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Cyclone makes city sweat

The otherwise dipping minimum temperature has shot drastically over the last two days with the city recording 21 degrees Celsius. This season's lowest temperature has been 11.8 degrees. The weathermen attributed the six degree jump fr [...]

Posted On : Jan, 03 2012 | Comments : 0

Strong earthquake shakes buildings from Mexico City to Acapu...

A magnitude-6.5 earthquake struck in Mexico’s western Guerrero state, shaking buildings and causing panic in the nation’s capital and the Pacific resort of Acapulco. Officials said at least three people died, but there were no [...]

Posted On : Dec, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Earthquake-struck New Zealand city hit by magnitude-4.7 temb...

New Zealand The earthquake-rattled city of Christchurch has been shaken by another powerful temblor. The magnitude-4.7 quake struck just after 8:30 p.m. Sunday and there were no initial reports of significant damage or injuries. T [...]

Posted On : Oct, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Va. nuclear plant shaken twice its capacity by August quake

A nuclear power plant in central Virginia may have experienced twice as much shaking as it was designed to withstand during last month's rare East Coast earthquake, according to federal nuclear regulators, although no major damage has [...]

Posted On : Sep, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Earthquake kills 10 people, levels buildings in medieval cit...

At least 10 people were killed and dozens injured as an earthquake shook southeastern Spain on Wednesday, toppling historic buildings in the medieval city of Lorca. The magnitude-5.3 earthquake -rare in Spain -was felt across the Murcia r [...]

Posted On : May, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

In Japan, A City Shifted By Earthquake Faces A New Reality

In Ishinomaki, Japan, the March 11 earthquake has changed the city. Surely, it's changed it emotionally, but it has also changed it physically. The earthquake was so powerful, reports the AP, that some areas of Ishinomaki moved 17 fee [...]

Posted On : May, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Earthquake Moved California City 31 Inches: Calexico, Calif

NASA radar images show that Calexico, California was moved as much as 2 1/2 feet (80 cm) south as well as pushed down into the Earth by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake that hit Baja California on April 4, 2010. Does that mean that Calexico is [...]

Posted On : Jun, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

Cyclone destroys trees in Myanmar's main city

The waiter looks down at the streets of Yangon from the panoramic rooftop restaurant. He remembers how diners used to be shielded from the noise and bustle of the city below by a thick green cushion of leaves. When Cyclone Nargis ripped th [...]