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UN report says world is racing to well past warming limit as carbon emissions rise instead of plunge
Earth is speeding to 2.5 to 2.9 degrees Celsius (4.5 to 5.2 degrees Fahrenheit) of global warming since pre-industrial times, set to blow well past the agreed-upon international climate threshold, a United Nations report calculated.
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Philippine quake death toll rises
The number of people killed in a powerful quake off the southern Philippines has risen to nine, the national disaster agency said Monday, warning the toll could increase further.
People fled into the streets or hid under tables when the…
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250 flood-hit northern France communities in state of disaster
Around 250 municipalities in northern France will be declared in a state of natural disaster due to massive flooding, President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday as he visited affected areas fearing further rises in the water level.…
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Flooding in Somalia displaces 500,000 people
Heavy rains that triggered flash flooding in Somalia have caused around half a million people to flee their homes and killed more than 30 people, a minister said on Sunday.
The Horn of Africa nation has been lashed by unrelenting…
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Top court asks states to stop crop burning as New Delhi’s air turns hazardous
India’s Supreme Court ordered authorities in the states surrounding New Delhi on Tuesday to stop farmers burning crop residue, as the air quality from smog engulfing the world’s most polluted capital during the past week reached hazardous…
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At least 128 dead as strong quake rocks northwestern Nepal, and officials say toll expected to rise
Helicopters and ground troops rushed to help people hurt in a strong earthquake that shook northwestern Nepal districts just before midnight Friday, killing at least 128 people and injuring dozens dozens more, officials said Saturday.…
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Relics of huge primordial collision reside in Earth’s deep interior
Seismologists have recognized since the 1970s that two mysterious continent-sized blobs reside in the deepest part of Earth’s mantle, one under Africa and the other under the South Pacific region.
These blobs, denser than the material…
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Earthquake hits Timor region of Indonesia, no deaths or injuries reported
An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck Indonesia’s Timor island on Thursday, causing panic and light damages in several buildings and houses but no immediate reports of casualties.
The US Geological Survey reported the quake had a depth…
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Residents in Australian state urged to flee as wildfires blaze
Residents in three areas in Australia’s northern Queensland state were ordered to evacuate their homes on Wednesday, as bushfires burned out of control.
Firefighters including those flown in from across Australia and New Zealand have…
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Iceland hit by thousands of small earthquakes in volcano warning
A seismic swarm has hit the Reykjanes peninsula in southwest Iceland with more than 5,500 small earthquakes in the last three days, raising the prospect of a volcanic eruption, the country’s meteorological office (IMO) said on Friday.…
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