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Storm fears overshadow India coast decades after tsunami
Akkaraipettai, India (AFP) Dec 19, 2024 The deadly tsunami that swamped India's southern coast two decades ago was a one-off disaster, but storms that are growing ever more intense spark panic each time howling gales whip up waves. Maragathavel Lakshmi shudders when she hears lashing rains or winds, recalling how her daughter was swept away when the 2004 tsunami, triggered by a huge earthquake off Indonesia, crashed onshore almost without warning. "Weather alerts have made life easier, but the fear of what a heavy rain or strong wind ... read more |
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Milan neighborhoods face rising cardiovascular risks during extreme heat eventsParis, France (SPX) Dec 11, 2024 A study by the D-Hygea Lab at the Department of Electronics, Information, and Bioengineering at the Politecnico di Milano, in collaboration with the Regional Emergency Agency (AREU), has shed light ... more
Scientists struggle to explain record surge in global heatParis (AFP) Dec 16, 2024 The world has been getting hotter for decades but a sudden and extraordinary surge in heat has sent the climate deeper into uncharted territory - and scientists are still trying to figure out why. ... more 
Single heat wave wiped out millions of Alaska's dominant seabirdWashington (AFP) Dec 12, 2024 The common murre, a large black-and-white seabird native to northern waters, has become far less common in Alaska over the past decade due to the impacts of climate change. ... more 
2024 'certain' to be hottest year on record: EU monitorParis (AFP) Dec 9, 2024 This year is "effectively certain" to be the hottest on record and the first above a critical threshold to protect the planet from dangerously overheating, Europe's climate monitor said Monday. ... more |
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Third death as Storm Bora batters GreeceAthens (AFP) Dec 2, 2024 A storm sweeping through Greece has claimed a third victim, state TV reported Monday, after damaging roads and buildings on the islands of Lemnos, Rhodes and other parts of the country. ... more 
Death toll from Uganda landslides rises to 20: Red CrossKampala (AFP) Nov 29, 2024 The death toll from landslides which hit several villages in eastern Uganda rose to 20, with more than 100 still unaccounted for, the Red Cross said Friday. ... more 
Four children drowned in Sri Lanka as storm heads to IndiaColombo (AFP) Nov 28, 2024 Sri Lankan rescue teams said Thursday they had recovered four drowned children killed in a flash flood, with four other people missing, after torrential rains from a powerful but slow-moving storm now heading towards India. ... more 
Indonesia's North Sumatra landslide death toll rises to 27Jakarta (AFP) Nov 28, 2024 The death toll from flooding triggered by intense rains in western Indonesia has risen to 27, after a landslide buried vehicles, a rescue official said Thursday. ... more 
Unusual heatwave hotspots defy climate models across the globeLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 27, 2024 The year 2023 claimed the title of Earth's hottest year, with temperatures soaring 2.12 degrees Fahrenheit above the 20th-century average, surpassing the prior record set in 2016. This was the tenth ... more |
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Storm Bert bring widespread flooding in Britain
London (AFP) Nov 24, 2024 Strong winds and heavy rain from storm Bert battered much of Britain again on Sunday, causing "devastating" flooding in particular in Wales, with around 100 flood alerts in place nationwide, authorities said. In Rhondda Cynon Taf county in south Wales, 200 to 300 homes and buildings were flooded, a local councillor said, prompting the authorities to declare a "major incident" in the area. A body was found near the river Conwy where search operations took place after a 75-year-old man went missin ... read more 
Storms bring chaos to Ireland, UK and FranceLondon (AFP) Nov 23, 2024 Ireland, Britain and France faced travel chaos on Saturday and one person died as a winter storm battered northwest Europe with strong winds, heavy rain, snow and ice. ... more |
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Landslide kills nine in DR CongoBukavu, Dr Congo (AFP) Nov 23, 2024 A landslide triggered by heavy rains killed nine people, including a mother and her seven children, in the conflict-wracked eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, authorities said Saturday. ... more 
Staggering warming expected in Middle East and North AfricaParis, France (SPX) Nov 22, 2024 The Middle East and North Africa (MENA), already known for extreme heat and arid landscapes, face accelerated climate change that will push regional temperatures to alarming levels. A recent study w ... more 
Two dead as 'bomb cyclone' storm pounds western USLos Angeles, United States (AFP) Nov 20, 2024 A "bomb cyclone" was lashing the western United States on Wednesday, bringing hurricane-force winds that have killed at least two people and left half a million without power. ... more
How climate change shapes weather patterns: Storm Boris analysisBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 11, 2024 The storm "Boris" recently caused significant flooding across Central and Eastern Europe, leaving at least 27 people dead and many displaced. A study by the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) has found ... more 
2024 'virtually certain' to be hottest year on record: EU monitorParis (AFP) Nov 10, 2024 This year is "virtually certain" to be the hottest in recorded history with warming above 1.5C, EU climate monitor Copernicus said Thursday, days before nations are due to gather for crunch UN climate talks. ... more |
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