US hit by record number of billion-dollar disasters so far this year
WASHINGTON, Sept 11, 2023 (AFP) - Between January and August, the United States was struck by a record-breaking 23 weather…
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10,000 missing in Libya storm floods, death toll ‘huge’: Red Cross
GENEVA, Sept 12, 2023 (AFP) - The death toll from freak floods in eastern Libya is expected to soar dramatically,…
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Rescues underway in flood-hit Greek towns as toll rises to 11
PALAMAS KARDITSA, Greece, Sept 9, 2023 (AFP) - Firefighters backed by the army were rescuing hundreds of people Saturday in…
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Two dead, three missing as torrential rains lash Spain
MADRID, Sept 4, 2023 (AFP) - Two people died and three were missing on Monday after heavy rains lashed drought-hit…
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Hong Kong saw hottest summer on record in 2023
HONG KONG, Sept 4, 2023 (AFP) - Hong Kong experienced its hottest summer on record this year, with the city…
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Heat records topple across sweltering Asia
BANGKOK, Sept 1, 2023 (AFP) - Temperature records are being toppled across Asia, from India's summer to Australia's winter, authorities…
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Greece blaze is ‘largest wildfire ever recorded in EU’
BRUSSELS, Aug 29, 2023 (AFP) - A forest blaze in Greece is "the largest wildfire ever recorded in the EU"…
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Saudi storm brings lightning, fierce winds to Mecca
RIYADH, Aug 23, 2023 (AFP) - Fierce storms closed schools Wednesday in Saudi Arabia's Mecca region, home to Islam's the…
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French heatwave sets new late-summer record
PARIS, Aug 23, 2023 (AFP) - Temperatures in France hit an all-time high for late summer on Tuesday, the weather…
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Climate change could bring year-round heatwaves: UN researcher
GENEVA, Aug 23, 2023 (AFP) - As Europe and other regions swelter, a UN researcher cautioned that climate change was…
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Athens district evacuated as Greek fire death toll hits 20
ALEXANDROUPOLI, Greece, Aug 22, 2023 (AFP) - Thousands of people in an outer district of Greece's capital Athens were under…
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Beijing rains heaviest since records began 140 years ago: weather service
BEIJING, China (AFP) -- Rains that pummeled Beijing in recent days were the heaviest since records began 140 years ago,…
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