Washington island landslide affects 34 homes
Residents of a hillside overlooking scenic Puget Sound heard the thunder of a large landslide Wednesday that knocked one home off its foundation, and ...
Google adds street views inside Japan nuclear zone
Concrete rubble litters streets lined with shuttered shops and dark windows. A collapsed roof juts from the ground. A ship sits stranded on a stretch ...
NYC aquarium rebounds, rebuilds after Sandy
The New York Aquarium has cherished its big-city setting by the sea for half a century. But the ocean that is the aquarium's lifeblood dealt it a ...
Strong quake sways buildings in Taiwan, kills 1
A strong earthquake struck central Taiwan on Wednesday, killing at one person and injuring 19 as it damaged buildings on the quake-prone island.
Report: Big Okla. quake in 2011 likely man-made
An unusual and widely felt 5.6-magnitude quake in Oklahoma in 2011 was probably caused when oil drilling waste was pushed deep underground, a team of ...
Earthquake shakes Mexico City
Earthquakes shook a broad swath of southern Mexico on Tuesday, causing buildings to sway in the capital and sending thousands fleeing into the streets ...
WWE helps launch Superstars for Sandy Relief
WWE is joining with New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Hollywood celebrities and professional athletes to launch ...
Storm could dump up to 8 inches of snow in Midwest
A major weekend storm could give new meaning to March Madness for the thousands of fans in Kansas City for the men's college basketball tournament, ...
Record crop insurance payout stirs subsidy debate
Farmers will be paid a record $16 billion in crop insurance claims for 2012 because of the widespread drought, a staggering amount that has critics ...
Statue of Liberty to reopen by Independence Day
The Statue of Liberty, closed since Superstorm Sandy damaged the island where it stands, will reopen to the public in time for Independence Day, ...
Japan ups damage seen from feared quake to $2.3T
A major quake off the coast of central Japan could kill more than 320,000 people and cause 220 trillion yen ($2.3 trillion) in economic damage, a ...
Rain dampens wildfire near Great Smoky Mountains
Heavy rain helped firefighters contain a Tennessee wildfire Monday after flames burned nearly 60 rental cabins in a resort area outside the Great ...
Bachelet: Chile left's hope in presidential vote
Michelle Bachelet has a deep resume: daughter of a general tortured to death for opposing a coup, leftist exile during the ensuing bloody ...
Early wildfire chars up to 1,000 acres in N Colo.
The wildfire season that Coloradans have been nervously awaiting arrived in a wind-whipped frenzy in the foothills near Fort Collins. The year's first ...
Colo. fire burns in erratic winds, threatens homes
A wildfire driven by erratic winds charred up to 1,000 acres and threatened more than 50 homes in northern Colorado on Friday, prompting hundreds of ...
Could global warming change tornado season, too?
With the planet heating up, many scientists seem fairly certain some weather elements like hurricanes and droughts will worsen. But tornadoes have ...
Global warming may have fueled Somali drought
Global warming may have contributed to low rain levels in Somalia in 2011 where tens of thousands died in a famine, research by British climate ...
New Zealand suffering biggest drought in 30 years
Dairy farmer John Rose has sent more than 100 of his cows to the slaughterhouse over recent weeks as a severe drought browned pastures in New ...
Report makes chilling forecast on Northwest quake
More than 10,000 people could die when — not if — a monster earthquake and tsunami occur just off the Pacific Northwest coast, researchers told Oregon ...
Mo. golfer survives fall into Ill. course sinkhole
Mark Mihal was having a good opening day on the links when he noticed an unusual depression on the 14th fairway at Annbriar Golf Club in southern ...
Sammy Hagar won't redo beach bar damaged by Sandy
He can't drive 55, and he can't reach a deal to rebuild a beach bar damaged by Superstorm Sandy, either. Rocker Sammy Hagar won't be back in Atlantic ...
Federer, Azarenka advance at Indian Wells
Defending champion Roger Federer beat Ivan Dodig of Croatia 6-3, 6-1 in a third-round match at the BNP Paribas Open on Monday, with the Swiss star ...
Modest quake shakes wide area of S. California
A modest earthquake left Southern California with the jitters Monday but no serious damage as the temblor caused swaying and rolling from the desert ...
Recent storms ease the drought in middle of US
Recent rain and snowstorms have eased the grip of the worst U.S. drought in decades in portions of the nation's midsection, swelling some major inland ...
Recovery slow as Japan marks 2 years since tsunami
Amid growing dissatisfaction with the slow pace of recovery, Japan marked the second anniversary Monday of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that ...
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