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Houston races to rescue flood victims before storm's returnHouston (AFP) Aug 28, 2017 Rescue teams in boats, trucks and helicopters scrambled Monday to reach hundreds of Texans marooned on flooded streets in and around the city of Houston before monster storm Harvey returns. US President Donald Trump promised that the federal government would be on hand to help Texas along the "long and difficult road to recovery" from the historic storm. The medical examiner's office for Harris County, which includes the city of Houston, confirmed six deaths since Sunday "potentially tied to Hur ... read more |
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 Hurricane-hit St Martin takes first steps to rebuild British Virgin Islands under curfew as new storm approaches Powerful wind storm kills eight in Romania Irma toll up to 50 in Florida; Typhoon rips through Japan leaving 3 dead Ancient amphibian had mouthful of teeth ready to grab you Restored forest now shelters dozens of endangered species | .. |
 Landslide kills 40 in northeast DR Congo A landslide has swept over a fishing village on the banks of a lake in the northeast Democratic Republic of Congo, killing 40 people, a regional official said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Los Angeles tests cooling pavement paint to beat heat Can a splash of gray pavement paint help combat global warming? ... more | .. |
 312 dead as mudslides, flooding sweep through Sierra Leone capital At least 312 people were killed and more than 2,000 left homeless on Monday when heavy flooding hit Sierra Leone's capital of Freetown, leaving excavators to pull bodies from rubble and overwhelming the city's morgues. ... more | .. |
 Landslide in southwest China kills eight, 17 missing A landslide triggered by heavy rain killed eight people and left 17 others missing in China's mountainous southwestern province of Sichuan on Tuesday, state media reported. ... more |
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 Deadly heat waves could hit South Asia this century In South Asia, a region of deep poverty where one-fifth of the world's people live, new research suggests that by the end of this century climate change could lead to summer heat waves with levels o ... more | .. |
 Sizzling summer gives Europe's south taste of the future Swathes of southern Europe sweltered Saturday in a heatwave that has claimed several lives, cost billions in crop damage and is, scientists warned, a foretaste of worse to follow in coming decades. ... more | .. |
 Three dead as storms ravage Italy's north Three people died in freak accidents Sunday as violent storms raged in northern Italy at the end of prolonged heatwave, police said. ... more | .. |
 European heatwave deaths could skyrocket: climate study Deaths due to extreme weather in Europe could increase fifty-fold from an estimated 3,000 per year recently to 152,000 by century's end if global warming is not reined in, researchers warned Saturday. ... more |
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Italy heatwave and drought spark killer wildfires A heatwave that has left Italy sweltering in record temperatures sparked wildfires Thursday which claimed the life of one elderly woman and forced the closure of a major highway. ... more | .. |
 10 hurt in freak Istanbul storm At least 10 people were hurt, two of them seriously, when a violent thunderstorm struck Istanbul on Thursday, bombarding the city with hailstones the size of golfballs, local media said. ... more | .. |
 Hottest day ever in Shanghai as heat wave bakes China Shanghai sweltered under a new record high of 40.9 degrees Centigrade (105 F) on Friday, authorities said as they issued a weather "red alert" over a stubborn heat wave that has plagued much of the country. ... more | .. |
Spain heatwave breaks records and kills one Spain baked in a record-breaking heatwave on Thursday which was blamed for the death of a road crew worker and is suspected of leaving another man in critical condition. ... more |
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Five killed, 10 missing in landslide in remote India At least five people were killed and 10 missing Tuesday after a massive landslide buried homes in a remote village in northeast India, a disaster management official said. ... more | .. |
At Ikea, Chinese shoppers make themselves at home When it's sweltering in Shanghai, do as the locals do and settle down for a nap at Ikea - if you can find an open bed. ... more | .. |
Turkey, Greece swelter under soaring temperatures Turkey was on Sunday sweltering in a weekend heatwave that caused record temperatures in much of the country and triggered forest fires in the Aegean region. ... more | .. |
Five dead as heatwave hits Bulgarian capital Five people died on Saturday as soaring temperatures hit the Bulgarian capital Sofia where the mercury was expected to reach as high as 44 degrees Celsius (111.2 degrees Fahrenheit), hospital sources said. ... more |
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 Northrop Grumman to buy space firm Orbital for $9.2 bn NASA's Robotic 'Sniffer' Confirms Space Station Leak, Repair Dragon Splashes Down in Pacific With NASA Science Experiments NASA's one-year mission investigates how space affects astronauts' functional performance Ice mined on Mars could provide water for humans exploring space Sentinel-5P launch preparations in full swing | .. |
France marks hottest post-war June day as Europe sizzles France marked its hottest June day since World War II on Wednesdayas overheated residents across swathes of Europe coped with another day of sizzling temperatures. ... more | .. |
 Two dead as rain storms lash Germany, spark rail chaos Heavy summer storms in northern Germany killed two people and crippled railway services Thursday while a tornado was seen near Hamburg. ... more | .. |
Heatwave scorches Europe, from London to Siberia Europe sizzled in a continent-wide heatwave on Wednesday, with London seeing Britain's hottest June day since 1976 as Portugal battled to stamp out deadly forest fires. ... more | .. |
Lightning kills 22 in Bangladesh Lightning strikes have killed at least 22 people in Bangladesh in the last 48 hours, authorities said Tuesday, a week after monsoon rains triggered a series of deadly landslides in the country. ... more |
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Grounded flights, fires and power outages as temps soar in US A scorching heatwave in the western United States has grounded flights, caused fires and prompted power outages, with record temperatures expected Tuesday in several states including Arizona and Nevada. ... more | .. |
Even 2C warming means more killer heatwaves: study Climate change will sharply boost the frequency of lethal heatwaves even if humanity caps global warming at two degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit), the core goal of the Paris Agreement, scientists said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Fresh landslides hit Bangladesh, kill four in their homes Fresh landslides killed four people and sent hundreds fleeing in Bangladesh on Sunday, police said, just days after the worst mudslides on record left more than 150 dead amid a heavy monsoon. ... more | .. |
Fierce storm in Chile kills four, wreaks havoc A storm packing fierce winds and torrential rain killed four people in Chile as it wrecked homes, flooded streets and left nearly a quarter million people without electricity, the government said Saturday. ... more |
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