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40 dead in China storms

At least 18 people were still missing while 30,000 residents have been evacuated after storms hit Mi...

Three killed in Tripura cyclone

The annual recurring squalls accompanied by rains, thunder storms, lightning and hail storms have ra...

Sandstorms in space discovered

Using new techniques, researchers have explored the atmospheres of distant, dying stars.

Tripura: 7 persons killed in storms, lightning

At least seven persons were killed and over 40 injured in storms and lightning which hit different...

Bangladesh: Storms kill 17 people, dozens injured

News reports say storms with heavy rains and strong winds have killed at least 17 people and injured...

7 rescued from cargo ship as storms lash Britain

Much of Britain has gone from summery sunshine to wintry storms in the course of a few days.

Thunderstorms shuffle through south-central US

Storms shuffled through parts of the south-central United States again on Tuesday, bringing more hea...

One killed, 17 injured in Kashmir storms

One person was killed and 17 others were injured as storms wreaked havoc in Kashmir Valley throwing ...

Solar storms join floods, terrorism as risks to UK

Britain has added volcanoes and solar storms to floods, flu and terrorism on a list of threats to ...

At least 12 killed as tornadoes strike US Midwest

Powerful storms ripped through Midwest, obliterating homes, churches and businesses across 5 states,...

Solar storms behind Earth’s vanishing electrons

UCLA researchers showed that the missing electrons are swept away from the planet by a tide of solar...

Storms wreak havoc in Britain, leave two dead

Southern England and Scotland and almost the whole of Wales have been given a yellow `be aware` war...

Solar storms `could sandblast the moon`

Solar storms and associated (CMEs) could significantly erode the lunar surface, according to a new s...

Storms bring down 1,500 houses in China

Gales and hailstorms have brought down around 1,500 houses in a Chinese province, affecting over 33,...

More than 40,000 affected by rainstorms in China

A total of 14 counties and townships in western Hubei Province have been hit by downpours.

Toll from Philippines storms hits 54

Tropical storm Mufia was today about 1,000 kilometres east of the country, bringing heavy rain and t...

More than 400 dead or missing in China storms

Torrential downpours have pummelled large swathes of China since the beginning of June.

‘Giant magnetic ropes’ cause solar storms

The finding will help mitigate the adverse effects that solar storm eruptions can have on satellite ...

Violent thunderstorms kill 7 in Oklahoma, Kansas

Two days back, a massive tornado tore through the southwest Missouri town of Joplin.

Eight killed in dust storms across UP

Eight persons were killed in different parts of Uttar Pradesh due to strong winds during dust stor...

Uttar Pradesh: More than 40 killed in dust storm

More than 40 people were on Saturday killed and several others injured in different parts of Uttar ...

Death toll nears 80 as storms rip through US

Tornados flattened buildings, overturned vehicles as they tore through US.

Severe storms death toll rises to 9 in 2 states

Destructive storms that tore across the country`s midsection left at least nine people dead after sm...

Earth sees about 760 thunderstorms every hour: Scientists

About 760 thunderstorms hit the Earth every hour, scientists have calculated.

`Solar storms may cause `global Katrina` any time`

Earth may now be more vulnerable to a ferocious solar storm that could wreak havoc for mankind.

Mozambique storms, floods kill 12: police: State Media

Lightning killed eight churchgoers in central Mozambique with a separate storm and floods raising ...

Floods and storms kill 39 in rural South Africa

South African authorities say at least 39 people have died in flooding and thunderstorms in the ea...

Just as Europe thaws, snow storms hit US

Snow storms force hundreds of flight cancellations at US airports.

Two dead in British snow storms, London hit

Britain`s out-of-season cold snap swept into London for the first time today, with snow affecting ...

Misty morning in Delhi, thunderstorms likely

It was a misty morning in the national capital on Monday, but weather officials forecast thunder sho...

Untimely rains, storms take north India by surprise

People in parts of north India were taken by surprise on Friday as dust storm and thunder showers la...

Hailstorms, rains lash Punjab, temperature drops by 4 degrees

Hailstorms and rains disrupted normal life in several places in Punjab while temperature dropped sh...

Arctic storms to decrease with global warming: Study

Brief but vicious Arctic storms known as polar lows are likely to become much less frequent as glo...

Mexican butterflies threatened by severe storms

Mexican butterflies are facing a new threat from severe storms that have devastated forests.

Flood-devastated Pakistan braces for more storms

Pakistan holds crisis talks Wednesday as the country braces for more storms that threaten to deepen ...

Earth in path of solar tsunami

The solar explosion, called a coronal mass ejection, was aimed directly towards Earth.

China floods: 118 killed, 47 missing since July 01

Rains and floods have disrupted lives of 9.24 million people, reports Xinhua.

Over 10,000 evacuated during China storms

Workers raced to build waterways to drain overflowing reservoirs in southeastern China and thousands...

Storms nail Midwest, kill 1, damage skyscraper

Severe thunderstorms sweeping through the US Midwest have killed a motorist in Michigan, shattered w...

Storms, landslides kill 13 in Pakistan

Storms lashed many areas in Pakistan`s Punjab province, killing at least 13 people and causing disru...

Rainstorms claim 115 lives in China

Strong rainstorms in China have triggered floods and mud-rock flows.

China rainstorms kill 86, relocate thousands

Rainstorms in south China since early May have caused direct economic losses of almost CNY 5.9 billi...

57 killed as thunderstorms lash northern India

Dust storm and heavy rains claimed 34 more lives in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, taking the death toll...

China storm toll rises to 65

The toll in storms in southern China has risen to 65, officials said.

Survivor tales from southern storms that killed 12

Morgan Hayden and Joe Moton stepped carefully through nails, broken glass and pink tufts of insulati...

Sandstorms blanket northwest China, 3 dead

Violent sandstorms engulfed northwest China on Sunday, leaving three people dead and one missing, as...

Sandstorms blanket Beijing in yellow dust

Beijing was covered in a film of yellow dust, as sandstorms caused by severe drought in north of th...

Death toll rises to 13 as storms lash Europe

Hurricane-force winds, surging seas and driving rain lashed western Europe on Sunday, leaving at lea...

Portugal floods kill 40, some people feared buried

Rescue workers dug frantically Sunday to free cars and homes buried under heaps of mud in Madeira, a...

Dust storms from Arctic may affect climate & health in America & Europe

New evidence has emerged which indicates that dust storms in the arctic, possibly caused by receding...

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