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* Canadian Government matches donations made to The Salvation Army China Earthquake Disaster Fund *
CIDA will be matching donations made by individual Canadians to qualified charities between May 12th and June 23rd.
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Did warning systems let us down? *
After the earthquake -- could a tsunami have been foreseen?
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Earthquake shakes southern California *
A powerful earthquake rocked the remote central coast of California on Monday, knocking out power in the area and sending tremors across a wide swath of the state. Initial reports indicated minor damage and some workers injured at a winery.
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Earthquake wake-up call *
With so many recent earthquakes, interest in shakers -- especially in vulnerable BC -- is very high. "Seismic events" -- as local scientists like specialist David Vogt at the University of British Columbia like to call them -- are nothing new for the region, and the so-called "Big One" is long overdue.
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Earthquakes rock Pakistan *
Two earthquakes struck a remote region of northern Pakistan on Saturday, toppling walls and setting off landslides that killed at least 17 people and injured 30 others. Some 150 homes were damaged.
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EMERGENCY APPEAL -- South Asia Earthquake *
The Salvation Army responded swiftly to the south Asian earthquake which brought death and destruction to north-west Pakistan, India and Afghanistan by mobilising two truckloads of relief supplies ready to travel to the worst-hit region of Pakistani-controlled Kashmir as soon as the roads were cleared of rubble.
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ICE (In Case of Emergency) *
A simple yet important suggestion, courtesy of evalu8.org.
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Mount St. Helen's continues to steam *
Mount St. Helen's kept up a series of small eruptions on Monday as the volcano spewed forth a cloud of steam for the second day in a row.
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Mount St. Helen's eruption anniversary *
Today marks the 24th anniversary of the eruption of Mount St. Helen's, an active volcano in the Cascades mountain range. The eruption was felt in multiple states including Oregon and Idaho, and some residents in Vancouver, Canada, felt it (and heard it!), too.
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Mount St. Helens offers dramatic new plume *
A large plume of ash and steam rising up to 36,000 feet was being emitted Tuesday afternoon from the crater of Mount St. Helens.
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Old Jerusalem on shaky ground *
The Bible tells of earthquakes splitting open the hills of this holy city with apocalyptic fury, adding to the mayhem of battles and punctuating the crucifixion of Jesus.
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Pair of volcanoes erupt *
Two volcanoes in different parts of the world erupted on Friday, one on the Indian Ocean island of Réunion, the other in the Central American country of Guatemala.
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Quake jolts Mexico City *
A strong earthquake rocked Mexico City and Acapulco on Thursday but no major damage or injuries were immediately reported.
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Quake strikes central California *
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.0 struck Tuesday along the San Andreas fault in a place known as California's earthquake capital.
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Salvation Army relief and assessment teams head to regions affected by earthquake in China *
In response to the strongest earthquake to hit China in more than three decades, a Salvation Army Relief and Assessment Team from Hong Kong is in Sichuan Province to offer immediate relief and evaluate what long-term assistance The Salvation Army can provide.
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San Francisco's great quake -- a Century later *
A century later, the people who felt the ground rock that Wednesday morning tell the story best.
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Schwarzenegger views quake damage *
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger toured the community hardest hit by the state's first deadly earthquake in nine years, declaring a local state of emergency even as aftershocks rattled beneath the central California wine country.
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Scientists astonished by underwater eruption *
Hoping to learn more about undersea volcanoes, scientists sent a camera-equipped submarine down to take a look. They got more than they bargained for, witnessing a deep-sea eruption.
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Sea-to-Sky rockslide will take days to clear *
Hardly surprising, yesterday's massive rockslide near Porteau Cove on the Sea-to-Sky highway that connects Whistler to Vancouver's North Shore will take lots of time, money, manpower, blasting and heavy equipment to clear. However, a Barbecue Championship scheduled for Saturday at Whistler is going on, as planned!
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Searchers find girl alive in Bam rubble *
Rescuers found a 12-year-old Iranian girl alive in the rubble of her family's house on Monday, even as some searchers called off their efforts saying there could be no more survivors after last week's devastating earthquake.
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Strong earthquake jolts West Coast *
A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.7 jolted B.C.'s Queen Charlotte Islands and the Alaska panhandle early Monday, but no significant damage was reported, police and scientists said.
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The Salvation Army comes to aid of victims of earthquake in Indonesia *
The Salvation Army launched an immediate response to the earthquake in Indonesia.
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The Salvation Army responds to earthquake in China *
The Salvation Army is appealing for financial donations as it provides relief to the victims of the strongest earthquake to hit China in more than three decades.
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Tsunami death toll soars in Southern Asia *
Relatives of Port Moody man located in hospital in Phuket.
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Two die in California quake *
An earthquake rocked California's central coast Monday and shook the state from Los Angeles to San Francisco, collapsing old downtown buildings in this small town and killing at least two people in the rubble.
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B.C. fires top Canadian list of weather-related disasters *
From salmon suffocating in warm British Columbia streams to a Newfoundland town entombed in ice, this year's bizarre weather leaves little doubt that climate change has the country in its grip, Environment Canada says.
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Earthquake rocks Indonesia *
After sleeping outside in streets and fields, Indonesian earthquake survivors scavenged their wrecked villages Sunday for food, clothing and anything of use as the death toll rose to more than 4,300.
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