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Dozens of Detroit home destroyed as strong winds, dry conditions spark 85 fires Read this on the publication's site
USA Today  |  Dozens of homes in Detroit were destroyed by 85 fires that erupted in four hours Tuesday amid strong winds and dry conditions, the Detroit Free Press reports. | More...
NZ on alert for another powerful quake Read this on the publication's site
News.com.au  |  Source: AAP Tia Carranceja leaps across a section of earthquake damaged road on state Highway 1 near Christchurch / Getty Source: EARTHQUAKE experts have warned another powerful ... | More...
Russian minister: Slow response let fires spread
Associated Press  |  Russia would have suffered less severe damage from wildfires this summer if authorities had engaged firefighting aircraft more quickly, a Cabinet member said Tuesday.
'National tragedy' declared in Guatemala as landslides kill dozens Read this on the publication's site
The Daily Star  |  Rodolfo Zelada Agence France Presse GUATEMALA CITY: Guatemalan rescue teams searched for survivors Monday after landslides caused by heavy rains killed at least 38 people ... | More...
Hurricanes: Deadly Forces Of Nature Read this on the publication's site
National Public Radio  |  This graphic requires version 9 or higher of the Adobe Flash Player.Get the latest Flash Player. This interactive graphic explains the different types of hurricanes and offers ... | More...
Hurricanes like Earl throw birds off course Read this on the publication's site
MSNBC  |  Hurricane Earl picked up and threw a lot of exotic seabirds far from their normal habitats — and New England and Canadian birders have been out spotting them. | More...
It's peak time for hurricanes Read this on the publication's site
CNN  |  Earl may be gone but the tropical Atlantic is ripe with activity. Tropical Storm Hermine formed in the Gulf of Mexico this morning. | More...
Timeline: Worst hurricanes since 1900 Read this on the publication's site
Reuters  |  A look at the day's best photos from the U.S. | More...
Pakistan's flood weather eased Atlantic hurricanes Read this on the publication's site
New Scientist  |  The blamed for disastrous floods in Pakistan and a record heatwave in Russia may have averted disasters elsewhere by putting the North Atlantic hurricane season on hold. | More...
Strong earthquake leaves NZ trembling Read this on the publication's site
News.com.au  |  WIDESPREAD damage and power cuts across New Zealand's second-largest | More...
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Natural Disasters
Oxford Ency of the Modern World  |  [ This entry includes three subentries, an overview and discussions of natural disasters in Africa and in Asia .
Natural Disasters
Ency of World Poverty (SAGE)  |  WHEN HURRICANE KATRINA struck the U.S. Gulf coast on August 29, 2005, the resulting floods in downtown New Orleans, Louisiana, and raised some disturbing questions about the ...
Cloud Feedback
Ency of Global Warming, Climate Change  |  INCREASES IN SURFACE and tropospheric temperatures produce changes in cloud properties that, in turn, produce changes in temperature.
El Nino and La Nina
Ency of Global Warming, Climate Change  |  THE WATERS ALONG the barren coast of Peru are cold and flow northward during most of the year, but around Christmas time, ...
Anticyclones
Ency of Global Warming, Climate Change  |  ANTICYCLONE IS A term for a region of closed circulation of air in the troposphere (the lowest 6 mi.
Pacific Ocean
Ency of Global Warming, Climate Change  |  THE PACIFIC OCEAN —named the “peaceful sea” by Ferdinand Magellan, a Portuguese explorer leading a Spanish ...
Triassic Period
Ency of Global Warming, Climate Change  |  THE TRIASSIC PERIOD is the geologic time period that extends from about 251 to 199 million years ago.