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  Superior, United States (AFP) Jan 1, 2022 A fast-spreading wildfire that tore through several Colorado towns - laying waste to entire neighborhoods "in the blink of an eye," according to the governor - had largely burned itself out Friday, with heavy snow expected to douse any remaining embers. At least 500 homes were thought to have been destroyed as the blaze took hold of the town of Superior, just outside the state's biggest city Denver, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee but there were no deaths reported so far. Shocking ... read more |
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Alaska faces 'Icemageddon' as temperatures swing wildlyLos Angeles (AFP) Jan 01, 2022 Extreme weather in Alaska that has brought record high temperatures and torrential downpours has left authorities in the far northern US state warning of "Icemageddon". ... more  
Is urban food farming a priority?Hong Kong (XNA) Jan 01, 2022 COVID-19 and climate change disrupt domestic and global food supply chains. That forces governments to review food security. Few have formulated comprehensive food security policies. Hong Kong relie ... more 
First Responder Ember Drone Seeks National Science Foundation FundingLos Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 01, 2022 Colorado is on fire and the inventor of FRED, the patented First Responder Ember Drone, feels the urgency of perfecting FRED to capture wildfire embers during outrageously strong winds. The pitch to ... more 
Foreign businesses worry as China food import law kicks inBeijing (AFP) Dec 31, 2021 Getting wine, chocolate, and coffee into China could get even harder from Saturday, with new import restrictions adding fresh hurdles for foreign companies bringing products into the world's largest market for food and drink. ... more |
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Asia floods toll tops 1,000 as military aid survivors
Militaries come to aid of Asia flood victims as toll nears 1,000 Death toll from Sri Lanka floods, landslides rises to 334: disaster agency Indonesia, Thailand race to find missing as flooding toll tops 600 Floods hit Sri Lanka's capital as cyclone deaths top 200 Indonesia, Thailand race to find missing as flooding toll rises to 480 Indonesians pick up the pieces after floods ravage island Floods hit Sri Lanka's capital as cyclone deaths near 200 Floods hit Sri Lanka's capital as cyclone death toll rises to 159 Iran halts power generation at key dam over drought |
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Hong Kong ban on ivory sales comes into forceHong Kong (AFP) Dec 31, 2021 A ban on selling most ivory products in Hong Kong came into effect Friday, the culmination of a three-year process to eliminate the once rampant trade in the city. ... more 
India saw record 126 tiger deaths in 2021New Delhi (AFP) Dec 30, 2021 India's tiger conservation body said 126 of the endangered big cats died in 2021, the most since it began compiling data a decade ago. ... more  
Shifting climate brought increasingly extreme weather in 2021Washington DC (UPI) Dec 29, 2021 Researchers and activists sometimes describe global warming, or climate change, as "settled science." ... more  
Pentagon streamlines National Guard use after Congress attackWashington (AFP) Dec 31, 2021 Nearly a year after the deadly attack on the US Capitol, the Pentagon said Thursday it would streamline the process for approving the use of National Guard forces in Washington. ... more  
'Intense activity' at DR Congo's Nyiragongo volcanoGoma, Dr Congo (AFP) Dec 31, 2021 Vulcanologists in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday reported "intense activity" at the active Nyiragongo volcano in the country's east, where a May eruption killed 32 people. ... more |
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Covid clouds world New Year partyNew York (AFP) Jan 1, 2022 The world ushered in 2022 on Friday with scaled-back celebrations due to new restrictions aimed at slowing soaring Covid cases - although hope remained for a better new year. ... more  
Guinea's deposed leader authorised to leave countryConakry (AFP) Dec 31, 2021 Guinea's ex-president Alpha Conde, who has been detained since his ouster in a September coup, obtained authorisation Friday to leave the West African country for a month. ... more 
Dozens reported killed in Tigray air strikes: UNNairobi (AFP) Dec 30, 2021 Dozens of civilians were reportedly killed last week in a barrage of air strikes in Ethiopia's conflict-wracked northernmost Tigray region, the highest casualties recorded since October, the UN's emergency-response agency said Thursday. ... more 
Heavy snows to hit Colorado after wildfires destroyed hundreds of homesSuperior, United States (AFP) Dec 31, 2021 A fast-spreading wildfire that tore through several Colorado towns - laying waste to entire neighborhoods "in the blink of an eye," according to the governor - had largely burned itself out Friday, with heavy snow expected to douse any remaining embers. ... more  
Human cost of China's green energy rush ahead of Winter OlympicsBaoding, China (AFP) Dec 21, 2021 Beaten, forced off their land, cheated out of money, and even falsely imprisoned - farmers in China say they are paying a heavy price as authorities rush to deliver on ambitious pledges to ramp up national green energy output. ... more |
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