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Days of rain in Bangladesh, some of the heaviest in years, have set off flash floods and landslides, killing at least 70 people and stranding about 200,000, police and officials said on Wednesday, June 27, 2012.According to National Geographic, Bangladesh ranks
Fermi 2 reactor of the Enrico Fermi Nuclear Generating Station near Monroe, Michigan has been shut down on Monday, June 25, 2012 due to an equipment problem.The Monroe Evening News reports crews idled the plant around 1:30 p.m. when its steam condenser lost the
Several parts of China have been hit by torrential rains over the last few days, resulting in the evacuation of millions of people and property damage.In east China’s Zhejiang province, heavy rains have forced 17,000 people to relocate and affected the lives of more
Mount Elgon, Uganda – After heavy rain for a number of days on Monday, June 25, 2012 a series of devastating landslides buried entire villages in parts of the mountainous Bugisu sub-region of eastern Uganda. Eighteen people have been confirmed dead and more than 450
According to article published in YellowstoneGate a handful of Yellowstone National Park geysers appear to be active again after periods of dormancy, including one geyser that last erupted almost two decades ago.Morning Geyser, quiet for 18 years, is now active,
Strong earthquake with magnitude 6.1 hit near the east coast of Kamchatka, Russia on June 24, 2012 at 03:15 UTC according to USGS. Epicenter was located 268 km (166 miles) SSW (192°) from Il’pyrskiy, Russia (57.601°N, 163.218°E). Recorded depth was 17.4 km (10.8
Asteroid 2012 LZ1 that passed by Earth last week is actually twice as large as scientists originally thought, new radar images revealed.It came within 5.3 million kilometers (3.3 million miles) of Earth at its closest approach on June 14. Since that distance is
This report covers active volcanoes in the world recorded from June 13 – June 19, 2012 based on Smithsonian/USGS criteria. New unrest has been noticed around 5 volcanoes, ongoing activity was reported for 9 volcanoes.FUEGO, Guatemala14.473°N, 90.880°W; summit
Giant sea waves, more than 12 feet high (3.6 m), hit the northern side of the famous shore temple at Mamallapuram, on Tuesday evening, June 19, leaving the heritage monument three feet deep in water. Temple is located 60 km from Chennai in Tamil Nadu.Sea water
A pilot report, web camera image, and infrasound data indicated that an ash producing explosion occurred at Cleveland Volcano on Tuesday, June 19, around 22:05 UTC (14:05 AKDT). The pilot report suggests the volcanic cloud height is 10 km (35,000 feet) above sea
