Overdrive"
(08.08.2011)
Reuters:
Power companies prepare as solar storms set to hit Earth
(06.08.2011)
GFZ:
La Niñas distant effects in East Africa
(05.08.2011)
Astrobiology Magazine:
The Odds for Life on a Moonless Earth
(04.08.2011)
NASA:
NASA Spacecraft Data Suggest Water Flowing on Mars
(04.08.2011)
Yale:
Better Desalination Technology Would Help Solve World’s Water Shortage
(04.08.2011)
Chiang Mai Mail:
Northern Thai floods kill 13
(01.08.2011)
NASA:
The Medvezhiy glacier, located in Tajikistan, advances quickly
(30.07.2011)
CSIRO:
War on willows
(29.07.2011)
JPL:
NASA Satellite tracks Northeast African Drought
(28.07.2011)
Reuters:
South Korea landslides: Seoul residents warned over exposed landmines
(28.07.2011)
AsiaOne:
Storm kills 25 in Philippines
(27.07.2011)
IRIN:
Heavy rains hamper Myanmar shelter construction
(26.07.2011)
IRIN:
Erratic weather triggers landslides, deaths in Nepal
(25.07.2011)
LATimes:
The politics of earthquakes
(24.07.2011)
CHINADAILY:
Provinces invest in disaster prevention
(20.07.2011)
EPFL:
Deep below the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
(19.07.2011)
The Telegraph:
Japanese tsunami stood at 132.5ft
(18.07.2011)
msnbc.com:
Radioactive decay fuels Earth's inner fires
(17.07.2011)
New York Times:
Drought: A Creeping Disaster
(16.07.2011)
Daily Mail:
Scientists capture atmospheric signature of tsunami in discovery that could lead to early warning system
(15.07.2011)
CNN World:
Do natural disasters boost economic growth?
(14.07.2011)
UNISDR:
Halfway through 2011, estimated economic losses already USD265 billion – DRR needed more than ever, says UN
(14.07.2011)
Scripps News:
Loss of Large Predators Has Caused Widespread Disruption of Ecosystems
(14.07.2011)
HSNW:
Understanding deadly tornadoes
(13.07.2011)
Saigon-gpdaily:
US senators seek safeguards on Mekong dams
(07.07.2011)
Scripps News:
Scripps Researchers Discover New Force Driving Earth's Tectonic Plates
(06.07.2011)
CSIRO:
Future fire – still a wide open climate question
(05.07.2011)
BBC:
Japan finds rare earths in Pacific seabed
(04.07.2011)
PressTV:
Death toll in Chittagong landslide hits 17
(03.07.2011)
Channel6News:
Tropical Storm Arlene kills at least 10 in Mexico
(03.07.2011)
JPL:
La Niña's Exit Leaves Climate Forecasts in Limbo
(29.06.2011)
Scientific American:
Storm Warnings: Extreme Weather Is a Product of Climate Change
(28.06.2011)
environmentalresearchweb:
Call for improved 'environmental intelligence'
(27.06.2011)
Associated Press:
Tropical Storm Meari leaves 15 missing in Philippines; floods subside in metro Manila
(25.06.2011)
ITAR-TASS:
Duma passes draft law on unified state environmental monitoring
(18.06.2011)
BBC:
Fatal floods hit China forcing over 500,000 to flee
(17.06.2011)
NPR:
Advanced Tornado Technology Could Reduce Deaths
(17.06.2011)
BBC:
Powerful cosmic blast as black hole shreds star
(16.06.2011)
JPL:
Recalculating the Distance to Interstellar Space
(15.06.2011)
NSO:
Major drop in solar activity predicted
(14.06.2011)
ALJAZEERA:
Russia builds first floating nuclear plant
(14.06.2011)
JPL:
New Insights on How Solar Minimums Affect Earth
(14.06.2011)
Channelnewsasia.com:
China warns of more rain after deadly floods
(13.06.2011)
Bloomberg:
Volcanic Ash Disrupts Air Travel Across Southern Hemisphere
(13.06.2011)
NASA:
Satellite views of ash cloud entering ANZ air space
(13.06.2011)
Khaleej Times:
In Kabul, air pollution a bigger killer than war
(11.06.2011)
France24:
Medvedev alarmed over tonnes of 'dangerous' waste in Russia
(09.06.2011)
NASA:
New Lunar Eclipse Video Released
(08.06.2011)
National Geographic:
Solar Flare Sparks Biggest Eruption Ever Seen on Sun
(08.06.2011)
UPI.COM:
Arab Spring 'aids Sahara solar power plan'
(08.06.2011)
Raytheon:
Satellite Downlink in Antarctica for Critical Weather Systems Completed
(07.06.2011)
environmentalresearchweb:
Manufacturing emissions – is the producer or consumer nation accountable?
