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Modelling the whole Earth System: a challenge whose time has come!
Looking at the Soil to Sky - we see the Symbiosis of Science, Society & Nature
July 2022:
Neutron stars: New telescope GOTO detects dead suns colliding
July 2022:
Webb’s First Deep Field, this image of galaxy cluster SMACS 0723 is overflowing with detail.
May 2022:
Center of the Milky Way: courtesy Event Horizon Collaborat'n & NSF
December 2021:
NASA & ESA launch the James Webb Space Telescope
December 2021:
Replay of successful New Shepard Mission NS-19
September 2021:
Watch SpaceX Inspiration4 All-Civilian Crew Splashdown!
September 2021:
NASA's Mars Rover Perseverance collects first sample
May 2021:
China Mars rover Zhu Rong lands on Mars successfully
March 2021:
NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover - ‘First tracks’ Achieved
February 2021:
NASA releases videos of its Perseverance rover landing on Mars
February 2021:
Millions try to find clean water in Texas as power returns
February 2021:
At least 6 dead in massive I-35 wreck in Fort Worth, Texas
February 2021:
India: Uttarakhand Floods triggered by Glacier Burst
January 2021:
Madrid blanketed by heaviest snowstorm in decades
December 2020:
Huge landslide hits Norwegian municipality of Gjerdrum
December 2020:
M6.4 2nd earthquake in Croatia .... Rescue efforts underway
December 2020:
SpaceX prototype Starship rocket SN8 explodes during test flight
November 2020:
SpaceX Crew Dragon docks with International Space Station
October 2020:
Major earthquake strikes Turkish coast and Greek islands
October 2020:
Storm Alex lashes southern France, Italy
September 2020:
Turkey’s capital Ankara hit by freak sandstorm
August 2020:
Mauritius oil spill: Grounded Japanese ship splits in two
August 2020:
Beirut explosion: Massive blast devastates city's port area
July 2020:
Northern Bangladesh Residents Face Flood Chaos
July 2020:
Early Footage Massive Oil Pipeline Explosion in Cairo, Egypt
July 2020:
Torrential rain, flooding in Japan's Kyushu leaves 60 dead or missing
June 2020:
Deadly floods and torrential rain in China affect over 8.5 million people
June 2020:
More than 20,000 people evacuated after landslide in SW China
June 2020:
Alta - Norway Huge Mudslide Dragging Several Houses into the Sea
May 2020:
Interview with Dr. Zach Bush MD, Internist re microbiome & Covid-19
March 2020:
Interview with Dr John Ioannidis, Stanford University, re Covid-19
March 2020:
Interview with Prof Michael Osterholm infectious disease expert and author
February 2020:
WHO press report from virus team after visit to Wuhan, China
January 2020:
Billions of locusts threaten food security in East Africa
December 2019:
Why did the White Island volcano explode the way it did?
November 2019:
Massive fire still burning after Texas chemical plant explosions
October 2019:
New Orleans Hard Rock Hotel partial collapse
September 2019:
Flooding in Orihuela, Alicante, Spain
September 2019:
Utter devastation from Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas
September 2019:
Deadly California boat fire
August 2019:
Derbyshire, UK: Whaley Bridge dam collapse
July 2019:
Hundreds rescued from train stuck in floods hitting Mumbai
July 2019:
Tornado Rips Roof Off Yarmouth Hotel, Cape Cod
June 2019:
Refinery explosion rocks Philadelphia
May 2019:
Rescue drama in Budapest after tourist boat sinks in Danube river rainstorm
May 2019:
Russian plane catches fire in emergency landing
May 2019:
Odisha: Crane collapsed by cyclone Fani at a construction site
April 2019:
Notre Dame Cathedral to be rebuilt after devastating fire
March 2019:
Bridge washed away by raging floodwater in New Zealand
March 2019:
46 tornadoes reported in 4 US Southern States. Death toll 23
February 2019:
Stranded man rescued during flash flood near Jerusalem
January 2019:
Petrol pipeline thieves cause deadly explosion in Mexico
January 2019:
Deadly building collapse in Russia after suspected gas leak
December 2018:
Indonesia tsunami sweeps away rock band mid-performance without warning
November 2018:
Who is to blame for the massive wildfires in California?
