Thousands Without Power After Japan Tornadoes
More than 3,000 homes were without electricity Monday, a day after apparent tornadoes tore through eastern Japan, killing one person and injuring at least 46 more.
Nearly 900 houses were damaged as gusting winds whipped through the prefectures of Ibaraki and Tochigi, near Tokyo, splintering wooden homes and tearing down trees and power cables.
The only known fatality from the storms...
Strong 6.7 Earthquake Shakes Central Chile
A strong, magnitude-6.7 earthquake rocked central Chile late Monday, prompting authorities to order a preventative evacuation of a stretch of coastline, causing hundreds of people to flee buildings in panic and shaking up the visiting prime minister of Canada.
There were no reports of major damage, but authorities in the port city of Valparaiso said a 72-year-old man died of a heart attack during...
Great Utah ShakeOut - About 1 Million Utahns Participating in Earthquake Drill
SALT LAKE CITY — About a million Utah residents are pledging to drop, cover and hold for the largest earthquake drill in state history.
The Great Utah ShakeOut is set for 10:15 a.m. Tuesday. Businesses, schools and others who are participating are asked to take cover for about 60 seconds as if a real earthquake were happening.
Drill organizers are also asking residents to create a...
Indonesia Quake Gave Tsunami Alarms a Trial Run
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The expensive warning systems built to protect people from tsunamis sweeping across the Indian Ocean did what they were designed to do following massive earthquakes in Indonesia Wednesday, but that doesn't mean major casualties could...
At Least 3 Possible Tornadoes Near Oklahoma City
The Storm Prediction Center forecasts severe tornado activity in the Midwest for Saturday, April 14, 2012. (National Weather Service)
Last Updated 2:14 p.m. ET
Tornado sirens sounded across Oklahoma City early Saturday as the nation's midsection braced for what forecasters cautioned could be a day of "life-threatening" storms, with the most dangerous weather expected to develop...
Magnitude 8.6 Earthquake Rocks Indonesia
People gather in front of the historic Baiturrahman grand mosque after a powerful earthquake hit the western coast of Sumatra in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. A magnitude-8.6 quake off the western coast sent residents in coastal cities fleeing to high ground in cars and on motorcycles.
