Tornado/twister ravages through Tatebayashi, Guma, Japan. Update!

By, Uwe Paschen.   Tatebayashi City (Gunma Prefecture) was hit today by a major tornado/twister causing 21 injured and major destruction with 160 houses being destroyed. Flying wood destroyed countless windows and...

Over half a million people affected by floods in Angola / Namibia

By  Miriam Mannak Floods have affected over half a million people in Nambia and Angola. Zambia, southwest Madagascar, northern Mozambique, northern and southern Malawi, and northern Botswana have also been...

Update on Northwest Arkansas Ice Storm 2009: Reporting Damages

From a bulletin sent by my college to the campus community today. The information applies to Arkansas residents only: "Reporting instructions to obtain federal assistance in ice storm recovery The telephone number...

Devastating Storm and Floods hit Europe with Rising Casualties.

Via. Uwe Paschen. Devastating Storm hits Europe with rising Causalities. The highest disaster alert has now been issued for the affected areas.  The News outlets through out Europe are reporting Storms in South...

2. Natural Disasters: Sharing Emergency Information: 2008 Review

" 2008's Top 10 Moments in User-Generated News 1.    Mumbai attacks2.    Natural disasters: Emergency info 3.    SF Olympic torch relay protests 4.   ...

Massive Increase in Earthquakes From 2000 - 2008

Most Earthquakes occur around the Pacific Rim on what is known as The Ring Of Fire. From 2000 - 2008, there has been a true explosion or deadly quakes. There are initial deaths in a lager temblor, but...

Over 270,000 Evacuated as Severe Tropical Storm Fung-wong Hits China

Update #5: July 29th 0330UTC (11.30am Taiwan/China time)Severe tropical storm Fung-wong slammed into China's Fujian province late last night just south of Fuzhou. Packing sustained winds of 55 knots, gusting up...

Get prepared, educated, and informed: JELD-WEN reference videos

1. Vote for the next lighthouse to win new windows and doors from JELD-WEN2. Learn how to prepare for a storm3. Become familiar with the term "universal design"

Scientists warn of dust bowl disaster

THE "dust bowl", a Depression-era environmental disaster that drove 500,000 people from the southwestern American states, may soon return, US scientists have warned. The study shows that the same area is...

Spectacular volcano eruption on La Reunion Island

Raging lava has spewed out of one of the world's most active volcanos on the French island of La Reunion.The red hot lava cut roads in half, damaged homes and created huge clouds of steam as it flowed into the...

Tsunami Surge Hits California Coastal Town

The earthquake news coming from our Pacific Neighbor, Japan, reached the West Coast of North America, literally...""The water surged back and forth like a river, and our docks aren't designed to handle swift...

How Safe is Your City?

"Last year marked one of the most active hurricane and natural disaster years in recorded history. The hurricane season for 2006 has already begun, and will last until fall- that leaves a lot of time for new...

Indonesians flee volcanic eruption

"Nearly 4,000 Indonesians are being evacuated from their villages after one of the world's most active volcanoes started erupting hot gas and lava. Villagers living close to Karangetan, a 5,800ft peak on Siau island, have been ordered out after lava began flowing just 400...

Ecuador volcano erupts and 3,600 villagers flee

"Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano spewed ash, gas and molten rock for a second day on Saturday, driving hundreds of evacuated villagers into nearby schools and churches in search of refuge"

San Francisco Shake

"On this day in 1906 an earthquake struck San Francisco. It was one of the worst natural disasters in American history. At the time, San Francisco had a population of about 450,000 people and was the busiest port...

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