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Severe Sandstorms Cause Havoc At Refugee Camp In Iraq

Severe sand and dust storms swept through parts of Iraq on May 5, tearing down tents at a camp for displaced people west of Baghdad. Courtesy of rferl.org

Earth Extremities
May 5, 2015

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Volcanic Eruption Shuts Down Main Airport in Costa Rica

Source: OVSICORI Civil aviation and airport officials in Costa Rica decided to suspend flight operations at the Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO), located in the province of Alajuela, after a powerful afternoon eruption at the Turrialba volcano, located in the…

Earth Extremities
May 5, 2015

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Hail Storm Strikes New Mexico, USA

Lots of hail piled up at gas station at Carlisle & Gibson Courtesy of @ByronMortonII

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Major Landslide Sweeps Away Houses and Over 40 Acres of Agricultural Land In Kenya

Authorities said more than 25 families lost their homes in a landslide that hit the Hamisi Constituency in Vihiga County. The disaster affected four villages, including Gimariani, Kidundu, Mukisangula and Muhembe. The locals are assessing losses as more than 40…

Earth Extremities
May 3, 2015

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Landslide kills 4 and injures 5 in central China

Four people have been killed and another five have been injured Sunday in a landslide in central China’s Hubei Province, local authorities said. The landslide took place at 4:30 p.m. in Maocaoping village of Shuiyuesi Township, according to the…

Earth Extremities
May 3, 2015

Bridge Closure Alert, Commuter Alert, Damage Reports, Earth Subsistance Alert, Emergency Updates, Flash Flooding Alert, Landslide Alert, Major Events, Mudslide Alert, Rain Alert, Road Closure Alert, Severe Flood Alert, Stratosphere Alert, Train Alert

Landslide strikes a major railway route in Switzerland

A major railway route in Switzerland has been blocked by a landslide following persistent rain that has swollen rivers in much of the Alpine country. Switzerland’s national railway said the line between the capital of Bern and the city…

Earth Extremities
May 3, 2015

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Massive landslide disrupts Badrinath Yatra, India

A massive landslide in the early hours of Thursday morning at Hathi Pahaad near Vishnuprayag, almost 32 km from the Badrinath shrine, disrupted the Badrinath yatra which had begun barely five days ago. Over 1000 devotees from across the…

Earth Extremities
May 1, 2015

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‘All hell broke loose’ as Cyclone Quang tore through Exmouth, Australia

PHOTO: The carport collapsed onto a boat in Exmouth as cyclone Quang approached. (Supplied: Mick Exmouth shire president Turk Shale said people were unprepared as winds tore down fences, trees and power poles this morning.) “We’ve just got a…

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8 Tornadoes Hit Texas, USA

A band of tornadoes that swept across parts of rural Texas over the weekend flattened buildings, tore the roofs off other structures and forced people to rush for shelter, the National Weather Service said Monday. National Weather Service meteorologist…

Earth Extremities
April 29, 2015

Air Traffic Alert, Aviation Alert, Building Damage Alert, Commuter Alert, Damage Reports, Emergency Updates, Hailstorm Alert, Plane Damage By Weather Elements, Planes Grounded, Severe Weather, Train Alert, Vehicle Alert

‘Egg-sized’ hailstones smash car windows in eastern Chinese cities

Giant hailstones punched holes right through car windows in Nanjing. Photo: SCMP Pictures Extreme weather in eastern China’s Yangtze River Delta has seen car windows being broken by egg-sized hailstones, Shanghai-based news outlet Thepaper.cn reports. The storms stuck the…

Earth Extremities
April 29, 2015

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