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‘Doomsday glacier,’ which could raise sea level by several feet, is holding on ‘by its fingernails,’ scientists say
Environment
September 6, 2022
‘Doomsday glacier,’ which could raise sea level by several feet, is holding on ‘by its fingernails,’ scientists say
(CNN) -Antarctica’s so-called “doomsday glacier” — nicknamed because of its high risk of collapse and threat to global sea level…
Death toll in Pakistan floods passes 1,280 — and a third of them are children
World
September 4, 2022
Death toll in Pakistan floods passes 1,280 — and a third of them are children
(CNN) – Humanitarian agencies have warned Pakistan is in need of long-term aid as the death toll from its catastrophic…
India’s August monsoon rains 3.4 percent above average, weather department says
World
September 3, 2022
India’s August monsoon rains 3.4 percent above average, weather department says
Mumbai, India – India received 3.4 percent more rainfall than average in August as heavy rains hit central and southern…
Pakistan’s melting glaciers are ‘erupting’ and worsening floods
World
September 3, 2022
Pakistan’s melting glaciers are ‘erupting’ and worsening floods
Pakistan is home to more glaciers than anywhere in the world outside the polar regions, but as the climate warms,…
Hundreds of children among 1,000 people killed by Pakistan monsoon rains and floods
World
August 28, 2022
Hundreds of children among 1,000 people killed by Pakistan monsoon rains and floods
(CNN) – Severe rains and flooding have killed at least 1,033 people, including 348 children, and left 1,527 more injured…
Pakistan floods hit 33 million people in worst disaster in a decade, minister says
World
August 27, 2022
Pakistan floods hit 33 million people in worst disaster in a decade, minister says
Islamabad (CNN) – At least 33 million people have been affected by deadly flooding in Pakistan, the country’s climate change…
Nearly 100 dead in Afghanistan floods, officials say
Middle East
August 23, 2022
Nearly 100 dead in Afghanistan floods, officials say
(CNN) – Flash flooding has killed at least 95 people, injured hundreds of others and swept away thousands of homes…
Seoul vows to move families from ‘Parasite’-style basement homes after flooding deaths
World
August 14, 2022
Seoul vows to move families from ‘Parasite’-style basement homes after flooding deaths
Seoul, South Korea (CNN)Seoul has vowed to move some of the city’s poorest families out of underground and semi-subterranean homes…
A disastrous megaflood is coming to California, experts say, and it could be the most expensive natural disaster in history
World
August 14, 2022
A disastrous megaflood is coming to California, experts say, and it could be the most expensive natural disaster in history
(CNN) – Many Californians fear the “Big One,” but it might not be what you think. It’s not an earthquake.…
Flash floods kill 550 in Pakistan in heaviest rains in decades
World
August 6, 2022
Flash floods kill 550 in Pakistan in heaviest rains in decades
Islamabad (CNN)Flash floods caused by abnormally heavy monsoon rains killed at least 549 people in Pakistan over the past month,…