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Quake reported in eastern Canada

CNN An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 struck eastern Canada on Friday morning, the government said. The quake was centered about 11 miles (18 kilometers) from Shawville, in western Quebec, near the Ontario border. It was felt in the Ottawa-Gatineau area and out to Toronto, more than 260 miles away, and in New [...]

Tornadoes hit North Texas; 6 dead, dozens injured

CNN - Lateef Mungin Tornadoes ripped through North Texas on Wednesday night, part of a weather system that killed at least six people and injured more than 100 others, officials said. The fatalities occurred when the storm struck a Habitat for Humanity neighborhood in the Granbury area, Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds said. There were about [...]

2 Alaska volcanoes on alert as lava flows

CNN - Greg Botelho and Amanda Watts Lava flowed Tuesday from two Alaskan volcanoes, with authorities placing both on the second-highest alert levels because “sudden explosions … are possible with little or no warning.” The volcanoes are Pavlof and Cleveland, both in the Aleutian Island range southwest of mainland Alaska. The Alaska Volcano Observatory has issued a watch due to [...]