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SANTIAGO -- A strong earthquake hit northern Chile and southern Bolivia on Thursday, causing panic among local residents and cutting utilities, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, officials in Chile and Bolivia said.
MADISONVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Nearly three dozen tornadoes ripped through the U.S. Midwest, part of a huge line of thunderstorms that destroyed homes and killed at least two people.
In 2003, a summer heat wave killed between 22,000 and 35,000 people in five European countries. Temperatures soared to 104 degrees Fahrenheit in Paris, and London recorded its first triple-digit Fahrenheit temperature in history.
If a similar heat wave struck the United States, the results would be disastrous, a new study suggests.
If a similar heat wave struck the United States, the results would be disastrous, a new study suggests.
EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Just eight days after a deadly tornado struck southwestern Indiana, another strong storm system rolled across the nation's midsection Tuesday, producing funnel clouds in at least three states.
The Colombian government on Tuesday asked 9,000 people living near the Galeras volcano in the southeast province of Narino to evacuate after scientists said it could erupt soon.
MIAMI - A tropical depression was developing Monday in the southeast Caribbean Sea and was expected to strengthen into Tropical Storm Gamma, the National Hurricane Center said.
By the end of the week the storm is expected to be south of Jamaica, where the Caribbean is still warm enough to feed a major hurricane, said hurricane specialist Stacy Stewart.
By the end of the week the storm is expected to be south of Jamaica, where the Caribbean is still warm enough to feed a major hurricane, said hurricane specialist Stacy Stewart.
A construction worker was killed Monday in a landslide in Norway as strong winds and heavy rain pummeled northern Europe, cutting power supplies and disrupting traffic and train services.
Authorities today began evacuating 1,500 residents living on the slopes of a volcano in south-west Colombia over concerns it is about to erupt.
TOKYO: A powerful earthquake shook northern Japan early on Tuesday, triggering small tsunami waves that struck towns along the northeastern coast about 350 kms away.
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. Japan's Meteorological Agency said the magnitude 7.1 quake hit at 6:39 am off the east coast of Japan's main island of Honshu, and issued a tsunami warning.
There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. Japan's Meteorological Agency said the magnitude 7.1 quake hit at 6:39 am off the east coast of Japan's main island of Honshu, and issued a tsunami warning.
The dollar closed at 0.8531 euros on Friday, up 0.8% from 0.8464 on the previous Friday. That put the euro at 1.1722 dollars, compared to $1.1815 the week before. Gold rebounded, closing at 470.00 dollars an ounce, up 2.6% from $458.00 at the previous week's close. Gold in euros broke the 400 barrier, closing at 400.96 euros an ounce, up 3.4% from 387.64 the Friday before. Oil closed at 57.53 dollars a barrel, down 5.3% from $60.58 the week before. Oil in euros would be 49.08 euros a barrel at Friday's close, down 4.5% compared to 51.27 for the previous week. The gold/oil ratio closed at 8.17 up 8.1% from 7.56 the week before. In the U.S stock market, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 10,686.04, up 1.5% from 10,530.76 at the previous Friday's close. The NASDAQ closed at 2,202.47, up 1.5% 2,169.43. The yield on the ten-year U.S. Treasury note closed at 4.57%, down nine basis points from 4.66 the week before.
Comment: Remember when global warming was just a "hypothetical scenario" that was purely the domain of "conspiracy theorists" and "crazy" scientists? How times change...
Now, as to the real causes... that's a whole other can of worms.