Radiation from Japan nuclear disaster spreads off US shores
Trace amounts of cesium-134 have been detected within several hundred miles (km) of the Oregon, Washington and California.
Dec 04, 2015, 10:34 AM IST
Hurricane Sandra upgraded to Category 3, gathers force fast in Pacific
National Hurricane Center in Miami said Hurricane Sandra was expected to weaken before nearing land.
Nov 26, 2015, 11:22 AM IST
Ocean warming blamed for North Pacific dead zones
Abrupt ocean warming at the end of the last ice age was linked to the sudden onset of low-oxygen, hypoxic, conditions that led to vast marine dead zones in the North Pacific, new research has found.
Nov 22, 2015, 11:45 AM IST
Ecuador declares state of emergency for El Nino
Ecuador braced for a destructive season of weather caused by the El Nino phenomenon by declaring a 60-day state of emergency in its most vulnerable provinces.
Nov 19, 2015, 04:41 AM IST
2015 on track to become the hottest year ever recorded!
According to a report released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , September 2015 was the hottest September, by a large margin, since records first began in 1880.
Oct 23, 2015, 11:04 AM IST
Tropical storm Patricia in Pacific upgraded to hurricane
Tropical storm Patricia off the Pacific coast of Mexico has been upgraded to a hurricane, US forecasters said today.
Oct 22, 2015, 13:45 PM IST
Powerful 7.3 quake hits off Vanuatu, no tsunami threat
A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean today, but no tsunami threat was detected, seismologists said.
Oct 21, 2015, 05:53 AM IST
Buenos Aires departure for 2016 Dakar Rally
The Argentine capital Buenos Aires will host the start of the 2016 Dakar Rally following Peru`s decision to withdraw from the event last month, race organisers announced Thursday.
Sep 17, 2015, 22:45 PM IST
Powerful quake off Chile slams waves into coastal towns; eight killed
Chile lifted the tsunami warning early on Thursday it had put in place after Wednesday`s major earthquake, the government said.
Sep 17, 2015, 16:18 PM IST
Visitors near Japan's Mt. Aso ordered to evacuate
Mount Aso in Japan erupted at 9.43 am (local time) on Monday, the Meteorological Agency said.
Sep 14, 2015, 11:08 AM IST
