Iceland closed its main international airport on Sunday after a volcano eruption that sent a plume of ash and smoke high into the air. Iceland’s airport and air traffic control operator Isavia said that Keflavik airport was closed to all inbound and outbound traffic at 8:30 a.m. local time. “The ash is covering all of [...]
As New Zealand and other areas in the Pacific Ocean passed the May 21, 6 p.m. local time unscathed, despite predictions by Harold Camping that the hour would signal the beginning of the end of the world, many seemed to breathe a public sigh of relief – some tongue-in-cheek and others more seriously – on [...]
May 21st, Doomsday is one of the hottest search topics in Google. So in case you haven’t heard by now, Harold Camping is the preacher who claims to have the calculations set on May 21, 2011 as The Judgment Day, Rapture Day, Doomstay – or whatever you want to call it. Camping’s apocalypse hype is [...]
The threat of radiation exposure was heightened Tuesday following an explosion and fire at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant which later prompted officials to warn people in a 30-kilometer (19-mile) radius to stay indoors. “Please do not go outside. Please stay indoors. Please close windows and make your homes airtight. Don’t turn on ventilators. Please [...]
Coastal communities across east Asia were on alert for a possible tsunami in the wake of the major earthquake that struck Japan on Friday, with evacuations ordered in some parts of Taiwan, the Philippines and the Russian Far East. In a bulletin at 8.30 am GMT, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii said a [...]
More than 100 people are believed to be trapped in rubble after a deadly 6,3-magnitude earthquake rocked the southern New Zealand city of Christchurch on Tuesday. Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker declared a state of emergency and ordered people to evacuate the city centre following the quake, which has killed at least 65 people. Parker said [...]
A huge earthquake with 7,4 magnitude enthused North-West Pakistan at late night of Tuesday (January 19). The quake left shaked in North India, particularly in Delhi. Several houses have been distorted in the Pakistan although no casualties have been confirmed so far. According to the Pacific Tsunami Center – the onshore quake had not set [...]
Last night saw a ferocious storm hit New York City which many people are talking about today amid speculation that a tornado hit. The storm (winds of up to 70 mph) killed at least one person and devastation across NYC but particularly the areas of Staten Island, Brooklyn and Queens. Tornado warnings had been in [...]
Soldiers help evacuate to safer area as a powerful typhoon approaches Taizhou, east China’s province Zhejiang. This typhoon targeted China’s booming eastern province Zhejiang and financial hub Shanghai, prompting evacuation of 10000′s people as ships were called back to port. This typhoon expected to be among the most powerful storms to hit China in years [...]