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February 2018 Current Events: Disaster News

Top of Page World News | Science & Technology News | US News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world news…

Major Earthquakes around the World, 1999

DateLocationMagnitude1Jan. 19New Ireland, Papua New Guinea7.0Feb. 6Santa Cruz Islands (S. Pacific Sea)7.3March 4 Celebes Sea, Indonesia7.1April 5New Britain, Papua New Guinea7.4April 8E.…

Melanesia

(Encyclopedia) MelanesiaMelanesiamĕlənēˈzhə, –shə [key], one of the three main divisions of Oceania, in the SW Pacific Ocean, NE of Australia and S of the equator. Melanesia includes the Solomon…

Major Earthquakes around the World, 2000

DateLocationMagnitude1Jan. 8Tonga Islands7.2Feb. 25Vanuatu Islands region7.1March 28Volcano Islands, Japan region7.6April 23Santiago del Estero Province,Argentina7.0May 4Minahassa Peninsula,…

Recent Volcanic Activity

(Bold indicates activity in 2008, 2009, and 2010) The following table shows the recent and ongoing volcanic history around the world by year of activity and volcano name…

Solomon Islands

(Encyclopedia) Solomon Islands, independent Commonwealth nation (2015 est. pop. 587,000), c.15,500 sq mi (40,150 sq km), SW Pacific, E of New Guinea. The islands that constitute the nation of the…