NASA-Produced Maps Help Gauge Italy Earthquake Damage
A NASA-funded program provided valuable information for responders and groups supporting the recovery efforts for the Aug. 24, 2016, magnitude 6.2 earthquake that struck central Italy. The earthquake caused significant loss of life and property damage in the town of Amatrice. To assist in the disaster response efforts, scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Caltech, both in Pasadena, California, obtained and used...
Powerful typhoon Chaba barrels toward Japan
Storm and heavy rain warnings were issued today as powerful typhoon Chaba barrelled toward Japan, after lashing the southern coast of South Korea with winds that triggered flash floods and left at least two dead. The violent storm was moving north-northeast off the Tsushima islets chain near Japan’s southern Kyushu, packing gusts of up to 180 kilometres (110 miles) per hour, Japan’s weather agency said. The Japan...
32 people missing in China landslides following typhoon
At least 32 people were reported missing today after rain-saturated hillsides collapsed onto villages in southeastern China following a typhoon. A rescue operation was underway in Sucun village in China’s Zhejiang province, south of the financial hub of Shanghai, after it was hit by a landslide Wednesday evening, leaving 26 missing, the state-run Xinhua News Agency reported. Another six people are missing in Baofeng village,...
Massive typhoon hits eastern China & Taiwan, kills 5, injured 268
A massive typhoon left one person dead in eastern China today, a day after killing four and injuring 260 in Taiwan. Typhoon Megi weakened to a tropical storm after hitting the coastal city of Quanzhou in Fujian province before dawn, packing winds of up to 118 kilometers (74 miles) per-hour, China’s National Meteorological Center said. One person died after several structures collapsed in Quanzhou, state-approved news media...
‘Winter is coming’: Huge hail hits Moscow amid last days of summer torrents (VIDEO)
“Weather, you are drunk, what are you doing?” “Winter is coming!” Russian social media is completely abuzz and stunned by heavy showers and enormous hail the size of small eggs and apples that have recently struck the Moscow Region. Residents of Moscow and its suburbs have been releasing photos of Tuesday’s storm on social media. Wind speeds reached almost 20 meters per second, Moscow meteorological services said. About 20 planes were...
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