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Big quake rattles Tokyo, 17 injured A 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
©Reuters/Gene Blevins At least 10 killed in powerful US tornadoes Powerful tornadoes tearing across southern United States have killed at least 10 people, emergency officials in the states of Arkansas and Oklahoma reported late Sunday.
28 апреля 2014
Race to recover bodies from Korea ferry as storms loom Dive teams raced Friday to pull more than 100 bodies from a sunken South Korean ferry as storm clouds loomed and the victims' families angrily pressed officials to wrap up the recovery effort.
25 апреля 2014
Australia's far north battens down for major cyclone Australia'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
©Reuters Surprise snowstorm traps thousands of Iranians Thousands of travellers, many of them visiting family during the Iranian new year holidays, have been rescued after being trapped by unexpected snowstorms in north Iran.
31 марта 2014
©Reuters/Odair Leal  Brazil says floods driving thousands from homes More than a month of flooding in northern Brazil has swollen rivers and driven thousands of people from their homes.
20 марта 2014
Paris makes public transport free to tackle severe pollution Paris authorities said Thursday they would make public transport free for three days to encourage drivers to leave their vehicles behind due to severe pollution caused by unusually warm weather.
14 марта 2014
©Reuters/Eric Matson Time running out for Great Barrier Reef: scientists Time is running out for Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef, with climate change set to wreck irreversible damage by 2030 unless immediate action is taken.
06 марта 2014
100,000 households without power in France storm Nearly 100,000 households were without power in western France on Friday as a storm slammed into Brittany packing winds of up to 140 kilometres (90 miles) per hour.
15 февраля 2014
Snow storm hits Japan again, grounds over 100 flights Two people were killed Friday when a fresh snow storm hit Japan, disrupting rail and road travel, grounding more than 100 flights and adding to the piles left behind by an earlier blanketing.
15 февраля 2014
Olympics: Temperatures rise, but Sochi organisers keep cool The organisers of the Sochi Winter Olympics played down concerns that spring-like temperatures could harm the Games, saying every event was on schedule and a strong contingency plan was in place.
13 февраля 2014
©Reuters/Daniel Munoz Trade winds spur hiatus in global warming: study An unprecedented spike in Pacific trade winds has seen global warming slow significantly in the past 12 years but the effect is only temporary and temperatures will surge.
11 февраля 2014
Photo courtesy of azh.kz Atmospheric magic: three suns in Atyrau Residents of Atyrau observed an extraordinary natural phenomenon this week – three suns in the sky.
02 февраля 2014
Freak snowstorm, cold snap paralyzes US South The usually balmy US South was paralyzed Wednesday by a freak snowstorm that forced thousands of children to shelter in schools overnight and left thousands of motorists stranded on icy roads.
30 января 2014
©Reuters/David Mercado Deadly rainy season leaves 41 dead in Bolivia Bolivia President Evo Morales declared a state of emergency on Tuesday to assist victims of the country's deadly rainy season, which has claimed 41 lives and left 20,000 people homeless according to provisional figures.
29 января 2014
Major snowstorm slams northeastern US Snow blanketed much of the northeastern United States Tuesday, grounding thousands of flights and causing chaos on the roads as forecasters warned that a brutal cold spell was on its way.
22 января 2014
Strong 6.3-earthquake jolts New Zealand: USGS A strong 6.3-magnitude earthquake rattled New Zealand Monday, halting train services and knocking merchandise off shelves, but there were no immediate reports of major damage or injuries.
20 января 2014
Thousands flee more floods in southern Philippines Thousands of people are fleeing rising floodwaters in a fresh round of evacuations in the southern Philippines, officials said Friday as the death toll from a week of bad weather rose to 34.
17 января 2014
Australian heatwave set to worsen as fires rage Australians sweltering through a severe heatwave were warned Thursday that the worst is yet to come, with hundreds of fires raging in several states and temperatures nearing record highs.
16 января 2014
©Reuters/David Gray Australian wildfire razes 40 homes, one man dead A fast-moving wildfire destroyed at least 40 homes in western Australia's Perth, officials said Monday, with one man dying as he prepared for the approaching inferno.
13 января 2014

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