Tag: #Natural Disasters

TAIPEI — A 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan's east coast on Tuesday (March 21), the island's weather bureau said, causing buildings ...

SYDNEY — Emergency services in Australia's Queensland state evacuated residents to higher ground on Saturday (March 11), as record-breaking floods ...

JAKARTA - At least 11 people have died and dozens still missing in the Indonesian region of Natuna on Monday ...

TOKYO — Rescuers in Japan were searching for two foreign men on Monday (Jan 30) after they were caught in an ...

WASHINGTON — The discovery of an asteroid the size of a small shipping truck mere days before it passed Earth on ...

WASHINGTON — When Benjamin Franklin fashioned the first lightning rod in the 1750s following his famous experiment flying a kite ...

One year on from the massive eruption of an underwater volcano in the South Pacific, the island nation of Tonga ...

ATLANTA - At least nine people died in tornadoes that destroyed homes and knocked out power to tens of thousands in ...

Indonesia issued a tsunami warning for almost three hours after a powerful 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's Tanimbar islands ...

SYDNEY – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday (Jan 7) his government was ready to provide whatever support ...