November 2018:
Extreme weather ravages Italy
November 2018:
Rescuers searching in collapsed buildings in Marseille
September 2018:
Typhoon Mangkhut hits Hong Kong as 2018's Strongest Storm
September 2018:
Typhoon Jebi: Japan death toll rises
August 2018:
Kerala (India) faces massive flood
August 2018:
Italy bridge collapse in Genoa leaves at least 22 dead
July 2018:
In The Aftermath Of The Greek Fires
July 2018:
Britain sees longest heatwave in 42 years, deadly heat in Japan and Arctic forest fires
July 2018:
Japan flooding worst in decades
June 2018:
Fuel Laden Tanker Explodes On Otedola Bridge, Lagos, Nigeria
June 2018:
Volcanic eruption rocks Guatemala, many dead & injured
May 2018:
Special Report: Hawaii - Island of Fire
May 2018:
Kenyan dam bursts causing huge destruction, deaths
May 2018:
Man 'surfs' his car bonnet to escape as flash floods hit Turkish capital
May 2018:
Brazil highrise fire causes building to collapse
March 2018:
Pedestrian bridge in Florida collapses
February 2018:
Taiwan quake: Race for survivors under collapsed hotel
January 2018:
Bridge collapses in Colombia killing at least 10
January 2018:
Deadly mudslides hit Southern California
January 2018:
Oil tanker collision with cargo ship in China Sea - crew missing
December 2017:
Wildfires ravage through SoCal as conditions worsen
November 2017:
Bali Volcano Eruption Upgraded To Highest Alert
October 2017:
Widespread Fire Devastation In Santa Rosa, California
September 2017:
Quake in Mexico Unearths Years of Corruption
September 2017:
Miami gets hit hard by Hurricane Irma
September 2017:
Irma lashes Puerto Rico with historic winds
August 2017:
Devastating floods across South Asia killing over 1200 people
August 2017:
Floods surge in Houston as water flows from reservoirs
August 2017:
8 people missing after devastating Swiss landslide
August 2017:
Devastating mudslides & floods in Freetown, Sierra Leone
June 2017:
Oil tanker fire kills at least 153 in Pakistan
June 2017:
Desperate search for landslide survivors in Sichuan, China
June 2017:
High fatalities in Portuguese wildfires as cars ignite
June 2017:
Why did the fire at Grenfell Tower spread so quickly?
May 2017:
Sri Lanka calls for international aid as floods kill 122
May 2017:
The Best Photos Of Jupiter Yet. As Well As Audio.
April 2017:
Emergency lifted after Cyclone Cook clips New Zealand
April 2017:
Two-thirds Great Barrier Reef damaged by bleaching
April 2017:
Search for survivors from Colombia mudslide
March 2017:
Woman emerges from Peru mudslide!
February 2017:
California sinkhole swallows cars
February 2017:
Race to save pilot whales in massive NZ stranding
January 2017:
Dramatic hotel collapse into Peruvian river
January 2017:
Survivors found in avalanche-hit Italian hotel
January 2017:
firefighters dead after blaze causes Tehran building collapse
January 2017:
Chile: Fire ravages homes in port city of Valparaiso
December 2016:
Bulgarian freight train derails and propane gas tanks explode
December 2016:
Hawaii's mountain peaks covered with 3 feet of snow
November 2016:
Quake landslides strands cows in New Zealand's South Island
November 2016:
Enormous sinkhole swallows large section of Japanese street
October 2016:
Serious damage from Italy earthquakes
October 2016:
Florida residents bracing for Hurricane Matthew
September 2016:
East China landslide: Chances slim of finding the missing
August 2016:
Earthquake-ravaged Italian villages in ruins
August 2016:
Indian Navy Joins Rescue Operations In Bridge Collapse At Mahad
July 2016:
Buildings collapse after heavy rainfall triggers landslide in Hunan Province, China
July 2016:
Adelaide, SA endures wettest July day since 1941
June 2016:
Deadly floods trigger state of emergency in West Virginia counties
June 2016:
Death toll of Jiangsu tornado in east China rises to 99
June 2016:
Severe flooding hits parts of Bavaria, Germany
May 2016:
40-foot wall of flames: Alberta mass wildfire evacuations
April 2016:
Powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake strikes northwest Ecuador