(06.06.2011)
asiaone:
21 miners in China confirmed as dead
(06.06.2011)
CERN:
CERN experiment traps antimatter atoms for 1000 seconds
(05.06.2011)
The Guardian:
Global warming crisis may mean world has to suck greenhouse gases from air
(05.06.2011)
environmentalresearchweb:
Climate service organizations 'are an essential resource'
(02.06.2011)
environmentalresearchweb:
Tohoku quake coincided with sky 'anomalies'
(02.06.2011)
NASA:
New NASA Salt Mapper to Spice Up Climate Forecasts
(02.06.2011)
France24:
German decision has France pondering nuclear future
(31.05.2011)
Spiegel Online:
Germany to Phase Out Nuclear Power by 2022
(30.05.2011)
New York Times:
Groundwater Depletion Is Detected From Space
(30.05.2011)
IEA:
Prospect of limiting the global increase in temperature to 2ºC is getting bleaker
(30.05.2011)
UWIS-Madison:
Human impacts of rising oceans will extend well beyond coasts
(27.05.2011)
UPI.COM:
Earthquake statement leads to charges
(27.05.2011)
xinhuanet:
China's Fengyun-3B satellite goes into official operation
(26.05.2011)
PennState:
Significant Role of Oceans in Onset of Ancient Global Cooling
(26.05.2011)
AFP:
Greenpeace warns of radioactive sea life off Japan
(26.05.2011)
AFP:
Radiation fears surround France's old uranium mines
(26.05.2011)
New York Times:
Evidence of Water Beneath Moon’s Stony Face
(26.05.2011)
ESA:
Satellite observations show potential to improve ash cloud forecasts
(26.05.2011)
bayoubuzz:
100-Year Storm Risk Reduction Elevation Map Released For Louisiana
(25.05.2011)
Smithsonian:
Scientists discover the largest assembly of whale sharks ever recorded
(25.05.2011)
EPI:
Cancer Now Leading Cause of Death in China
(25.05.2011)
ABC Science:
Bacteria creates hail stones: study
(25.05.2011)
CHINADAILY:
Call for tsunami warning system
(25.05.2011)
CHINADAILY:
Eyes on East Asian future
(25.05.2011)
Scripps News:
West Coast Radar Network is World's Largest
(24.05.2011)
ESA:
GMES Masters seeks innovative uses for Earth observation data
(24.05.2011)
BBC:
Egyptian pyramids found by infra-red satellite images
(24.05.2011)
New York Times:
NASA to Abandon Mars Spirit Rover
(24.05.2011)
NASA:
GOES-13 Satellite Video Close-Up of Deadly Joplin, Missouri Tornado
(23.05.2011)
The Independent:
Weather disasters in the poorest nations 'have trebled since 1980s'
(23.05.2011)
WMO:
Update: La Niña Episode Coming to an End
(23.05.2011)
Harvard-Smithsonian CfA:
Kepler's Astounding Haul of Multiple-Planet Systems
(23.05.2011)
msnbc.com:
12-mile-high ash plume shuts main Iceland airport
(22.05.2011)
Hindustan Times:
Thunderstorm, rain kills 37 in North India
(21.05.2011)
ABC News:
Huge waves swamp Fiji hotel rooms
(20.05.2011)
New York Times:
China Admits Problems With Three Gorges Dam
(20.05.2011)
BBC:
Instruments saw Japan quake lurch
(19.05.2011)
MIT:
Atmosphere Above Japan Heated Rapidly Before M9 Earthquake
(18.05.2011)
NatureNews:
So many lonely planets with no star to guide them
(18.05.2011)
The Telegraph:
Scientists discover habitable Earth-like planet
(17.05.2011)
WMO:
Global preparedness for Space Weather Hazards
