A 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck Tuesday off Canada's Pacific coast in the remote Queen Charlotte Islands region, experts from the US Geological Survey said, ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck in the Queen Charlotte Islands region off the coast of British Columbia, Canada, on Tuesday ...
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 hit off the Pacific island nation of Fiji late Monday but it was too deep to generate a destructive tsunami, US geologists said. The quake struck at 10:44 pm (1044 GMT) at a depth ...
Florida homes and swamps more used to dealing with dangerous critters like alligators now face a more foreign invader -- giant pet snakes escaped into the wild whose numbers are growing at an alarming rate. Several species of non-native snakes, such as ...
A strong quake with a magnitude of 6.7 and a relatively shallow depth hit the Indonesian island of Sumbawa on Monday, officials said, with initial reports saying some buildings were damaged. The quake struck in the early hours with its epicentre about ...
A strong quake with a magnitude of 6.7 and a relatively shallow depth hit the Indonesian island of Sumbawa on Monday, US geologists reported. The quake struck in the early hours with its epicentre about 16 kilometres (10 miles) from the town ...
US Geological Survey: Earthquake measuring 6.7 reported near Indonesia A strong earthquake was reported in the ocean off Indonesia on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake measured a magnitude of 6.7, the survey reported. It hit at 3:41 a.m. local ...
Report: Americans getting better at conserving water, as per-person use falls to 1950s levels Americans are using less water per person now than they have since the mid-1950s, thanks to water-saving technologies and a nationwide push to safeguard dwindling supplies. A report ...
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake shakes buildings in Afghanistan and Pakistan A strong earthquake centered in the towering Hindu Kush mountains shook a wide area of eastern Afghanistan and Pakistan early Friday, swaying buildings in the Afghan and Pakistani capitals. There were no initial ...
A strong 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit northeast Afghanistan on Friday, the US Geological Survey said, shaking buildings in the capital Kabul. The quake struck at 12:21 am (1951 GMT Thursday) at a depth of 196 kilometres (122 miles) in the Hindu Kush area, ...
The UN food agency Tuesday announced a satellite image database on the degradation of the world's forests as part of efforts to reduce global warming caused by greenhouse gases. The Food and Agriculture Organisation will provide high-resolution satellite data free to developing ...
US Geological Survey reports earthquake measured at 6.0 near Samoa An earthquake with magnitude 6.0 has struck in the Pacific near Samoa, the U.S. Geological Survey reports. The government seismologists said the quake was at a depth of 6.2 miles and occurred ...
