Dubai roads, airport reel from floods after record rains
By Talek Harris, Sahar Al-Attar and Amanda Mouawad DUBAI, April 17, 2024 (AFP) - Dubai's giant highways were clogged by…
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Oman floods kill 14 including schoolchildren
MUSCAT, April 15, 2024 (AFP) - Flooding in Oman has killed at least 14 people, many of the schoolchildren, authorities…
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Sweden sees earliest ‘summer’ on record
STOCKHOLM, April 11, 2024 (AFP) - Sweden has posted its earliest ever start to what it considers to be "summer",…
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Hundreds rescued after flooding in Australia
SYDNEY, April 7, 2024 (AFP) - Widespread flooding in Australia left hundreds needing to be rescued after a natural disaster…
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Thousands of Philippine schools suspend in-person classes due to heat
By Pam CASTRO MANILA, April 5, 2024 (AFP) - Thousands of schools in the Philippines suspended in-person classes Friday, the…
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Tokyo’s cherry blossoms in full bloom draw crowds
TOKYO, April 4, 2024 (AFP) - Tourists and residents packed Tokyo's top cherry blossom spots on Thursday to enjoy the…
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Climate change is slowing heat waves, prolonging misery
Climate change is causing heat waves to slow to a crawl, exposing humans to extreme temperatures for longer than ever…
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Above-normal temperatures for March-May due to El Nino: UN
By Robin MILLARD GENEVA, March 5, 2024 (AFP) - The warming El Nino weather phenomenon that peaked in December was…
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Faulty warnings, deforestation turned Philippine rains ‘deadly’: study
MANILA, March 1, 2024 (AFP) - Faulty warning systems, poverty and deforestation of mountains in the southern Philippines turned recent…
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China issues highest weather alert as temperatures plunge
Severe weather warnings were in place across swathes of China on Wednesday as temperatures plummeted across the south and Beijing…
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Deadly landslide in Afghanistan kills 25, snow hinders rescue efforts
KABUL, Feb 19, 2024 (AFP) - A landslide caused by heavy snowfall has killed 25 people and injured eight others…
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California clifftop homes teeter on edge after landslide, but stay habitable
DANA POINT, United States, Feb 15, 2024 (AFP) - Multi-million-dollar homes crouched on a California clifftop got a little bit…
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