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Climate change worsening toll of humid heat on outdoor workers: study
Jan 13, 2022 (AFP)
Researchers in the United States, who estimated the current cost at $2.1 trillion every year, said that the negative effects of stifling temperatures on people ...
Thaw of permafrost has vast impact on built environment
Jan 13, 2022 (SPX)
Permafrost exists extensively in the Arctic region and in mountain ranges, in places such as the Tibetan plateau. Both the construction itself and the warming o...
Weather expert predicts more disasters looming for Brazil
Jan 10, 2022 (AFP)
Two months of downpours have caused deadly flooding in several Brazilian states, including Bahia in the northeast and Minas Gerais in the southeast, where a hug...
Weather disaster deaths hit 10-year high in mainland US
Jan 10, 2022 (AFP)
The year "was marked by extremes across the US, including exceptional warmth, devastating severe weather and the second-highest number of billion-dollar weather...
Nine dead, hundreds ill with diarrhoea in typhoon-hit Philippines
Jan 07, 2022 (AFP)
Three weeks after Typhoon Rai struck southern and central islands, destroying thousands of homes and killing more than 400 people, relief work continues to deli...
At least 16 dead in SW China building collapse
Jan 07, 2022 (AFP)
The blast at 12:10 pm (0410 GMT) brought down a neighbourhood committee building housing a canteen, trapping 26 people, the Xinhua news agency said. In the earl...
Iran rescues 11 Indian sailors after vessel sinks: media
Jan 05, 2022 (AFP)
"The boat - that was heading to the port of Sohar in Oman yesterday - came toward Iranian waters due to storms, bad weather conditions and technical problems," ...
14 killed in Chinese construction site landslide
Jan 04, 2022 (AFP)
Workers were reinforcing a hillside when the landslide happened on Monday evening, the official Xinhua news agency said. Rescuers have found 14 bodies, as well ...
Pentagon streamlines National Guard use after Congress attack
Dec 31, 2021 (AFP)
The Pentagon had been criticized for its slow response during the January 6 attack on Congress by supporters of then-president Donald Trump, which left five peo...
More than 100 Rohingya brought to safety in Indonesia after protests
Dec 30, 2021 (AFP)
The naval ship arrived in Lhokseumawe on the north coast of Aceh province shortly after midnight, according to AFP journalists at the scene. Rough seas and pour...
Yemen rebels announce temporary resumption of UN flights into Sanaa
Dec 28, 2021 (AFP)
"The civil aviation authority announces the resumption of UN and other organisation flights into Sanaa airport on a temporary basis," the rebel-run Al-Masirah t...
Malaysia govt under fire over slow clean-up after deadly floods
Dec 27, 2021 (AFP)
Days of torrential rain caused rivers to overflow last week, swamping cities, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes. Damaged appliances and so...
Weather disasters cost $20 bn more than last year: NGO
Dec 27, 2021 (AFP)
Each year, UK charity Christian Aid calculates the cost of weather incidents like flooding, fires and heat waves according to insurance claims and reports the r...
Donations help US tornado survivors salvage Christmas
Dec 24, 2021 (AFP)
"We're just trying to provide Christmas," said Jimmy Finch, a volunteer from the neighboring US state of Tennessee who came to Mayfield the day after the twiste...
'A little aid would help': Philippine typhoon survivors beg for food
Dec 23, 2021 (AFP)
Hundreds of thousands of people are homeless after Rai cut a swathe through the vast archipelago last Thursday, knocking out power across entire islands and lea...
'It's no more': Philippine surfing paradise wiped out by typhoon
Dec 22, 2021 (AFP)
The strongest storm to hit the archipelago this year cut a swathe through Siargao, a tropical paradise known for its sandy beaches, big waves and relaxed vibe. ...
One dead, at least 70 missing after landslide at Myanmar jade mine: rescue team
Dec 22, 2021 (AFP)
Scores die each year working in the country's lucrative but poorly regulated jade trade, which uses low-paid migrant workers to scrape out a gem highly coveted ...
Fading light halts search for dozens missing after Myanmar landslide
Dec 22, 2021 (AFP)
Scores die each year working in the country's lucrative but poorly regulated jade trade, which sees low-paid migrant workers scrape out gems highly coveted in n...
Ottawa offers 3-year visas to those in Gaza with Canadian relatives
Dec 21, 2021 (UPI)
Ottawa will work with its partners in the region to help those eligible to leave Gaza but cannot guarantee safe passage since it has no control over the number ...
US proposes one-year humanitarian aid plan at UN
Dec 21, 2021 (AFP)
After a first draft was rejected by US rivals China and Russia, but also India, France and Britain, Washington submitted a new version seen by AFP to the 15-mem...
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