Climate misinformation overshadows record floods worldwideClimateNews
Climate misinformation overshadows record floods worldwide
By Manon JACOB | AFP Washington, United States - Climate skeptics are scapegoating a weather modification technique known as cloud seeding to deny the role…
SourceJune 11, 2024
Full articleNorth China bakes under searing heatwaveNews
North China bakes under searing heatwave
By Matthew WALSH | AFP Beijing, China - An extreme heat warning was in place in Beijing on Tuesday, with temperatures soaring across northern China…
SourceJune 11, 2024
Full articleClimate change widening Asia’s education gapClimate
Climate change widening Asia’s education gap
By Ranjit Devraj, SciDev.Net As temperatures in India’s national capital region hovered above a scorching 47 degrees Celsius in mid-May, authorities ordered the closure of…
SourceJune 11, 2024
Full articleKey tiger habitat swamped by deadly Bangladesh cycloneNews
Key tiger habitat swamped by deadly Bangladesh cyclone
By Shafiqul ALAM | AFP Dhaka, Bangladesh - Bangladesh forest experts warned Tuesday a key tiger habitat hit by a deadly cyclone had been submerged…
SourceMay 28, 2024
Full articleDeadly Bangladesh cyclone one of longest seenClimateNews
Deadly Bangladesh cyclone one of longest seen
By Mohammad MAZED and Shafiqul ALAM in Dhaka | AFP Patuakhali, Bangladesh (UPDATED) - Bangladeshi weather experts said Tuesday that a deadly cyclone that carved…
SourceMay 28, 2024
Full articleDeath toll climbs to 21 after tornadoes, storms buffet USNews
Death toll climbs to 21 after tornadoes, storms buffet US
Washington, United States | AFP - The death toll from tornadoes and other extreme weather that buffeted the central United States over the weekend climbed…
SourceMay 27, 2024
Full articleSixteen dead after cyclone batters Bangladesh and IndiaNews
Sixteen dead after cyclone batters Bangladesh and India
By Mohammad MAZED and Sailendra SIL in Kolkata | AFP Patuakhali - Millions of people in low-lying areas of Bangladesh and India on Monday surveyed…
SourceMay 27, 2024
Full articleBangladesh cyclone toll rises to 10, around 30,000 homes destroyedNews
Bangladesh cyclone toll rises to 10, around 30,000 homes destroyed
Dhaka, Bangladesh | AFP - The death toll from a cyclone that smashed into low-lying areas of Bangladesh has risen to at least 10 people,…
SourceMay 27, 2024
Full articleTwo dead as cyclone batters Bangladesh and IndiaNews
Two dead as cyclone batters Bangladesh and India
Patuakhali | AFP - Fierce gales and crashing waves smashed into the low-lying coast of Bangladesh and India on Monday, as an intense cyclone started…
SourceMay 27, 2024
Full articleAt least 15 dead in US tornadoes, stormsNews
At least 15 dead in US tornadoes, storms
Washington, United States | AFP - At least 15 people were killed across the central United States as tornadoes and other extreme storms hit several…
SourceMay 27, 2024
Full articleCyclone hits Bangladesh as nearly a million flee inland for shelterNews
Cyclone hits Bangladesh as nearly a million flee inland for shelter
By Mohammad MAZED | AFP Patuakhali, Bangladesh (UPDATED) - An intense cyclone smashed into the low-lying coast of Bangladesh on Sunday, with nearly a million…
SourceMay 26, 2024
Full articleArmenia floods kill one, hundreds evacuatedNews
Armenia floods kill one, hundreds evacuated
Yerevan, Armenia | AFP - Floods in northern Armenia killed at least two people as they destroyed key roads and bridges, forcing some 200 to…
SourceMay 26, 2024
Full articleMexico City records highest-ever temperature of 34.7 CNews
Mexico City records highest-ever temperature of 34.7 C
Mexico City, Mexico | AFP - Mexico City recorded its highest-ever temperature on Saturday when thermometers hit 34.7 degrees Celsius (94.46 degrees Fahrenheit) as a…
SourceMay 26, 2024
Full articleAtlantic faces ‘extraordinary’ hurricane season: US agencyNews
Atlantic faces ‘extraordinary’ hurricane season: US agency
By Lucie AUBOURG | AFP Washington, United States (UPDATED) - The North Atlantic hurricane season, which starts on June 1, is forecast to be "extraordinary,"…
SourceMay 23, 2024
Full articleNight-time heat significantly increases the risk of strokeClimateScience
Night-time heat significantly increases the risk of stroke
By Helmholtz Munich In a recent study, researchers from Helmholtz Munich and the Augsburg University Hospital show that nocturnal heat significantly increases the risk of…
SourceMay 22, 2024
Full articleOver 1,000 relief camps set up as Pakistan braces for heatwaveNews
Over 1,000 relief camps set up as Pakistan braces for heatwave
Karachi, Pakistan (AFP) - Over 1,000 camps have been set up across Pakistan's southern province of Sindh in anticipation of a severe heatwave, disaster management…
SourceMay 21, 2024
Full articleBrazil mayor’s mammoth task: rebuild from floods, prevent moreNews
Brazil mayor’s mammoth task: rebuild from floods, prevent more
By Anna PELEGRI | AFP Porto Alegre, Brazil - With his Brazilian city deep in brown floodwaters for the past three weeks, the mayor of…
SourceMay 20, 2024
Full articleExtreme heat associated with children’s asthma hospital visitsClimate
Extreme heat associated with children’s asthma hospital visits
By American Thoracic Society Daytime heat waves were significantly associated with 19 percent higher odds of children’s asthma hospital visits. For children seeking care at…
SourceMay 20, 2024
Full articleDeath toll from Texas storm rises to 7News
Death toll from Texas storm rises to 7
Houston, United States (AFP) - The death toll from severe weather that lashed the Texas city of Houston has risen to seven, authorities said Friday.…
SourceMay 18, 2024
Full articleAirborne technology brings new hope to map shallow aquifers in Earth’s most arid desertsScience
Airborne technology brings new hope to map shallow aquifers in Earth’s most arid deserts
By University of Southern California Airborne sounding radars can perform comprehensive mapping within a few hours compared to existing in-situ methods that would take a…
SourceMay 17, 2024
Full articleBrazil’s Porto Alegre: a flood disaster waiting to happenNews
Brazil’s Porto Alegre: a flood disaster waiting to happen
By Sandra FERRER | AFP Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - Porto Alegre, the Brazilian metropolis left submerged after torrential rains, had been lulled into a…
SourceMay 16, 2024
Full articleEarly forest fires prompt evacuations in CanadaNews
Early forest fires prompt evacuations in Canada
By AFP Montreal, Canada - Thousands of people fled their homes Sunday in western Canada as hundreds of wildfires beginning earlier than usual portend a…
SourceMay 13, 2024
Full articleBrazil authorities warn of more floods, landslides as new rains hit southNews
Brazil authorities warn of more floods, landslides as new rains hit south
By Mauricio RABUFFETTI | AFP Porto Alegre, Brazil - New rains in waterlogged southern Brazil are expected to be heaviest between Sunday and Monday, authorities…
SourceMay 12, 2024
Full articleBrazil’s catastrophic weather spawns spate of conspiracy theoriesNews
Brazil’s catastrophic weather spawns spate of conspiracy theories
By Maria-Eduarda JOIA | AFP Rio De Janeiro, Brazil - The climate catastrophe that has struck southern Brazil, killing more than a hundred people and…
SourceMay 11, 2024
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