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Powerful quake rattles remote area of Peru
LIMA — A powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake shook eastern Peru on Wednesday and was felt more than 300 miles (480 kilometers) away in the capital Lima as well as in neighboring Ecuador and Brazil. Seismologists from the US Geological Survey said the epicenter of the quake, which occurred at 1746 GMT,…
5.9 magnitude quake rattles east coast, causing evacuations in DC
One of the strongest earthquakes to strike the US east coast in decades rattled offices Tuesday in downtown Washington and caused panicked evacuations from skyscrapers as far away as New York. The Pentagon, the US Capitol and Union Station in the nation’s capital were all evacuated after the 5.9-magnitude quake,…
Over 25 killed in Myanmar quake: officials
YANGON – At least 25 people were killed and dozens of buildings destroyed when a strong earthquake struck Myanmar near the Thai border, officials from both countries said Friday. Tremors were felt as far away as Bangkok, almost 800 kilometres (500 miles) from the epicentre, Hanoi and parts of China…
“Super moon” to brighten the skies on Saturday
When the full moon rises on Saturday night, it will be bigger and brighter than at any time for almost 20 years — and that is setting off alarm bells for those who make it their business to warn of impending doom. The moon’s orbit around the earth is not…
California’s ‘Big One’ could be massive ‘superstorm’ that floods state: scientists
The planet’s rising temperatures mean California is at greater risk of a “superstorm” that could flood the state’s Central Valley, causing damage that would dwarf even a major earthquake, scientists have warned. At a conference in Sacramento last week, 117 researchers brought together to study flooding risks in California presented…
Researchers demonstrate portable, solar-powered water desalination system
About one in eight humans do not have access to clean drinking water, according to the World Health Organization. That’s approximately 884 million people. The repercussion of this reality are a daily reality in developing nations: an estimated 1.4 million children perish each year due to diarrhea brought on by…
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