Tsunami
Typhoon Dolphin causes severe flooding in Shanghai, grounds hundreds of flights across east China
Many streets in Shanghai, the country's second most populated city, were flooded, including in the main commercial centers.
At least 13 killed as 7.1 earthquake hits Japan, evacuation issued for 260,000 people amid blackout
Landslide buries 33 people, 16 remain trapped in Gansu, China as tornadoes, typhoons hit
Hundreds killed, thousands more feared dead after two earthquakes rock Venezuela
Chile regrets panic triggered by mistaken tsunami warning after quake
The ministry sent a message to cellphones around the country urging people to abandon coastal areas, though the ministry later said it was sent in error.
Archaeologists discover massive tsunami hit Israel during Neolithic era
The research team suggests that what may have happened to cause the tsunami was a reverberation effect of an earthquake occurring along the Dead Sea Transform.
'Everyone's scared' - Puerto Rico declares emergency after earthquakes
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center initially said there was "no significant tsunami threat."
230,000 people lost in a day: 2004 tsunami remembered
On the morning after Christmas Day in 2004, a 9.1 magnitude quake off northern Sumatra island triggered a tsunami with waves as high as 17.4 meters (57 feet) that swept over vulnerable coastal areas of Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and nine other countries.
Israel Navy leading large-scale earthquake recovery drill
Dubbed “Mighty Waves”, the drill began on Sunday and is scheduled to wrap up on Thursday.
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Tsunami in Indonesia caused by partial collapse of Krakatau volcano
Images captured by the European Space Agency's Sentinel-1 satellite showed that a large portion on the southern flank of the volcano slid off into the ocean, scientists said.
Tsunami in Indonesia kills nearly 250 after undersea volcano erupts
Anak Krakatau, an active volcano roughly halfway between Java and Sumatra, has been spewing ash and lava for months. It erupted just after 9 p.m. on Saturday and the tsunami struck around 9:30 p.m.
Israeli organizations begin relief operations in Indonesia after Tsunami
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) has planned to send emergency medical services and supplies to Indonesia after the Tsunami's aftermath.
Indonesian leader demands all quake victims be found as toll hits 1,234
The Red Cross said the situation was "nightmarish" and reports from its workers venturing into one cut-off area.
