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New Massachusetts Hospital Building Meant to Survive Strongest Hurricanes

The new Nantucket Cottage Hospital scheduled to open by year’s end is prepared for a blow – a really big blow. The 106,000-square-foot, 14-bed hospital is being built to hurricane design specifications established by Miami-Dade County – some of the …

Indonesia Cave Reveals History of Ancient Tsunamis

A cave discovered near the source of Indonesia’s massive earthquake-spawned tsunami contains the footprints of past gigantic waves dating up to 7,500 years ago, a rare natural record that suggests the next disaster could be centuries away – or perhaps …

Residents of Flooded Gaza Strip Homes Evacuated

Rescue workers evacuated more than 5,000 Gaza Strip residents from homes flooded by four days of heavy rain, using fishing boats and heavy construction equipment to pluck some of those trapped from upper floors, an official said Saturday. The ongoing …