Peru declares environmental emergency on coastal area hit by oil spill
by Ernesto TOVAR Agence France-Presse LIMA, Peru (AFP) - Peru declared an environmental emergency Saturday to battle an oil spill…
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Tonga volcano eruption was like ‘atomic bomb’
by Maddison Connaughton Agence France-Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) - Tonga's volcanic eruption felt like an "atomic bomb" that shook "the…
4 years ago
Shock waves, landslides may have caused ‘rare’ volcano tsunami: experts
PARIS, France (AFP) -- A rare volcano-triggered tsunami sparked by the eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai in Tonga could have…
4 years ago
Tonga cut off by volcanic blast, fears grow for coastal towns
by David WILLIAMS / Andrew BEATTY SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) -- The Pacific Island nation of Tonga was virtually cut off…
4 years ago
Two women drown in Peru due to Tonga volcanic eruption
LIMA, Peru (AFP) - Two women drowned on a beach in northern Peru due to "anomalous waves" registered after the…
4 years ago
Huge Tonga volcanic eruption caused ‘signifcant damage’
A massive volcanic eruption in Tonga that triggered tsunami waves around the Pacific caused "significant damage" to the island nation's…
4 years ago
Volcanic eruption, earthquake rock Tonga, trigger tsunami threats in the South Pacific
by Alfred Acenas and Arianne Torres (EBC Hawaii-Pacific) HONOLULU (Eagle News) - A powerful underwater volcanic eruption and 7.6-magnitude…
4 years ago
Tsunami waves crash ashore in Tonga after powerful eruption
NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga, Jan 15, 2022 (AFP) - Large waves crashed ashore in Tonga Saturday after a massive volcanic eruption that…
4 years ago
Covid variant ‘tsunami’ as world cases hit record
by Kenan Augeard with AFP Bureaus A Covid variant-driven "tsunami" threatens to overwhelm healthcare systems, the WHO said Wednesday as…
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Deep focus magnitude 7.3 quake hits Vanuatu region – USGS
Quake occurred at a depth of 535.8 kilometers, causing minimal surface waves; no tsunami warning issued (Eagle News) --…
5 years ago
Haiti authorities confirm ‘deaths’ after deadly 7.2-magnitude quake
A 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Saturday, the United States Geological Survey said, prompting a tsunami alert and damaging…
5 years ago
6.8-magnitude quake rattles northeast Japan, no tsunami risk
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) -- A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Japan's northeastern coast on Saturday but no tsunami warning was…
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