Month: September 2011

Indonesia Farmers Flee Volcano

MOUNT TAMBORA, Indonesia (AP) — Bold farmers in Indonesia routinely ignore orders to evacuate the slopes of live volcanoes,

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Thousands Flee China Floods

Heavy rains and floods across China have left 57 people dead, dozens of others missing and hundreds injured, while

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BP Oil Spill Still On Gulf Sea Floor

Tar balls washed onto Gulf of Mexico beaches by Tropical Storm Lee earlier this month show that oil left

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Himalayan Earthquake Kills 63

An earthquake has rocked a vast area of north-eastern India and Himalayan states, killing at least 63 people. The epicentre

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Last 4 welsh Miners Found Dead

The deaths of the four miners at Gleision Colliery near Swansea have been described as a "stab through the

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Arsenic Found In Australian Lake

The Northern Territory Health Department says water in the Lake Bennett area is mostly fine for household use, despite

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Arctic Ice 2nd Lowest Level Ever

The frozen Arctic has shrunk to its second lowest level since satellites began measuring it in 1979, capping a

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98 Dead In Thailand Floods

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Monsoon rains, floods and mudslides in Thailand have killed at least 98 people since July, including

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Joplin Tornado Deaths Hit 162

KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) – The death toll in the May 22 tornado that tore through Joplin, Missouri, has

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6.2 Quake Hits Japan No Tsunami

TOKYO – A magnitude-6.2 earthquake struck off Japan's battered northeastern coast Thursday, but there was no risk of a

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