(17.05.2011)
BBC:
Quakes 'could rupture glacial lakes'
(16.05.2011)
FairwindsAssociates:
Fukushima - One Step Forward and Four Steps Back as Each Unit Challenged by New Problems
(13.05.2011)
BBC:
Mining to blame for islands to sink beneath waves
(13.05.2011)
New York Times:
British Parakeet Boom Is a Mystery, and a Mess
(13.05.2011)
Associated Press:
How one Japanese village defied the tsunami
(13.05.2011)
WMO:
Taskforce recommends new climate services framework to save lives,
(12.05.2011)
Science Alert:
Understanding emotional responses to climate change
(12.05.2011)
xinhuanet:
No immunity to disasters
(12.05.2011)
New Scientist:
Fossil raindrops reveal early atmospheric pressure
(11.05.2011)
New Scientist:
Crocodiles swam the Atlantic to reach America
(11.05.2011)
BBC:
UK leads space disaster charter
(11.05.2011)
Daily Mail:
Drifting apart: Amazing underwater photos that show the growing gap between two tectonic-plates.
(11.05.2011)
cnet news:
Photopic Sky Survey: See stars like never before
(10.05.2011)
Reuters:
Did human activities cause the Mississippi River flood?
(10.05.2011)
The Guardian:
La Niña and global warming blamed as torrential rains swamp Colombia
(10.05.2011)
TerraDaily:
Economic risks of disasters soar over $1.5 trillion: UN
(10.05.2011)
LATimes:
Scientists surprised by Genesis mission's solar wind data
(09.05.2011)
The Guardian:
A global databank could warn of natural disasters
(08.05.2011)
FINCHANNEL.COM:
Early warning systems offer best hope for disaster prevention
(06.05.2011)
xinhuanet:
China ups disaster preparedness following devastating Wenchuan quake
(06.05.2011)
Associated Press:
Japan to halt 3 nuke reactors over quake concerns
(06.05.2011)
New York Times:
Synopsis of US Tornadoes
(05.05.2011)
Associated Press:
Report sees sharper sea rise from Arctic melt
(03.05.2011)
NSF:
TeraGrid: Paying it forward in the wake of disaster
(02.05.2011)
Physics Today:
Safety reviews, not shutdowns, are ordered in the wake of Fukushima
(01.05.2011)
Climate Central:
Tornado Outbreak Raises Climate Change Questions
(29.04.2011)
SciDevNet:
Modest volcano-monitoring 'can still save lives'
(27.04.2011)
BBC:
Volcanic ash air shutdown the 'right' decision
(25.04.2011)
NASA:
NASA And Partners Fund New Climate Impact Studies On Species And Ecosystems
(22.04.2011)
BBC:
Ozone hole 'changes Southern Hemisphere weather'
(21.04.2011)
New York Times:
Tsunami Warnings, Written in Stone
(20.04.2011)
Caltech:
Caltech Researchers Use GPS Data to Model Effects of Tidal Loads on Earth's Surface
(15.04.2011)
IDG News:
Person Finder a personal success for one Google worker
(15.04.2011)
WSJ:
The Man Who Predicted the Tsunami
(09.04.2011)
BBC:
New York set to be big loser as sea levels rise
(08.04.2011)
ars technica:
Yellowstone volcanic plume much larger than expected
(08.04.2011)
LATimes:
Cleaning up Japan's radioactive water could take decades
(07.04.2011)
CNN World:
Researchers: Hawaii may get hit with trash from Japan's tsunami
(07.04.2011)
LATimes:
Richard Branson's Virgin Oceanic sub to feed deep-sea data to Google Earth
