Research shows that a bubbling mass of magma “like a boiling pot of soup” is building beneath the Campi Flegrei volcano, western Naples – after decades of inactivity. The 24 crater, 90 square mile supervolcano is more “dangerous” than before. … Read More
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck the Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake struck about 80 miles east of Kimbre on the island of New Britain at a depth of about … Read More
AN EARTHQUAKE has rattled Australia, waking residents of Darwin hundreds of miles from the epicentre in the Banda Sea of Indonesia. USGS / Bureau of Meteorology Australia was rattled by a 6.6 magnitude earthquake which hit the Banda Sea in Indonesia. … Read More
The latest quake comes as Papua New Guinea struggles to get aid to desperate survivors of the 26 February quake, which flattened whole villages and spoiled water supplies. A seismograph measures seismic activity. Picture: AFP SYDNEY – A 6.3 magnitude … Read More
The supervolcano may have last erupted 630,000 years ago, but its presence still strikes fear in some and it’s easy to see why. Yes, the caldera is changing shape. Sure, eruptions might prime over just a few decades. Alright, there was that earthquake swarm last … Read More
Severe winds, including at least one tornado, damaged buildings in northern and eastern Alabama on Monday ahead of powerful spring storms that were expected to cause significant damage Tuesday across a large part of the Southeast, authorities and forecasters said. … Read More
AN EARTHQUAKE in Argentina has rattled millions in the country as well as in neighbouring Chile, putting the Pacific Ring of Fire on alert. Argentina was hit by a 5.1 earthquake this afternoon. Chile was also rattled by the quake, … Read More
Homes destroyed and thousands lose power as blazes tear across New South Wales and Victoria. Bushfires that razed dozens of homes in southeast Australia have now been mostly contained, but not before causing damage to or destroying several homes and other buildings. … Read More
A dangerous virus, as yet unknown, has the potential to wipe out millions of us. Yet public health bodies are mired in complacency. Somewhere out there a dangerous virus is boiling up in the bloodstream of a bird, bat, monkey or … Read More
CALIFORNIA has been rocked by a series of earthquakes amid fears that a major tremor could be on its way.Researchers from earthquaketrack.com reported nine incidents over the last 24 hours with the most powerful being a 2.4 magnitude tremor near … Read More