In a study appearing in Science Advances, the researchers report that episodes of heavy snowfall and rain likely contributed to a swarm of earthquakes over the past several years in northern Japan.

Earthquakes are caused by a sudden movement along faults within the Earth, but new research by MIT scientists suggests that heavy snowfall and rain could play a role play in setting off tremors.

Sitting on top of four major tectonic plates, Japan is one of the countries most at risk of earthquakes. That fact was ...

A patch of heavy rain might force you to change your plans for a few days. But for the residents of a few Japanese districts, torrential showers have begun to shake up a little more than their ...

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A years-long swarm of thousands of earthquakes in Japan was probably triggered by heavy snow and other environmental factors such as rain and rising sea levels. “The changing climate can have ...

The Provincial Meteorological Center in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday predicted rain with moderate to heavy snowfall over the hilly areas in next 24 hours. Meanwhile, Home Minister Balochistan Mir ...

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Rain with thunderstorm and snowfall over mountains is expected in most parts of the country during the next twelve hours. However, Isolated heavy falls and snowfall is likely in Balochistan and upper ...

Large earthquakes linked to oil and gas development may be occurring in new areas of Texas, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Texas, Austin, found that seismic activity in ...

More than half a million people have been marooned after vast swathes of land were inundated in the north-eastern Bangladeshi district of Sylhet by sudden flooding triggered by heavy rain upstream ...