(07.04.2011)
VOA:
Crisis at Japan Nuclear Plant Shifts to New Blast Risk
(06.04.2011)
CNN World:
Utility: Radioactive water leak from reactor stopped
(05.04.2011)
UK Met Office:
Climate experts join international health conference
(05.04.2011)
The Telegraph:
Panic is the main risk when disaster hits
(29.03.2011)
MailOnline:
The ghost trees of Pakistan: Spider webs cocoon branches in creepy after-effect of floods
(28.03.2011)
AlertNet:
Japan's agony offers key lessons to an increasingly vulnerable world
(22.03.2011)
SDSC:
Cyberinfrastructure to Meet Peak Demand for Emergency Data in Rural Areas
(21.03.2011)
WMO ZAMG:
Japanese weather in the crisis region
(21.03.2011)
Smarter Technology:
SMARTER CITIES SIMULATING JAPAN-SIZED TSUNAMIS
(20.03.2011)
U World News:
Research cannot predict the worst - expert
(20.03.2011)
New York Times:
Lessons From Chernobyl for Japan
(19.03.2011)
JMA:
The '2011 off-the-Pacific-coast of Tohoku Earthquake' portal
(18.03.2011)
Reuters:
Japan dumps water on overheating reactor
(17.03.2011)
Time:
After a Disaster, What Defines a Country's Resilience?
(16.03.2011)
Reuters:
Japan scrambles to pull nuclear plant back from brink
(16.03.2011)
Scripps News:
Ancient 'hyperthermals' guide to anticipated climate changes
(16.03.2011)
Reuters:
Japan braces for potential radiation catastrophe
(15.03.2011)
Sheffield U:
Unique new map shows earthquake risks on humanity
(14.03.2011)
Reuters:
Second blast strikes Japan plant, core safe
(14.03.2011)
MIT:
Cellular Technology That Told Japan An Earthquake Was Coming
(13.03.2011)
New York Times:
Radioactive Releases in Japan Could Last Months, Experts Say
(13.03.2011)
Discovery News:
Japan Evacuates Space Station Control Center
(13.03.2011)
New York Times:
Quake Moves Japan Closer to U.S. and Alters Earth’s Spin
(13.03.2011)
DigitalGlobe:
Satellite Images of Japan
(12.03.2011)
CNN World:
Quakes not increasing, but human risk is
(12.03.2011)
Swissinfo.ch:
Switzerland commits to long-term Pakistan aid
(07.03.2011)
ABC Radio:
Pakistan still under 'stinking water': UNDP head
(03.03.2011)
Smithsonian:
Why are vines overtaking the American tropics?
(14.02.2011)
Bangkok Post:
Saving Lives is Amazingly Simple!
(13.02.2011)
New York Times:
Cold Jumps Arctic ‘Fence,’ Stoking Winter’s Fury
(24.01.2011)
Time:
Brazil's Murderous Floods: A Disaster Foretold
(13.01.2011)
Reuters:
Scientists see climate change link to Australian floods
(12.01.2011)
UN:
SRI LANKA: Record rains increase urgency of climate change adaptation
(12.01.2011)
BBC:
Philippine floods kill 40 and affect one million people
(12.01.2011)
Australian BoM:
An extremely wet end to 2010 leads to widespread flooding across eastern Australia.
(08.01.2011)
UN:
Australia floods demonstrate rising cost of damage in the face of “new normal”
(29.12.2010)
NASA:
GOES-13 image of the Massive East Coast Low
(27.12.2010)
UN:
Heavy snows in Europe underline need to prepare for climate
(13.12.2010)
World Bank:
Pakistan Floods 2010 - Preliminary Damage and Needs Assessment
(30.11.2010)
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