April 2016:
Second large quake Kumamoto, Kyushu - massive landslides
April 2016:
18 dead in S China construction site collapse
April 2016:
Kolkata flyover toll rises as construction firm is investigated
March 2016:
Philippine mountain fire forces hundreds to flee
February 2016:
Taiwan Earthquake M6.4 topples buildings in city of Tainan
December 2015:
Massive fire at luxury hotel in Dubai
December 2015:
UK floods destroy ancient Tadcaster bridge, North Yorkshire
December 2015:
Train with 800,000 litres of sulphuric acid derails in Australia
December 2015:
17 buildings collapse in Shenzhen landslide
December 2015:
Massive Mount Aetna eruption
November 2015:
Town swallowed by toxic mud after dam break in Brazil
September 2015:
California fires create apocalyptic destruction
September 2015:
Severe rain contributed to crane collapse in Mecca
September 2015:
Typhoon Etau floods Japan, thousands evacuated
September 2015:
Epic flood drags cars and vans down Spain street
August 2015:
Huge explosions rock port city of Tianjin, NE China
July 2015:
Massive California Brush Fire Engulfs Freeway Vehicles
July 2015:
NASA reveals new detailed image of Pluto
July 2015:
F4 Tornado crosses Highway A4 near Venice (Italy)
May 2015:
Texas deluge, damaged infrastructure, missing residents
April 2015:
Earthquake destroys much of Nepal
April 2015:
Driest desert in South America deluged with deadly floods
March 2015:
Vanuatu: Dozens reported killed in cyclone
February 2015:
Fiery Train Crash Forces W Virginia Towns to Evacuate
December 2014:
Cape Verde Volcano Erupting For More Than 3 Weeks
October 2014:
A closer look at the Sri Lanka landslide
October 2014:
Nepal snowstorm Death toll rises in the Himalayas
October 2014:
35,000 walruses pack onto Alaskan beach 'due to climate change'
September 2014:
Japan volcano shoots rock & ash on Mount Ontake
September 2014:
Volcano Eruption in Papua New Guinea
August 2014:
Landslide in Hiroshima, Japan kills 18 leaving many stranded
August 2014:
Northeast California Wildfire Emergency
May 2014:
Balkan Floods displace thousands
April 2014:
Fire rips through Chilean city
February 2014:
Pyroclastic flow followed by series of tornadoes, Indonesia
January 2014:
US 16 Killed in Record-Breaking Low Temperatures
November 2013:
Sardinia lashed by deadly mini-Tornado
November 2013:
Typhoon Haiyan stronger than Katrina-Sandy combined
October 2013:
Deadly Typhoon Wreaks Havoc in Japan
August 2013:
Thousands Cut Off by Heavy Snowfalls in Peru
August 2013:
Yosemite Fire Nears San Francisco Water Source
July 2013:
Runaway Canada oil train explosion destroys town center
July 2013:
Flash floods batter Sichuan Province, China
June 2013:
Houses swept away by floods in India
June 2013:
Floods wreak havoc across central Europe
May 2013:
Tornado destroys Oklahoma town
January 2013:
Australian states burn as heat soars
December 2012:
Rare deadly tornado hits Auckland NZ
November 2012:
Raging English floods, damage & evacuations
November 2012:
Venice submerged in near-record floods
October 2012:
Hurricane Sandy's Aftermath - impact of climate change?
September 2012:
Earthquakes Kills Dozens in Southwest China
July 2012:
Flash floods devastate Southern Russia, scores dead
June 2012:
32,000 flee Colorado wildfire
May 2012:
Deadly wall of water as flash floods cascade through Nepal
May 2012:
Glacier Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) in Pokhara, Nepal
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
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:
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:
Towards a globally-focused Earth Simulation Centre
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:
Philippines Super Typhoon Megi
October 2010:
Vietnam Floods
October 2010:
Toxic Red Sludge, Hungary
September 2010:
New Zealand 7.2 Earthquake
August 2010:
Pakistan Flooding
August 2010:
Moscow's Heat Wave Kills Thousands
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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