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Airports, Highways close as massive snowstorm threatens to paralyze Northeast US

Airports, Highways close as massive snowstorm threatens to paralyze Northeast US

Jan 27, – Tens of millions of people in the Northeast hunkered down on Monday for a historic blizzard that was expected to drop more than 2 feet of snow, whipped around by winds approaching hurricane force — enough to bring New York, Boston and most of the northeast corridor to an eerie standstill. More […]

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Landslide in Indonesia destroys village, killing 32-with 100 still missing

Landslide in Indonesia destroys village, killing 32-with 100 still missing

Dec 14, – Rescuers pulled more bodies from the debris Sunday after heavy rain in central Indonesia loosened soil and collapsed a hill, setting off a landslide that killed at least 32 villagers and left 76 others missing under piles of mud. About 2,000 rescuers, including soldiers, police and volunteers, were digging through the mud […]

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Typhoon Hagupit triggers massive evacuation in Philippines

Typhoon Hagupit triggers massive evacuation in Philippines

Dec 06, – More than half a million people in the Philippines have fled from a powerful typhoon in one of the world’s biggest peacetime evacuations as the storm churns towards central provinces that still bear the scars of a super typhoon 13 months ago. Typhoon Hagupit was approaching eastern coasts on Saturday, with its […]

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Hundreds of thousands without power as storm sweeps US

Hundreds of thousands without power as storm sweeps US

Nov 27, – More than 350,000 electric customers from Maine to Virginia were without power this morning, after a storm dumped a sloppy mix of rain and snow along the East Coast. New Hampshire residents experienced the heaviest level of outages, with more than 180,000 electric customers there reported without power this morning. More than […]

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Devastating floods hit Morocco, at least 17 dead, 24 missing

Devastating floods hit Morocco, at least 17 dead, 24 missing

Nov 24, – Morocco’s government says heavy flooding in the south of the country has killed at least 17 people with a further 24 missing after heavy rains over the weekend. In the southern city of Guelmim alone, 13 people were killed by a flash flood that roared through a dry river bed, reported the […]

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At least 8 dead after massive US snowstorm

At least 8 dead after massive US snowstorm

Nov 19, – A ferocious lake-effect storm left the Buffalo area buried under 6 feet of snow Wednesday, trapping people on highways and in homes, and another storm expected to drop 2 to 3 feet more was on its way. Even hardened Buffalo residents were caught off-guard by the early-season storm that was expected to […]

November 19, 2014 | By | Reply More
Australians bury heads in sand to protest government climate stance

Australians bury heads in sand to protest government climate stance

Nov 13, – Protesters stuck their heads in the sand on Australia’s Bondi Beach on Thursday, mocking the government’s reluctance to put climate change on the agenda of a G20 summit this weekend. Australian PM Tony Abbott’s perceived failure to address climate change is all the more galling in the wake of an agreement between […]

November 13, 2014 | By | Reply More
Rescue workers clear debris after Indian cyclone kills 21

Rescue workers clear debris after Indian cyclone kills 21

Oct 13, – Rescue workers and soldiers cleared uprooted trees and electrical poles blocking roads on Monday after a tropical cyclone killed at least 21 people and demolished tens of thousands of mud huts in eastern India. In Japan, a tropical storm could reach the Tokyo area early Tuesday. At typhoon strength earlier, Vongfong hit […]

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Japan volcano rescue suspended as death toll rises to 36

Japan volcano rescue suspended as death toll rises to 36

Sep 29, – Five more bodies were found near the peak of an erupting Japanese volcano on Monday, as rescuers suspended their search because of the growing danger from toxic gas. The grim discovery takes to at least 36 the total number of people feared to have died when Mount Ontake erupted without warning during […]

September 29, 2014 | By | Reply More
Typhoon Kalmaegi blows out of Philippines

Typhoon Kalmaegi blows out of Philippines

Sep 15, – The government weather bureau said the eye of Typhoon Kalmaegi was over the South China Sea some 372 kilometers (231 miles) west of northwestern Laoag city before noon, moving northwest toward southern China at 30 kilometers per hour (19 kph). It was packing sustained winds of 120 kph (75 mph) and gusts […]

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