Category: Americas

Haiti Blames Cholera on Witchcraft

A total of 140 people have died of cholera in recent days in south-western Haiti, a region that had

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50 Missing in Colombian Landslide

At least 50 people were missing in Colombia on Sunday after heavy rains caused a landslide in the northwest

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Chavez Blames Capitalism for Floods

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez has blamed "criminal" capitalism for global climate phenomena, including heavy rains that have killed scores

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Wildfires a Runaway Climate Risk

Climate Change is driving forest fires in northern latitudes to burn more frequently and fiercely, contributing to the threat

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Volcano Erupts in Central Ecuador

QUITO — Ecuadorean villagers fled their homes after the Andean country's "Throat of Fire" volcano erupted Saturday, spewing rocks,

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Colombian Flooding Kills 174

The death toll from weeks of heavy rains across Colombia has risen to 174 and over 1.5 million are

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A Million Deaths A Year By 2030

By 2030, climate change will indirectly cause nearly one million deaths a year and inflict 157 billion dollars in

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American Forests in Carbon Trouble

Crippled by drought, scorched by wildfires and dying from beetle infestations, forests in the American west are struggling and

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Acid Oceans Threaten Food Supply

Acidification of the seas linked to climate change could threaten fisheries production and is already causing the fastest shift

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One Million Cholera Cases in Haiti

While the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) asserted today that Haiti's cholera epidemic is now "less lethal," with a

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