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Severe Storm Katie Batters Parts Of The UK

A kayaker is feared dead, scores of flights have been cancelled and 100,000 homes were hit by power cuts as Storm Katie battered Britain.   The kayaker’s vessel capsized in strong currents on the River Wey, which the Environment Agency…

Severe Blizzard Has Begun To Hit The US East Coast

A huge blizzard has begun to hit the US east coast and is expected to dump near-record levels of snow from Washington to New York.   More than 50 million people have been warned a “potentially paralysing storm” will drop…

MONSTER ERUPTIONS: Panic as two volcanoes EXPLODE causing mass evacuation

  EARTHQUAKES struck today in a volatile region that saw TWO massive volcanic eruptions less than 24 hours ago.   More than 1,200 people today remain evacuated from a 1.9-mile containment zone around Mount Egon in Kupang, eastern Indonesia, after…

Typhoon Melor Slams into Philippines

**RED ALERT ISSUED**Severe Storm Desmond Prompts Major Evacuations In Cumbria Towns, UK

A major incident has been declared in Cumbria after some residents were forced to evacuate their homes in towns effectively cut off by flooding.   Cumbria Police officers and mountain rescue teams are helping to take people from their homes…

Eruption increased, ash plume at Rinjani volcano in Lombok Island, Indonesia forces Bali airport shut down

View of the eruption yesterday (image: Ade Adrian / facebook)   The eruption has intensified a lot over the past few days. Activity takes place from a lateral vent on the Barujari cone inside the volcano’s caldera, producing continuous ash…