WELLINGTON — Two farmers were killed and more than 700 people evacuated as torrential rain flooded large parts of
Emergency Management Queensland (EMQ) says torrential rain that has caused chaos around the state's south-east on Tuesday is only
A leading earthquake research centre says the risk of a big quake hitting Tokyo within the next few years
New Zealand officials say at least 22 pilot whales have died after being beached on the country's South Island. Rescuers
AN EARTHQUAKE measuring 6.2 struck off the coast of central Chile toady, not far from the town of Concepcion
HIGH levels of a cancer-causing heavy metal and arsenic have been discovered in a river and reservoir in the
At least 110 people were injured in Iran when an earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale struck the
The vast wreck of the cruise ship Costa Concordia shifted on the undersea ledge supporting it on Friday, forcing
Last year broke records for extreme weather in the United States, with 14 events each causing at least a
The price of basic foodstuffs hit a record high in 2011, with the cost of cereals surging by more