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Earthquake of magnitude 6.0 strikes Indonesia's Tanimbar region
ABC News   26 February 2020   Indonesia   Tanimbar  
<p>An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 has struck the Tanimbar region in Indonesia, the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) says.<br />The Indonesia Geophysics Agency and the BoM said there was no tsunami potential from the quake.<br />Northern Territory residents told ...
Hawaii volcano eruption destroys 600 homes, but creates more than a kilometre of new lan
ABC News   08 June 2018   Hawaii   Kilauea Volcano  
Photo: The number of homes destroyed by the eruption has increased dramatically. (Reuters: Terray Sylvester)
<p>Approximately 600 homes have been destroyed by lava flows on Hawaii's Big Island since the current eruption of Kilaeua Volcano began early last month, Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim says.The latest estimate of property losses from Kilauea, one of the world's ...
Ash-spewing volcano in Papua New Guinea forces villagers to flee, local media says
ABC News   07 January 2018   Papua New Guinea  
PHOTO: The ash clouds have been thrown up steadily to a height of about 2,133 metres. (Facebook: Samaritan Aviation)
<p>A remote island volcano in Papua New Guinea has begun spewing ash into the air, forcing the evacuation of more than 500 residents, media and non-profit groups have said.</p> <p>Kadovar Island, a 365-metre tall volcano on the north coast of PNG, was thought ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards
Landslides, flooding kill 147 people in Bangladesh and northeast India
ABC News   14 June 2017   Bangladesh   Rangamati  
PHOTO: Rescuers search through the mud in Bandarban, Bangladesh. (AP)
<p>At least 147 people have died in Bangladesh and neighbouring regions of northeast India after heavy rains triggered a series of landslides and extensive flooding, officials said.</p> <p>Densely populated Bangladesh is battered by storms, floods and landslides ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards
Solomon Islands hit by powerful aftershocks after magnitude-7.8 quake
ABC News   09 December 2016   Solomon Islands   Oceania  
Earthquake damage to buildings in Kirakira, the provincial capital of Makira Province, Solomon Islands (credit: Edith Hanuagi)
<p>Residents in Solomon Islands were hit by powerful aftershocks following a magnitude-7.8 earthquake which struck 130 kilometres from the capital Honiara.</p><p>Authorities are starting to receive reports of damage from the earthquake, with police saying ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards
Creeping Landslides Damage and Dismantle Colorado Springs Homes in Slow Motion
ABC News   25 April 2016   USA   Colorado Springs  
Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post via Getty Images
<p>Recent heavy rains have triggered landslides in Colorado Springs, costing many residents hundreds of thousands of dollars in damages to their homes.</p> <p>And many homeowners in the area say they were unaware of the potential risk when they purchased their ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards
Torrential Rain Causes Second Oregon Sinkhole
ABC News   29 January 2016   USA   Oregon  
Oregon DOT posted this photo on their Twitter page with this caption: A south view of the #Harbor #sinkhole located west of U.S. 101. A detour goes into effect at 9 p.m. tonight, " Jan. 28, 2016.
<p>A road in Oregon has crumbled away after a huge sinkhole opened up on the other side of the road of where a sinkhole appeared last month, according to police.</p>
Filed under: Natural Hazards
Developer of $20 million Australian-first solar thermal pilot plant predicts sunny future under Turnbull
An aerial photograph of the 3,500 mirrors of the $20 million pilot solar thermal plant on a farming property near Forbes, NSW. / Supplied: Vast Solar
<p>After hours of steady rain, there is not a ray of sunshine in sight and the mud is thick on the ground at the $20 million Jemalong pilot solar thermal plant near Forbes in central west New South Wales.</p> <p>But in a way, the fact it is overcast helps ...
Filed under: Energy resources
China economist warns major miners may collapse in 2016
ABC News   17 December 2015   World  
Photo: BC Iron has shut down its mining operations until prices improve. (Sue Lannin: ABC News) Map: Australia
<p>A prominent China economist has predicted more mining companies could go bankrupt globally in the new year, including major second tier firms, as China's economy slows down and commodity prices keep falling.</p><p>He has forecast that iron ore prices will ...
Filed under: Mining News
Australian laser scanners keep vigilant eye on open pit miners under constant threat of wall collapse
ABC News   17 August 2015   Australia  
mining laser scanner
<p>A laser scanner used by forensic police to examine crime scenes has now been employed to keep open pit miners safe from collapsing walls. In open cut mines, large walls can collapse without warning, and require constant monitoring from geotechnical engineers. ...