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US west coast girds for more damaging storms
AFP, Published on 13/01/2023
» LOS ANGELES - Western US states were readying Thursday for yet more torrid weather as so-called atmospheric rivers lined up to dump heavy rain across the already soaked region.
UN confirms 2022 among eight hottest years on record
AFP, Published on 13/01/2023
» GENEVA - The past eight years were the hottest since records began, the United Nations confirmed Thursday, despite the cooling influence of a drawn-out La Nina weather pattern.
Cyclone churns off California bringing yet more storm misery
AFP, Published on 12/01/2023
» SANTA CRUZ (UNITED STATES) - An enormous cyclone gyrating off California's coast was dumping rain Wednesday, threatening further floods and landslides in the already sodden state.
Extreme weather caused $165 billion in US damage in 2022: officials
AFP, Published on 11/01/2023
» WASHINGTON - Major hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, drought and a fierce winter storm caused more than $165 billion in damage in the United States last year with climate change "supercharging" some extreme weather, a government report said Tuesday.
California reels from 'endless' storm onslaught, 14 dead
AFP, Published on 10/01/2023
» MONTECITO (UNITED STATES) - Relentless storms were ravaging California again Tuesday, the latest bout of extreme weather that has left 14 people dead and prompted evacuation of a star-studded town home to Britain's Prince Harry and wife Meghan Markle.
Man City title bid rocked by Everton draw, dropped Rashford makes his point
AFP, Published on 01/01/2023
» LONDON - Manchester City's Premier League title defence suffered a major setback as Everton snatched a 1-1 draw against the champions, while Marcus Rashford responded to his benching for missing a team meeting with the late strike that clinched Manchester United's 1-0 win at Wolves on Saturday.
After year of climate disasters, world off-track to curb warming
AFP, Published on 28/12/2022
» PARIS: Catastrophic floods, crop-wilting droughts and record heatwaves this year have shown that climate change warnings are increasingly becoming reality and this is "just the beginning", experts say, as international efforts to cut planet-heating emissions founder.
Biden tells leaders US is 'all in' for Africa
AFP, Published on 16/12/2022
» WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden threw his support Thursday behind a larger African role in the world but also vowed the United States would not shy away from promoting democracy.
Europe's record 2022 wildfires sent carbon emissions soaring: monitors
AFP, Published on 13/12/2022
» PARIS - Wildfires that scorched across Europe this year burned a record land area and stoked carbon emissions, according to an update released on Tuesday by Europe's forest fire and satellite monitors.
Kenya's Maasai swap lion hunts for sports to display their prowess
AFP, Published on 11/12/2022
» KIMANA (KENYA) - In a Kenyan reserve near Africa's highest mountain, Maasai youths on Saturday swapped traditional lion hunts for a series of sporting events to test and display their prowess and strength.