News on Natural Disasters / Failures (209)
September
Powerful earthquake struck Mexico: At least one fatality
Written byAt least one person died after a M 7.0 earthquake hit southwestern Mexico on September 8, 2021. The seismic shock struck northeast of Acapulco, a
September
An earthquake of magnitude 7.0 struck southwest Mexico. According to the United States Geological Survey the quake hit 2.5 miles (4 kilometers) east-
September
Category 4 hurricane Ida hit Louisiana: neighborhoods left underwater
Written byCategory 4 hurricane Ida hit southeastern Louisiana's Port Fourchon at a around 1 p.m. August 29th and slowly scraped across the state, delivering c
September
Numerous landslides triggered after M7.2 earthquake in Haiti
Written byNumerous landslides have been recorded in Haiti after a M7.2 earthquake struck in August 2021. The M 7.2 earthquake struck Haiti on August 14, 2021,
August
Concrete roof collapse of industrial building in Singapore
Written byOn Sunday 22th of August at about 9:20 am, a concrete roof of an industrial building at 3013 Bedok Park E Bedok, partially collapsed. After the colla
August
Partial building collapse in North Vancouver, Canada
Written byOne person was reported dead after a high building located in North Vancouver, Canada, partially collapsed.
August
Seismometers providing crucial data on Haiti’s earthquake
Written byAfter the devastating earthquake in Haiti in 2010 which cost the lives of thousands of people, scientists develop a network of low cost seismometers.
August
Understanding the nature of friction on earthquake faults by studying a volcanic eruption
Written byA new study, recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), focuses on a volcani
August
M 7.2 earthquake struck Haiti: More than 1,900 fatalities
Written byNearly 2,000 people have been reported dead after a M 7.2 earthquake hit Haiti. The seismic shock struck on Saturday, August 14, 2021, at 8:30 a.m. l
August
Haiti update: After the 7.2 earthquake, Tropical Storm Grace hit. Death toll rise to 1,419, unknown the number of people that are still missing
Written byAfter the 7.2 earthquake of Haiti the death toll rise to 1,419 while more than 6,900 people injured. The authorities can not estimate how many are st
