Fatal quake hits Haiti as it reels from floods
Reuters A moderate earthquake shook western Haiti early Tuesday morning, killing at least three and injuring others according to media reports, as the island nation battles to recover from flooding that killed 42 over the weekend. The US Geological Survey said the 4.9-magnitude earthquake had a depth of just 10 kilometres, with an epicentre near […]
Magnitude 6.8 earthquake shakes Ecuador, at least four deaths reported
Quito, Ecuador Reuters A magnitude 6.8 earthquake shook a coastal region of Ecuador and northern Peru midday Saturday, leaving at least four people dead and resulting in some structural damage. “I call for calm and for people to get informed through official channels,” said Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso in a tweet. A damaged car and […]
Rising seas could make US coastal flooding a daily peril by 2100
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Many coastal areas of the United States could see floods that now happen about twice a century occur almost daily by the turn of the century, as ocean levels rise because of planetary warming and ice melt, scientists warned on Thursday. By 2050 – just 30 years from now – almost […]