Tag: Floods

Natural Disasters cost China nearly $200 billion last year

BEIJING -- China says natural disasters including the devastating Sichuan earthquake cost the country almost $200 billion last year. The

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Australian floods wash crocodiles into streets

Floods ravaging northern Australia have washed crocodiles onto the streets, where one was hit by a car, authorities said

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Sixteen die in northern Spain floods

Heavy rains have sparked flooding in northern Spain this week, while another death increased the number of fatalities claimed

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New US report details effects of rising sea levels

A new US report concludes that Florida and Louisiana are the states most vulnerable to sea-level rise, followed by

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Bangladeshis rally against climate change

DHAKA, Bangladesh – Some 500 women rallied in Bangladesh's capital on Thursday, demanding richer nations cut their greenhouse gas

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7,500 Mexicans evacuate; flooding shuts oil wells

MEXICO CITY -- Mexican officials have evacuated 7,500 people and are keeping oil wells shut in Veracruz due to

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Floods, drought, mosquito disease aim at Europe

PARIS (AFP) - Climate change will amplify the risk of flooding in northwestern Europe, water scarcity and forest fires

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Deadly typhoon hits China

BEIJING, China (CNN) -- A typhoon that killed eight people in the Philippines smashed into southern China on Wednesday.

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India army called in as massive floods overwhelm defences

Tue Sep 23, 2008 12:11pm IST LUCKNOW, India, Sept 23 (Reuters) - The Indian army was called in to

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Death and Destruction in Philippines typhoon

MANILA, Sept 22 (AFP) Sep 22, 2008 Numerous people killed, about 2,000 displaced and ferry services suspended as Typhoon

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