A powerful earthquake that hit Japan on New Year’s Day killed at least 55 people, with rescue teams struggling in freezing temperatures to reach coastal areas where many are feared trapped under possibly thousands of destroyed homes. In Suzu, a town of about 5000 households near the quake’s epicentre, 90 per cent of houses may … Read more
Claudine Gay, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, speaks during the 368th Commencement Exercises at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, May 30, 2019. Brian Snyder | Reuters Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday amid new allegations of plagiarism, becoming the second Ivy League leader to step down after controversy over their congressional … Read more
The powerful earthquake that hit central Japan on New Year’s Day killed at least six people, as police and local authorities report cases of bodies being pulled from the rubble of collapsed buildings. The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 struck in the middle of the afternoon on Monday, destroying buildings, knocking out power … Read more
A powerful earthquake has struck central Japan, killing at least one person, destroying buildings, knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes and prompting residents in some coastal areas to flee to higher ground. The quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 triggered waves of about one metre along Japan’s west coast and neighbouring … Read more
A massive earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 has hit central Japan, triggering a tsunami warning and advisories for residents to evacuate. A tsunami about one metre high struck parts of the coast along the Sea of Japan with a larger wave expected, public broadcaster NHK reported on Monday. The Japan Meteorological Agency has … Read more
Emergency crews will be on standby on New Year’s Eve with heavy rain, thunderstorms and giant hail forecast for parts of northern NSW and Queensland. A wild weather system is forecast to stretch more than 1000km from Port Macquarie in NSW to Rockhampton in Queensland. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Queensland storm warning. Watch the latest … Read more
For the first time in four centuries, it’s good to be a beaver. Long persecuted for their pelts and reviled as pests, the dam-building rodents are today hailed by scientists as ecological saviors. Their ponds and wetlands store water in the face of drought, filter out pollutants, furnish habitat for endangered species, and fight wildfires. … Read more
Ski resorts are facing challenging conditions amid warmer weather across Canada during a typically busy holiday week, limiting the runs open. Blue Mountain in Ontario as of Wednesday had just one out of 11 runs open. In an email to Global News, spokesperson Tara Lovell said that it has “very limited terrain until snowmaking temperatures … Read more
Wild weather has left at least 10 people dead in the eastern Australian states of Queensland and Victoria, officials said on Wednesday. Three men, aged 48, 59 and 69, were killed after a boat with 11 people on board capsized in rough weather in Moreton Bay off the south Queensland coast on Tuesday, police said. … Read more
Residents in parts of Sydney have been hit by a severe thunderstorm producing damaging winds and hailstones, with warnings of more wet weather on the way. The weather bureau said the situation was “rapidly evolving” as three storm cells merged into one and moved towards the state’s southeast. It was forecast to affect Hornsby, Parramatta, … Read more
