Tornado sirens giving way to new warning technology On April 10, 2011, tornadoes ripped across Wisconsin, tearing roofs off houses, toppling trees and snapping power lines. In many places, the high winds were greeted with silence as some Cold War-era warning sirens failed because of lost power and other issues — just when they were needed the most. More
Wild weather: Floods, snow, tornadoes hit central USA Middle America was overwhelmed by weather Thursday, with snow in the north, tornadoes in the Plains, and torrential rains that caused floods and transportation woes - and a sinkhole in Chicago. More
Iran struck by magnitude 7.8 quake Iran has been struck by its most powerful earthquake for more than 50 years, with tremors felt across Pakistan, India and the Middle East. The epicentre of the 7.8-magnitude quake was near the south-eastern city of Khash, close to Pakistan. More
Strong storms march toward East Coast after killing 3 and tearing apart homes A vast storm system that spawned tornadoes and killed three people marched toward the East Coast on Friday, delivering spring snow and ice to New England and promising to drench some of the country’s most populous cities. On Thursday, storms tore through the Great Plains, Midwest and South. More
Lebanon Recalls Civil War as Latest Unrest Threatens New Strife Lebanon commemorated on Saturday the 49th anniversary of the Lebanese civil war that erupted on April 13, 1975, and ended in 1990 with the adoption of the Taif Accord. The war left over 200,000 people ... 04/13/2024 - 9:09 pm | View Link
Did Israel Eliminate Hamas After Six Months of War? After six months of bloody fighting in the Gaza Strip, it remains unclear if Israel has achieved its goal of wiping out Hamas and its control of the Palestinian enclave. As the conflict continues and ... 04/10/2024 - 7:40 pm | View Link
Cargo ship lost propulsion near New York’s Verrazzano Bridge The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed the 89,000-ton vessel “experienced a loss of propulsion” as it navigated a waterway in New York Harbor, ABC News reports. According to ABC News, the vessel was assisted ... 04/8/2024 - 4:37 am | View Link
Taiwan 7.4 earthquake: Rescuers free nine from cave after Taiwan quake At least nine people have died and more than 800 injured after a major 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck the east coast of Taiwan. 04/4/2024 - 8:45 pm | View Link
Taiwan 7.4 earthquake: Video offers clue in search for missing Aussies “The whole house was just violently shaking, and you’re powerless,” Australian in Taiwan Jack Brooker ... was a massive 9.0-magnitude undersea jolt in March 2011 off Japan’s northeast coast, which ... 04/2/2024 - 2:00 pm | View Link