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Pain, anger as Hawaii fire death toll climbs to 89
AFP, Published on 13/08/2023
» LAHAINA, US: Anger was growing Saturday over the official response to a horrific wildfire that levelled a Hawaiian town, killing at least 89 people as it consumed everything in its path.
China rains death toll rises to 78 as new storm approaches
AFP, Published on 11/08/2023
» BEIJING - The death toll from record-breaking rains across northern China rose to at least 78 on Friday, as authorities warned of more flooding and another storm approached the country.
Five dead, 40,000 evacuated in flood-hit Myanmar
AFP, Published on 11/08/2023
» YANGON: Floods and landslides caused by monsoon rains have killed five people and forced the evacuation of around 40,000 others in Myanmar, officials said Friday.
Death toll in Hawaii wildfire rises to 53, national disaster declared
AFP, Published on 11/08/2023
» KAHULUI (UNITED STATES): Local authorities on Hawaii's Maui Island said on Thursday that 17 additional fatalities have been confirmed in the wildfires which began earlier in the week, bringing the death toll to 53.
July 'hottest month on record' worldwide
AFP, Published on 08/08/2023
» PARIS: July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, the European Union's climate observatory confirmed Tuesday.
Loch Ness struggles with Scotland's shifting climate
AFP, Published on 04/08/2023
» INVERNESS (UNITED KINGDOM) - Around Scotland's Loch Ness, famous for hosting a mythical monster in its murky depths, another prolonged dry spell earlier this year has heightened fears of a different kind.
South America sweats under high temps -- in the middle of winter
AFP, Published on 03/08/2023
» SANTIAGO - Far away from the extreme summer temperatures of the northern hemisphere, Southern Cone countries such as Chile and Argentina are also experiencing record heat, but in the middle of what is supposed to be their winter.
Families suffer amid India's deadly ethnic clashes
AFP, Published on 02/08/2023
» MOIRANG, India - Deadly ethnic violence in India's troubled Manipur state divided communities but each side tells similar stories of loved ones murdered, homes torched and harsh new lives in camps.
Military helicopters deliver aid to Beijing flood victims
AFP, Published on 01/08/2023
» BEIJING - China deployed military helicopters on Tuesday to deliver supplies to stranded train passengers in Beijing, state media reported, after deadly rainstorms wreaked havoc in the capital.
UN: July to be hottest month ever
AFP, Published on 27/07/2023
» PARIS: UN and European Union monitors said on Thursday that July is set to be the hottest month in recorded history and likely "unprecedented" for thousands of years, warning that this was a taste of the world's climate future.