An earthquake has shaken the seabed well off Mexico’s Pacific coast. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude-6.5 quake was centered 206 miles (333 kilometers) south-southeast of Cabo San Lucas and 141 miles (227 kilometers) from Socorro Island. That volcanic …
Hurricane Jova bore down on the Pacific coast of Mexico Tuesday threatening to pound one of the country’s busiest cargo ports and tourist resorts with destructive waves, heavy rainfall and flooding. The Category 3 storm, with top winds reaching 115 …
The United States put its eastern seaboard on alert for Hurricane Irene Monday as the powerful storm barreled up from the Caribbean on a path that could hit the U.S. coast on the weekend. Even as the hurricane, the first …
Hurricane Dora grew stronger offshore on Wednesday as it hurled rain along Mexico’s coast. The fourth hurricane of the eastern Pacific season was forecast to move parallel to the shoreline for several days. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami …
Authorities along the Oregon Coast – from Neskowin to Pacific City – are preparing for one of the largest tsunami drills in history. Evacuation drill spokesman Jim Kusz says that people need to prepare in case a tsunami hits the …
Officials issued a local tsunami alert after a strong earthquake struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea on Monday. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The 6.5-magnitude quake struck 76 miles (122 kilometers) west of Arawa, …
More than 1.8 million homes along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts are at great risk of being damaged by a hurricane, three times the number located in federally defined flood zones, according to a report released Tuesday. The report by …