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Madagascar storm death toll climbs to 68Antananarivo (AFP) Jan 27, 2015 Sixty eight people were killed in the tropical storm that battered Madagascar over a week ago, according to new figures released Tuesday ahead of a national day of mourning. "The flag is to be at half-mast on Wednesday.... All festive activities are suspended," the government said. The hardest hit area of the Indian Ocean island saw 25 deaths, with the majority killed by landslides unleashed by the tropical storm known as Chedza on January 16 and 17. Three-quarters of the island was impacted ... read more |
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 New York defends storm shutdown Glow-in-the-dark algae turns Hong Kong harbor blue Madagascar storm death toll climbs to 68 Scientists map brains of the blind to solve mysteries of specialization Diaper compound may expand power of microscopes With pollinator declines, millions at risk of malnutrition | .. |
 Temperature rising faster in Finland than anywhere else: meteorologists Temperatures in Finland rose almost twice as fast as in the rest the world over the past 166 years, meteorologists said Monday, supporting claims global warming hits higher altitudes hardest. ... more | .. |
 Birds can sense a coming storm and flee: study Birds appear to be able to sense a coming storm and fly away before it hits, according to research out Thursday on golden-winged warblers in the United States. ... more | .. |
 Four die as homes collapse in Morocco storms Four people have died in house collapses as new storms swept across Morocco at the weekend, a month after flooding killed nearly 50, the authorities said on Monday. ... more | .. |
 Indonesian landslide death toll rises to 56 Indonesian rescuers dug through mud with shovels and their bare hands for a third day Monday in the hunt for dozens of people still missing after a landslide engulfed a village, as the death toll rose to 56. ... more |
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 November global temps dip, Earth still nears heat record The Earth is still on track for a record-breaking year for heat even though the average global temperature last month dipped to the seventh warmest since 1880, US government scientists said Monday. ... more | .. |
Strongest storm in years batters California About 150,000 people were left struggling for power on Thursday as the strongest storm to lash the US West Coast in several years blew in snow, heavy rain and ferocious winds. ... more | .. |
 Huge storm hits US West Coast, two dead The US West Coast's most ferocious storm in years triggered rockslides, power outages and hurricane force winds on Friday in southern California, a day after claiming two lives in the Northwest. ... more | .. |
 Thousands without power as storm batters California About 150,000 people were left without power Thursday as a powerful storm slammed into drought-stricken California, bringing snow, heavy rain and ferocious winds to the western US state. ... more |
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 Europe now 10 times likelier to get heatwaves: study Scientists who a decade ago found that global warming had doubled the risk of an extremely hot summer in Europe reported on Monday that such an event was now 10 times likelier. ... more | .. |
 Morocco storms kill 11: report Floods triggered by torrential rains have killed 11 people in Morocco, a week after a storm left 36 dead, a television report said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Wintry weather sparks Thanksgiving travel havoc in US More than 9,000 flights were cancelled or delayed in the US northeast as a winter storm snarled travel for Americans eager to celebrate Thursday's Thanksgiving holiday, which kicks off one of the year's biggest travel weekends. ... more | .. |
 'At least 8 dead, 24 missing' in Morocco storms At least eight people were killed and 24 were missing as heavy storms lashed southern Morocco, causing flash floods, the authorities said on Sunday. ... more |
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 From hurricanes to drought, LatAm's volatile climate Sixteen years ago, Teodoro Acuna Zavala lost nearly everything when Hurricane Mitch ravaged his fields, pouring 10 days of torrential rains on Central America and killing more than 9,000 people. ... more | .. |
 Rocky Mountain storms lead to new findings about hailstones Hailstones from three Rocky Mountain storms formed around biological material, then bounced around the clouds picking up layers of ice, according to a new Montana State University study. The d ... more | .. |
 Sixth death feared as storms wreak road, rail havoc in Italy Torrential rain closed road and rail links along the Italian Riviera on Saturday as storms that have killed five people this week returned to batter the north of the country. ... more | .. |
 Black weekend as storms lash Italy, Switzerland, France At least four people were killed as landslides triggered by torrential rain slammed into buildings on either side of the Swiss-Italian border Sunday, a day after floods in southern France killed five people. ... more |
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 Ancient star system has Earth-sized planets forming near start of universe SpaceBillboard, the first billboard in Space ready for launch Black Hole Chokes on a Swallowed Star Vanguard Delivers Advanced EHF Bus Structure Assembly Canadian students design robotic sailboat for Atlantic challenge Russian Scientists Study Cosmic Dust at Unique Open-Air Lab in Antarctic | .. |
 Analysing heat waves - new index allows predicting their magnitude JRC scientists have developed a new index to measure the magnitude of heat waves, in cooperation with colleagues from five research organisations. According to the index projections, under the worst ... more | .. |
 When the isthmus is an island: Madison's hottest, and coldest, spots As Dane County begins the long slide into winter and the days become frostier this fall, three spots stake their claim as the chilliest in the area. One is a cornfield in a broad valley and two are ... more | .. |
 Tornado clusters to happen more often in the U.S. A new study shows that tornadoes are changing their behavior pattern to occur in clusters or swarms, increasing the potential for mass destruction. ... more | .. |
 Weather History Time Machine During the 1930s, North America endured the Dust Bowl, a prolonged era of dryness that withered crops and dramatically altered where the population settled. Land-based precipitation records from the ... more |
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 New satellite-borne weather warning system delivered A satellite-borne system for earlier warnings of severe storm development, including tornadoes, has been delivered to the U.S. government. ... more | .. |
 Eastern China set for record-hot summers: study By 2024, more than half of summers in eastern China will be as hot as in 2013, when the region was hit by a record-busting heatwave and devastating drought, a study said Sunday. ... more | .. |
Japan puts new weather satellite into space Japan put a new weather satellite into space Tuesday in the hope it can improve the forecasting of typhoons and detect volcanic gas plumes. ... more | .. |
For Colombia's Wiwa, revered lightning takes deadly toll Deep in northern Colombia's mountains, an isolated community of indigenous Wiwa people struggled Tuesday to comprehend why 11 of their own were struck dead by a bolt of lightning during a tribal ceremony. ... more |
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