Extreme weather
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Asia
Thailand flooding kills nine, displaces thousands
Nampa, a resident of coastal Songkhla province, told state broadcaster Thai PBS she was concerned about the dwindling food supplies.…
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Asia
16 dead, seven missing in Indonesia flood: Disaster agency
JAKARTA: Flash floods and a landslide struck Indonesia’s Sumatra island over the weekend, killing at least 16 people, the national…
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Mexico
Extreme cold front closes key Gulf Coast ports in Mexico
The season’s 10th cold front has descended on Mexico, and with it has come warnings of a nortazo, or a…
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Videos
Parts of Kazakhstan and Russia declare state of emergency after ‘worst floods in 80 years’
Sudden and early warm weather conditions triggered the flooding, leading to a massive snowmelt that overflowed numerous rivers in parts…
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News
Pakistan struggles to rebuild as millions of homes remain in ruins 2 years after deadly floods
This rings especially true for Resham and her fellow residents in the southeastern province of Sindh, home to some of…
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News
Commentary: Spain’s flooding tragedy is a small taste of what climate change has in store
WHAT WENT WRONG IN SPAIN? We won’t know exactly what went wrong in Spain unless there’s an inquest, but this…
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Spain
Catastrophic floods in Spain linked directly to climate change
From drought that killed a quarter of a million in the Horn of Africa and heatwaves in Europe that cost…
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Spain
Valencia’s deadly floods made worse by climate change, scientists say
Some areas saw a year’s worth of rain in just eight hours leaving people trapped in their homes by floodwaters.…
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Mexico
Tropical Storm Helene puts Yucatán Peninsula on alert
A tropical storm warning is in effect for the Yucatán Peninsula as Tropical Storm Helene barrels toward Mexico’s southeastern coast. …
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Asia
Japan orders evacuations as heavy rains trigger floods in quake-hit region
TOKYO: Japanese authorities told tens of thousands of people to evacuate the quake-hit region of Ishikawa on Saturday (Sep 21)…
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