Lightning

26 people are struck by lightning in storms in India.

Earthquakes

5.5 Earthquake hits offshore Coquimbo, Chile.

5.4 Earthquake hits the Andaman Islands off the coast of India.

5.7 Earthquake hits the north Indian Ocean.

Floods

Strong gale force winds and rain continue to pound Britain, with flood warnings in many areas.

Disease

The US Centre for Disease Control (CDC) has issued a travel advisory for Nigeria due to an ongoing lassa fever outbreak. Lassa fever is a haemorhragic fever.

Measels outbreak in Rayagada, India kills at least 9 children.

Leptospirosis outbreak in Fiji following the severe floods kills at least 20 people.

An outbreak of bovine TB in a herd of alpacas in England has led to the culling of 500 animals. The disease is thought to have been spread by badgers which urinate in the fields occupied by the alpacas.

 

Shark Populations Fall

A recent study in the USA has found that shark populations have plummeted in areas near humans. The Pacific Reef Shark population has fallen by more than 90%.

Drought

Florida, USA is suffering a serious drought affecting the entire state. The drought has been growing since July 2010. It is hoped that the impending hurricane season, which is expected to be mild, will break the drought.

Earthquakes

5.8 and 5.6 Eathquakes hit off the east coast of Honshu, Japan.

5.4 Earthquake hots off the west coast of Sumatra.

5.2 hits Papua New Guinea in Indonesia.

Drought

Australia is drought free for the first time in a decade. Heavy rains and floods consequent upon the La Nina phenomenon in the Pacific helped banish drought conditions across the continent.

Tornado

Tornado hits Chivington in Colorado, USA. 7 homes and farm buildings destroyed. Some injuries reported.

Earthquakes

6.7 Earthquake hits Tonga in the South Pacific.

5.4 Earthquake hits Kepuluan Mentawai Region, Indonesia.



5.3 Earthquake hits the New Britain Region, Papua New Guinea.

5.1 Earthquake hits the Prince Edward Island Region.

Disease

A salmon farm in Nova Scotia is ordered to kill all its fish in response to a viral disease outbreak amid fears the outbreak may spread.

Storms

Three tornadoes are spawned by the heavy rainstorms that hit southern England causing havoc. However, the rain is not enough to break the existing drought.

Earthquakes

5.1 Earthquake hits Sulawesi in Indonesia.

Earthquakes

5.2 Earthquake hits the Fiji Region.

5.1 Earthquake hits the Hokkaido Region in Japan.

Volcano

Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico continues to erupt spewing ash cloud. Authorities fear larger eruption may be imminent.

Shiveluch volcano on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Siberia erupts, sending up an ash cloud to an altitude of more than 10 km.

Wildfires

Wildfires in Texas, USA. 2 300 acres burned in the Brooks Mountain area, with several smaller fires in Jeff Davis County.

Floods and Drought

Floods in the Dominican Republic lead to the evacuation of at least 11 000 people from their homes.

Drought hit southern England now suffers floods as heavy rainstorms bring much needed relief.

Extra low water levels in the Colorado River in the USA due to drought and exceptionally light snowfall.

Shrinking Antarctic Ice

The faster rate of shrinkage suffered by the vast Antarctic ice shelves has been found to be caused by warmer ocean water encroaching from below the ice driven by stronger westerly winds in the Southern Ocean.

Volcanos

Mt Lokon volcano in Indonesia erupts.

The volcano on the Greek Island of Santorini, which may be responsible for the legend of Atlantis re-awakens with substantial magna movements. Scientists report an eruption is possible.

Disease

A case of mad cow disease has been identified in California, USA. There is no threat to the nation's food supply. The cow is a diary cow not destined for human consumption.

Earthquakes

5.8 and 5.2 Earthquakes hit India's Nicobar Islands.

5.0 Earthquake hits western Algeria.

Disease

The outbreak of a deadly mystery skin disease which has claimed 19 lives in Vietnam appears to have spread to Thailand.

Floods

7 members of a Church youth group die after being swept away by floods in a Kenyan wildlife park. Wildlife services rescued the remaining 8 victims.

Volcanos

Tungurahua volcano in Ecuador erupts explosively, showering nearby village with soil and rocks.

Earthquakes

3.9 Earthquake rattles Orange County and Newport Beach, California, USA.

5.3 Earthquake hits the Carlsberg Ridge in the northern Indian Ocean.

Meteor Explosion

Reports of a large fireball exploding above the Nevada desert. Sightings reported as far away as northern California. Thought to be a large meteor unrelated to the Lyrid meteor shower.

Drought

England experiences its driest March since 1953. Rivers and ponds are drying up due to a drop in ground water levels. Fish, amphibians and insects are dying in large numbers.

Earthquakes

Two 5.0 Earthquakes hit the island of Tonga.

5.1 Earthquake hits Guatemala.

5.8 Earthquake hits the Kermedec Islands off New Zealand.

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Train Collision

2 trains collide in a head-on collision in Amsterdam, Holland. Scores of passengers are injured, many seriously.

Disease

At least 160 people are sickened in a salmonella outbreak in the USA across 21 States. The outbreak has been linked to tuna and sushi.

 

Floods

Floods hit central Russia as the Moskva river overflows its banks from snow melt.

Severe floods across northern Iran after heavy spring rains.

Wildfires

Thousands battle severe wildfires in Inner Mongolia.

At least 15 wildfires in Maine.

Disease

Unknown skin disease outbreak kills at least 8 people in Vietnam. Doctors are unable to identify or treat the mystery disease.

Floods

6 people die in flash floods in Oman.

Heavy rains in Nigeria bring warnings of imminent floods.

Earthquakes

6.6. Earthquake hits off the north coast of Papua New Guinea in Indonesia. Some damage to property reported, but no injuries.

5.6 Aftershock hits off the north coast of Papua New Guinea.

5.2 Earthquake hits off the coast of northern Sumatra.

Disease

Kala Azar disease outbreak in southern Sudan.

Measels is on the rise in the United States with annual cases quadrupling in the last year. The CDC reports that people are becoming infected while travelling and bringing the disease back with them after visits abroad.

Hepatitis B outbreak in Kenya.

Volcanos

Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico erupts initially sending up an ash cloud which covers at least 30 communities in a thick layer of black ash. More violent eruptions follow with glowing red hot rocks and lava flying through the air.

Wildfires

Dozens of wildfires across southern Siberia. 8 600 hectares burned. Dozens of houses in a village in the Amur region destroyed, while the residents in numerous other villages evacuate ahead of the flames.

Floods

Flash floods is Yorkshire, England.

Floods in Rwanda after heavy rains.

Flash floods across New South Wales after unusually heavy rains.

Air Crash in Pakistan

Air Crash in Pakistan

131 people feared dead as local airlines aeroplane crashes into residential area in Islamabad, Pakistan. Bad weather initially believed to be the cause of the accident.

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