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HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) — The number of people killed in the powerful tornado that ripped through part of Havana last week has risen to six, authorities said Sunday. Public Health Minister Jose Angel Portal Miranda said in state media that “sadly, two people have died among the 13 who were in critical condition.” The earlier death toll was four. The storm which hit Havana area towns including Regla, Guanabacoa, San Miguel de Padron and 10 […]
by Abbey Smith Agence France-Presse CAIRNS, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s military has been deployed to tackle devastating “once-in-a-century” floods that have inundated homes, schools and airports in the country’s northeast, forcing hundreds to flee and bringing crocodiles onto the streets. The Australian Defence Forces filled sandbags, deployed amphibious cargo vehicles and helped pluck flashlight-wielding residents from their rooftops Monday, as monsoon rains drenched the northern state of Queensland. Australia’s tropical north typically experiences heavy rains during the […]
(Eagle News) — Patuloy pa ring nararamdaman sa buong bansa ang malamig na panahon dahil sa pag-ihip ng northeast monsoon o hanging amihan. At dahil pa rin sa epekto ng amihan, makararanas ng maulap na kalangitan na may mahihinang pag-ulan ang Cagayan Valley, Bicol Region, mga lalawigan ng Aurora at Quezon, Eastern Visayas at buong Mindanao ngayong araw. Sa nalalabing bahagi naman ng bansa kabilang na ang Metro Manila ay maalinsangang panahon na may posibilidad […]
by Glenda KWEK Agence France Presse SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Thousands of people in northeast Australia should expect “unprecedented flooding”, authorities have warned, after relentless downpours forced a dam to be fully opened on Sunday. Once-in-a-century floods have turned streets into rivers and forced thousands to abandon their homes around the coastal city of Townsville in Queensland state. Australia’s tropical north typically experiences heavy rains during the monsoon season at this time of the year, […]
by Nova SAFO Agence France Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — A brutal cold spell that paralyzed the US Midwest, freezing water mains, causing power outages and canceling flights, eased on Friday, with forecasts predicting a rapid thaw. The two days of intense cold from the so-called polar vortex that descended on the US Midwest and Northeast will go down in memory for its scenes of winter at its most bitter. Blocks of ice […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Once in a century floods have turned streets into rivers and forced thousands to abandon their homes in northeast Australia, with authorities warning of further downpours over the next few days. Australia’s tropical north experiences heavy rains during the monsoon season at this time of the year, but the recent deluge has surged far above normal levels. Thousands of residents in the city of Townsville in northeast Queensland were without […]
SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — Australia suffered its hottest month ever in January, when widespread heatwaves exacerbated an already devastating drought, fuelled bushfires and contributed to mass fish deaths, officials reported Friday. The government’s Bureau of Meteorology said the mean temperature across the vast continent in January exceeded 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) for the first time in recorded history. “We saw heatwave conditions affect large parts of the country through most of the […]
NIAGARA FALLS, Canada (AFP) — Images of parts of Niagara Falls solidified into frozen stillness at sunrise, as an Arctic cold hits North America.
(Eagle News) — Mas magiging malamig pa umano ang temperatura sa mga darating na araw, lalo na sa malaking bahagi ng Luzon dahil sa amihan. Ayon sa Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), wala pa sa “peak” ang northeast monsoon sa Pilipinas at maaaring maramdaman ito sa kalagitnaan ng Pebrero. Maging ang nine (9) degrees Celsius sa Baguio na naramdaman kamakailan ay posibleng maging mas mahigitan pa. Samantala, wala namang sama ng panahong […]
by Nova SAFO Agence France-Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — A brutal cold wave moved eastward Thursday after bringing temperatures in the US Midwest lower than those in Antarctica, grounding flights, closing schools and businesses and raising fears of hypothermia. The extreme weather has now been blamed for as many as eight deaths, US news outlets reported. Mail deliveries were suspended and people were encouraged to stay home in nearly a dozen US states where […]
by Kerry SHERIDAN Agnce France Presse TAMPA, United States (AFP) — An Arctic-like deep freeze gripping much of the United States with double-digit subzero temperatures is the coldest of its kind in two decades, but is it linked to climate change? Experts say it could be, but whether global warming plays a role in this particular extreme weather phenomenon is still up for debate. Here’s why: What is a polar vortex? “It is a mass […]
by Nova SAFO Agence France Presse CHICAGO, United States (AFP) — A brutal cold wave brought temperatures lower than Antarctica to the American Midwest on Wednesday, grounding flights, closing schools and businesses and raising hypothermia fears for homeless residents. Mail deliveries were suspended and people encouraged to stay home in nearly a dozen US states where the mercury plunged into the negative double digits, the worst freeze to grip the region in a generation. US […]
