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Displaying 61 to 10 of 90 ArticlesReview: The end of days Posted: 2007-02-22 18:58:10 in 2012 News The Apocalypse just ain't what it used to be. With the millions of fundamentalist believers expecting the imminent arrival of the Last Judgment matched on the secular side by prophets of ecological desolation, it would seem "The End is Nigh" sandwich-board guys are firmly in the mainstream. ...Read More Surprising Solar Storms Rage at Sun's South Pole Posted: 2007-02-22 18:01:26 in 2012 News Relatively calm weather was the standard forecast for the Sun, which is near the end of another 11-year solar cycle, but raging solar storms just spotted at its south pole now tell a different story. ...Read More Cyclone Favio hits Mozambique Posted: 2007-02-22 12:32:14 in 2012 News A powerful tropical cyclone with winds of up to 230km/h surged ashore in southern Mozambique on Thursday, uprooting trees, knocking over electric pylons and raising fears of new floods. ...Read More Cyclone threatens flood-ravaged Mozambique Posted: 2007-02-20 12:12:41 in 2012 News A tropical cyclone was moving on Monday toward Mozambique, where about 40 people have already died in flooding caused by heavy rains and 18 000 people have fled to emergency shelters. ...Read More Strong Indonesian quake sparks tsunami warning Posted: 2007-02-20 12:10:59 in 2012 News A powerful earthquake in north-eastern Indonesia triggered a tsunami warning on Tuesday and caused panicked residents to flee shaking buildings, officials and media reports said. ...Read More UN urged to take action on asteroid threat Posted: 2007-02-19 06:52:08 in 2012 News An asteroid may come uncomfortably close to Earth in 2036 and the United Nations should assume responsibility for a space mission to deflect it, a group of astronauts, engineers and scientists said on Saturday. ...Read More Mark your calendar: Lunar Eclipse 03/03/2007 Posted: 2007-02-19 06:46:35 in 2012 News Mark your calendar: On March 3, 2007, the Moon will turn red during a total lunar eclipse visible from parts of all seven continents, including the eastern half of the United States. ...Read More Earthquake off Portuguese coast shakes Andalucia and Madrid Posted: 2007-02-13 08:47:52 in 2012 News An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale, centred to the SE of Cape of San Vicente, was felt at 1135 across much of the country today. ...Read More Smelly snow hits Siberia Posted: 2007-02-08 15:27:47 in 2012 News Russian emergency workers have flown to a Siberian region where smelly and multicoloured snow fell earlier this week covering about 100 square kilometres), officials said on Friday. ...Read More Snow shuts down UK airports Posted: 2007-02-08 15:25:19 in 2012 News A snowstorm forced the closure of runways at several airports in southern England and Wales on Thursday and caused rush hour chaos for commuters. ...Read More

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