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  • White cliffs of Dover – tonnes of rock collapsed into the sea

    A large section of the white cliffs of Dover has collapsed into the English Channel following a “substantial” rockfall on March 15, 2012.  Tonnes of the cliff face sheared off near an area known as Crab Bay, but no one was injured. Dover Coastguard said a full survey

  • Researchers sent first ‘wireless’ message using neutrinos

    A group of scientists led by researchers from the University of Rochester and North Carolina State University have for the first time sent a message using a beam of neutrinos – nearly massless particles that travel at almost the speed of light. The message was sent

  • Strong 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck Leyte, Philippines

    Strong and dangerous earthquake with magnitude 5.7 struck Leyte, Philippines today at 07:58:05, March 16, 2012 UTC according to USGS. The epicenter was located 25 km (15 miles) NNE of Surigao, Mindanao, Philippines (10.041°N, 125.670°E). The depth of epicenter

  • Tornado touch down near Dexter, Michigan – USA

    Several homes were destroyed and others damaged Thursday when a tornado touched down near Dexter, Michigan, officials said.No injuries or deaths were immediately reported, said Marc Breckenridge, emergency management director for Washtenaw County. Authorities were

  • Extreme south of Chile on red alert due to flash floods

    Sunday rains and flash floods in Punta Arenas, extreme south of Chile have left an estimated 800 people homeless forcing the city to close schools while the local chapter of the National Emergency office, Onemi, raised the alarm level from orange (moderate) to red