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California’s heat wave and lightning storms rooted in same weather pattern
World
August 19, 2020
California’s heat wave and lightning storms rooted in same weather pattern
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The atmospheric pattern stoking California’s record-breaking heat wave this week has also played a role in…
Flood death toll hits 20 as Japan warned of more rainfall
World
July 5, 2020
Flood death toll hits 20 as Japan warned of more rainfall
TOKYO (Reuters) – The death toll from floods and landslides unleashed by torrential rains on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu…
Heavy rain floods southern Japan; over a dozen presumed dead
World
July 4, 2020
Heavy rain floods southern Japan; over a dozen presumed dead
TOKYO (AP) — Heavy rain in southern Japan triggered flooding and mudslides on Saturday, leaving more than a dozen people…
Slash emissions now or miss chance to avert climate disaster: UN
World
November 26, 2019
Slash emissions now or miss chance to avert climate disaster: UN
The world will miss its chance to avert climate disaster without an immediate and all-but-impossible fall in fossil fuel emissions,…
Ten killed as storms ravage eastern Japan: NHK
World
October 26, 2019
Ten killed as storms ravage eastern Japan: NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) – The death toll from torrential rains that caused flooding and mudslides in Japan climbed to 10 on…
Trump suggested nuking hurricanes: report
World
August 26, 2019
Trump suggested nuking hurricanes: report
US President Donald Trump suggested dropping nuclear bombs on hurricanes before they made landfall in the United States, Axios reported…
China: Landslide kills dozens as Typhoon Lekima rages
World
August 11, 2019
China: Landslide kills dozens as Typhoon Lekima rages
The death toll from a typhoon in eastern China that has been classed as the third-largest on record rose to…
New Orleans’ levees face a hard test as storm bears down
World
July 12, 2019
New Orleans’ levees face a hard test as storm bears down
Even as Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the Mississippi River’s levees held up when those in other parts of the…
38 killed as floods worsen in Mozambique after second cyclone
World
April 29, 2019
38 killed as floods worsen in Mozambique after second cyclone
Heavy rain battered northern Mozambique on Monday as residents and relief workers confronted the widespread devastation wrought by Cyclone Kenneth,…
Hurricane Willa slams Mexico’s Pacific coast, weakens
World
October 24, 2018
Hurricane Willa slams Mexico’s Pacific coast, weakens
Hurricane Willa crashed ashore in western Mexico Tuesday, lashing the Pacific coast with powerful winds and heavy rain before…