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New Zealand hit by destructive winds, heavy rain and snow and high waves
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Severe weather warnings covered swathes of New Zealand on Thursday with heavy downpours ...
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SF launches seismic safety program to stabilize at-risk buildings
Over the past few decades, San Francisco has carried out several rounds of seismic retrofits on its building stock, including ...
Just half of Gisborne Tairāwhiti residents confident they are prepared for natural disasters
Only half of Tairāwhiti people believe they are adequately ready for storms, floods and earthquakes, according to research by ...
A big Pacific Northwest quake could cause land to sink in minutes
A big quake in the Pacific Northwest today could cause coastal land to sink rapidly — up to seven feet, a new study finds.
Pacific Northwest city where more than a THOUSAND buildings could crumble if earthquake strikes
A city in the Pacific Northwest has said more than 1,100 buildings are at risk of collapsing in an earthquake. The most ...
Al Arabiya English19h
No damage reported after 6.2-magnitude quake strikes off New Zealand’s coast
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of New Zealand Wednesday, but authorities reported no damage and issued ...
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Fossils Beneath the Fiords: How New Zealand’s Landscape Hid Its Prehistoric Past
Imagine hiking through New Zealand’s wild Fiordland, mist curling around ancient peaks, waterfalls thundering into ...
New Zealand’s Cardinal John Dew remembers Pope Francis as humble, says he’s excited to help elect new leader
One of New Zealand’s top Catholics will today leave for Rome to attend Pope Francis’ funeral and take part in the Vatican’s ...
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No damage reported after quake strikes off New Zealand
A 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the west coast of New Zealand early Wednesday, but authorities reported no damage and issued no tsunami warning. The U.S.