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Heatwave causes massive melt of Greenland ice sheet

Greenland’s ice sheet has experienced a “massive melting event” during a heatwave that has seen temperatures more than 10 degrees above seasonal norms, according to Danish researchers. Since Wednesday the ice sheet covering the vast Arctic territory, has melted by around eight billion tonnes a day, twice its normal average rate during summer, reported the Polar Portal website, which is run by Danish researchers. The Danish Meteorological Institute reported temperatures of more than 20 degrees […]

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PAGASA: Southwest monsoon still affecting the PHL

(Eagle News)– The southwest monsoon is affecting the Philippines. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Ilocos Region, Cordillera Administrative Region, and the provinces of Batanes, Cagayan, Zambales, and Bataan will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. Flash floods or landslides during moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest of the country will also have partly cloudy to cloudy skies with […]

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PAGASA: Rains expected as southwest monsoon continues to affect PHL

(Eagle News) — Rains are still expected in parts of the country on Friday, July 30, as the southwest monsoon continues to affect the Philippines. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Ilocos Region, Benguet, Abra, Zambales, Bataan, Tarlac, Pampanga, and Occidental Mindoro, as a result, will experience monsoon rains. Flooding and rain-induced landslides due to scattered to widespread moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila and the rest […]

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Southwest monsoon still affecting PHL

(Eagle News) — The southwest monsoon is still affecting the Philippines. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Ilocos Region, Benguet, Zambales, Bataan, Tarlac, Pampanga, and Occidental Mindoro will still experience monsoon rains. Flooding and rain-induced landslides due to scattered to widespread moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila, the rest of Luzon and Western Visayas, PAGASA said, will experience occasional rains. The rest of the country […]

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Tropical storm makes landfall in northern Japan

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A tropical storm hit northern Japan on Wednesday but there were no immediate reports of damage and Olympic football matches in the region were due to go ahead. Local authorities issued non-mandatory evacuation orders and set up emergency shelters as Tropical Storm Nepartak made landfall in northern Japan’s Miyagi region shortly before 6:00 am (2100 GMT Tuesday). The storm is passing south of Morioka city in Iwate prefecture, bringing “strong” but […]

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PAGASA: Rains still expected as southwest monsoon continues to affect PHL

(Eagle News) — Rains are still expected in parts of the country today as the southwest monsoon continues to affect the archipelago. According to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration, Ilocos Region, Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Apayao, Benguet, Zambales, Bataan and Occidental Mindoro will experience monsoon rains, with flooding or rain-induced landslides possible. Meanwhile, Metro Manila, rest of Cagayan Valley, rest of Cordillera Administrative Region, rest of Central Luzon, CALABARZON, Oriental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, […]

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Flood-hit Belgians struggle to get over ‘nightmares’

by Anne-Laure MONDESERT TROOZ, Belgium It has been two weeks since the torrents of water trapped Nadia Neqrat on the first floor of a house in Belgium’s eastern Trooz district, and she still has nightmares. Now — with the help of relatives, neighbours and volunteers — she is among the residents trying to rebuild their lives. The devastation from the worst floods here in living memory, which left at least 41 dead in Belgium and […]

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Death toll from Henan floods rises to 71 as China braces for more rain

BEIJING, China (AFP) — The death toll from floods in central China’s Henan province rose to 71 on Tuesday as a tribute at a subway where 14 people died was sealed off in a sign of sensitivity to public criticism of the government’s handling of the disaster. Torrential downpours dumped a year’s rain in just three days last week on the hardest-hit city of Zhengzhou, flooding subway cars and trapping more than 500 commuters during […]

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PAGASA: Southwest monsoon still affecting PHL

(Eagle News) — The southwest monsoon is still affecting the Philippines. As a result, the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration said Ilocos Region, Zambales, and Bataan will still experience monsoon rains. Flash floods or landslides due to scattered to widespread moderate to at times heavy rains are possible. Metro Manila, Batanes, Babuyan Islands, Abra, Benguet, and Occidental Mindoro, meanwhile, will have cloudy skies with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms. The rest of the […]

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Tropical storm approaches Japan, affecting Olympic events

TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — A tropical storm was barrelling towards northeastern Japan on Monday, forcing Tokyo Olympics organizers to reschedule rowing and archery that could be affected by high winds. Tropical Storm Nepartak, packing gusts up to 108 kilometers (67 miles) per hour, was expected to make landfall Tuesday, Japan’s meteorological agency said. The storm is shifting its course from the Tokyo area to northeastern regions, including Fukushima. But the agency warned of heavy rain, […]

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India begins landslide, flood clean-up as deadly monsoon rains ease

MUMBAI, India (AFP) — Rescuers waded through waist-deep mud in western India Monday to reach injured residents and start a massive clean-up as the death toll from monsoon-triggered landslides and floods climbed to 198. In the worst-hit state of Maharashtra, rescuers halted search operations in the hillside village of Taliye, southeast of Mumbai, where 53 bodies have been recovered. Local authorities said efforts to retrieve the bodies of 31 others still missing — after a […]

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Villagers flee fresh floods in central China as typhoon approaches

by Laurie Chen with Ludovic Ehret in Xinxiang ZHENGZHOU, China (AFP) — Villagers were evacuated over makeshift bridges Friday as floods submerged swathes of central China following a historic deluge that claimed at least 56 lives — while an approaching typhoon threatened to dump more rain on the stricken area. Millions have been affected by the floods in Henan province, which have trapped people for days without fresh food or water and blocked roads as […]

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