Typhoon Neoguri bears down on Japanese mainlandTyphoon Neoguri bore down on the Japanese mainland after slamming into the southern Okinawa island chain, killing two people and leaving a trail of damage.
09 июля 2014
Japan on highest typhoon alert, 480,000 urged to take shelterJapan braced Tuesday for one of its worst storms in years as typhoon Neoguri barrelled towards the southern Okinawa island chain, with the national weather agency issuing its highest alert and nearly half-a-million people urged to take shelter.
08 июля 2014
Tropical storm Boris to slam Mexico, GuatemalaTropical storm Boris bore down on Mexico's Pacific coast Tuesday, bringing drenching rains all the way to the Guatemala border, days after deadly flooding and mudslides in the region.
04 июня 2014
Big quake rattles Tokyo, 17 injuredA strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake shook buildings in Tokyo early Monday, lightly injuring 17 people, but officials stressed there was no risk of a tsunami.
05 мая 2014
Australia's far north battens down for major cycloneAustralia's sparsely populated northern tip was Thursday preparing for the largest cyclone to hit the area since Cyclone Yasi smashed into Queensland in 2011, ripping homes from their foundations and devastating crops.
11 апреля 2014
6.1-magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia's JavaA 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia's main island of Java on Saturday, the US Geological Survey reported, but local officials said there was no risk of a tsunami.
25 января 2014
Australia endures hottest year on recordAustralia experienced its hottest year on record in 2013, the Bureau of Meteorology said Friday, enduring the longest heatwave ever recorded Down Under as well as destructive bushfires.
US suffers worst drought in 56 years The United States is experiencing its widest-spread drought in 56 years, according to a release by the nation's meteorological agency Monday.