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On 1st day, UN climate conference sets up fund for countries hit by disasters like flood and drought
Nov 30, 2023 10:18 AM - Nearly all the world's nations on Thursday finalized the creation of a fund to help compensate countries struggling to cope with loss and damage caused by climate change, seen as a major first-day breakthrough at this year's U.N. climate conference.
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Tornadoes forecast in the Black Sea region as storm reportedly impacts Russian military operations
Nov 28, 2023 7:10 AM - Tornadoes were forecast for the Black Sea region on Tuesday, a day after a storm that left more than 2 million people without electricity in Crimea, Russia and Ukraine. A think tank said that the weather also impacted Russian military operations.
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Last 12 months on Earth were the hottest ever recorded, analysis finds
Nov 9, 2023 7:25 AM - The last 12 months were the hottest Earth has ever recorded, according to a new report by Climate Central, a nonprofit science research group.
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Storm Ciarán kills 5 people as it brings record rainfall to Italy, taking European death toll to 12
Nov 3, 2023 7:36 AM - Record-breaking rain produced floods in a vast swath of Italy's Tuscany region as Storm Ciarán pushed into the country overnight trapping residents in their homes, inundating hospitals and overturning cars. At least five people were killed, bringing the storm's death toll in western Europe to 12 on Friday.
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Storm Ciaran whips western Europe, blowing record winds in France and leaving millions without power
Nov 2, 2023 2:34 PM - Recording-breaking winds in France and across much of Western Europe left at least seven people dead and injured others as Storm Ciarán swept through the continent overnight and into Thursday, plunging vast numbers into darkness, devastating homes and causing travel mayhem in several countries.
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Helicopters drop water on Oahu wildfire for 2nd day, while some native koa and ohia trees burn
Nov 1, 2023 6:56 AM - A wildfire in Hawaii's Central Oahu has grown to cover more than a square mile (2.5 square kilometers) in a remote mountainous area and has burned native koa and ohia trees, officials said Tuesday. No structures or homes were threatened and no evacuations were ordered.
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Maui police release 16 minutes of body camera footage from day of Lahaina wildfire
Oct 31, 2023 8:04 AM - Maui police held a news conference on Monday to show 16 minutes of body camera footage taken the day a wildfire tore through Lahaina town in August, including video of officers rescuing 15 people from a coffee shop and taking a severely burned man to a hospital.
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Hurricane Otis survivors search for friends and necessities in devastated Acapulco
Oct 26, 2023 3:18 PM - Survivors of the Pacific hurricane that killed at least 27 people as it devastated Acapulco spent Thursday searching for acquaintances and necessities and hoping that aid arrives quickly in the wake of Hurricane Otis.
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Hurricane Otis weakens over southern Mexico after battering Acapulco
Oct 25, 2023 10:30 AM - After ripping through Mexico's southern Pacific coast early Wednesday, Hurricane Otis weakened from a Category 5 hurricane to a strong Category 2 storm, dousing the steep mountains of the state of Guerrero and leaving a trail of damage in its main city, Acapulco.
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Heavy rains drench northeast Caribbean as Hurricane Tammy spins into open waters
Oct 23, 2023 10:52 AM - Hurricane Tammy unleashed heavy waves in the northern Caribbean on Monday as it spun over open waters after making landfall in Barbuda.
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