One of Indonesia’s most dangerous volcanoes shot a plume of ash and sand over half a mile into the sky forcing hundreds of villagers to flee into the night.
Mount Merapi, located near Yogyakarta, produced a short but massive rumbling before dawn Monday and spewed the ash cloud for hours. The ash fell as far as 8.5 miles from the volcano before activity ceased Monday afternoon. Continue reading
The death toll in China’s Dingxi earthquake has risen to at least 75 with over 400 injured according to relief workers in the area.
The U.S. Geological Survey says the region was actually hit by two quakes last evening. The first was just under a 6.0 magnitude and very shallow with a depth of just 6 miles. A second quake, a 5.6 magnitude, hit the same area an hour later. Continue reading
On the heels of almost 100 dying from a cold wave in the Ukraine, a cold wave in India has killed at least 175 people with hundreds more in danger.
The Hindu reported that temperatures in the capital of New Delhi were as much as 7 degrees Celsius below average (approx. 15 degrees Fahrenheit.) Continue reading
Angry residents of Bridgeport, Connecticut threw eggs at utility crews trying to restore electricity.
United Illuminating workers had to call police for protection after residents threw eggs and other objects putting the workers at risk. The workers reported that they were met with verbal abuse and when that didn’t stop them working, they were pelted with eggs and other objects. Continue reading
The official death toll from super storm Sandy has topped 100 as New York officials found more victims of the storm in the hardest hit parts of the city.
The official toll stands at 102. Continue reading
Tensions have reached boiling points at the few open gas stations in the northeastern U.S. resulting in State Police and National Guard being called out to protect them and keep the peace.
In New Jersey, the governor ordered State Police to be deployed to all gas stations along the NJ Turnpike and Garden State Parkway. Area residents said that they needed gasoline for generators because they had no electricity. Continue reading
Hurricane Sandy is raging toward the eastern coast of the United States after leaving 29 dead and thousands without power and homes.
The storm has weakened to a category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph according to the National Hurricane Center. However, new forecast models have the storm on a much more likely path to strike the East Coast. Continue reading
In one day, Hurricane Sandy jumped from Category 1 to Category 2 and has killed at least one as she rages through the Caribbean.
The storm made landfall in Cuba early Thursday morning just south of Santiago De Cuba. Sandy has maximum sustained winds of 110 MPH with higher gusts. Continue reading
Costa Rica was rocked by a 6.5 earthquake Tuesday that drove residents into the streets of the country’s capital city.
The 6.5 magnitude quake struck about five miles from the tourist destination of Nicoya according to the US Geological Survey. Continue reading
Hurricane Sandy, predicted by the National Hurricane Center to hit Jamaica, Cuba and the Bahamas, is on a path to potentially cause problems for the U.S. East Coast.
The Florida Keys and eastern coast of Florida have already been placed under a Tropical Storm Watch. Continue reading