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| Jun. 26 |
India |
Farmers cursed with severe drought
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| Jun. 24 |
Philippines |
Storm kills 8
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| Jun. 10 |
Global |
Climate change may displace 200 million |
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| May.29 |
London |
Report: Climate change crisis catastrophic
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| May.28 |
 Brazil |
Dam bursts after more rain 
Map of State of Ceara Brazil| A dam burst in the northeastern village of Cocal left a girl dead and three people missing. 800 to 2,000 homes near the dam were inundated | |
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| May.18 |
Mali |
Elephants suffering in drought |
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| May.8 |
Brazil |
Deaths rise flooding, more rain due |
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| May.1 |
Myanmar |
UN warning over Burma cyclone aid |
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| Apr.10 |
Southern U.S. |
Storm system ravages southern US |
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| Feb.10 |
Melbourne |
Winds continue to spread wildfires
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| Feb.6 |
 China |
China suffering worst drought in 50 years The land is parched and the irrigation dams have dried up; Crops and livestock are dying. $44 million dollars allocated in emergency aid
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| Feb.2 |
 London |
Heaviest UK snow in 18 years hits flights The snowstorm forced the cancellation of more than 650 flights at the airport and shut down the city's bus network
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| Jan.29 |
Iceland |
Arctic thaw raises security concerns
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| Jan.24 |
Southern France |
1.5 million homes suffered power cuts |
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Four boys killed as storms collapsed roof 
15 others were injured when hurricane-force winds caused a roof to collapse at a sports center outside Barcelona
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| Dec.13 |
New England |
Ice storm cripples north-east US |
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| Oct.11 |
Mexico |
Hurricane Norbert weakens |
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| Oct.4 |
Haiti |
Death toll from storms nearly 800 |
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| Sep.26 |
Argentina |
Argentina grapples with fierce drought |
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| Sep.14 |
Texas |
Fuel shortage fear after storm |
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| Sep.13 |
Texas |
Rescuers search storm-hit Texas |
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Hurricane Ike pounds Texas coast As Galveston's west end was deluged, Houston officials warned residents to stay put because it was no longer safe to try to escape
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| Sep.12 |
Texas |
Texas officials: Too late to flee Ike |
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| Sep.9 |
Haiti |
In battered Haiti, desperation grows |
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Ike bears down on Cuba again
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| Sep.8 |
New Orleans |
Mayor fears city too weary to flee Ike |
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| Sep.7 |
Cuba |
Ike makes landfall as Category 3 hurricane |
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| Sep.6 |
Caribbean |
Caribbean lashed by Hurricane Ike |
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Hurricane Ike threatens islands |
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Haiti |
Haiti struggles as another storm looms |
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| Sep.5 |
Haiti |
'Hundreds' killed by storm
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| Sep.2 |
Florida |
Trio of storms stirs up Atlantic |
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| Sep.1 |
New Orleans |
Gustav evacuees urged to stay away |
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New Orleans |
Gustav slams into Gulf Coast |
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| Aug.31 |
New Orleans |
Hundreds of thousands flee coast
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New Orleans |
City declares storm curfew |
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| Aug.30 |
New Orleans |
New Orleaners told to flee Gustav |
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Cuba |
Cuba, Gulf Coast braced for Gustav |
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| Aug.29 |
Caribbean |
Powerful Gustav heads to Caymans |
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| Aug.21 |
Hong Kong |
Hong Kong braces for possible typhoon hit |
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| Aug.20 |
India |
Monsoons kill dozens in northern India |
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| Aug.16 |
Cuba |
Tropical Storm Fay approaches Cuba |
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| Jul.30 |
Arctic |
Canadian Arctic sheds ice chunk |
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| Jun.21 |
 Philippines |
Ferry hit by typhoon Map of Sibuyan Philippines Fears are growing for more than 700 passengers on Princess of Stars which officials say has capsized in the wake of a typhoon Fengshen
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| May.22 |
Myanmar |
UN head tours cyclone-hit Burma |
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| May.19 |
Myanmar |
Myanmar agrees to regional cyclone aid |
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| May.18 |
Singapore |
Burma neighbours in cyclone talks |
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Myanmar |
Junta leader visits cyclone refugees
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| May.16 |
Myanmar |
Junta: Almost 78,000 dead in cyclone
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| May.14 |
Myanmar |
UN raises Burma cyclone estimate |
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| May.10 |
Oklahoma |
Severe storms kill 18 in two U.S. states |
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Myanmar |
Cyclone aid used to entice voters |
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| May.8 |
Myanmar |
Rotting corpses pile up |
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| May.6 |
 Myanmar |
Cyclone death toll jumps to 22,000 41,000 missing after the catastrophic cyclone that battered the country. The U.N. estimated up to a million could be homeless
| Aid agencies begin what they expect to be a major relief operation to help tens of thousands left without clean water and shelter. Up to 1.5 million people may have been affected by Cyclone Nargis, which devastated the Irrawaddy Delta region
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| May.5 |
Myanmar |
Death toll from cyclone more than 15,000 |
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Myanmar |
Myanmar death toll 'could reach 10,000'
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| May.4 |
Myanmar |
Hundreds feared dead in cyclone |
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| May.3 |
Myanmar |
78,000 dead in cyclone, 56,000 missing Map of Myaungmya Myanmar| Burma has declared 5 disaster areas, including Rangoon, after a large tropical cyclone hit the states of Irrawaddy, Bago, Karen and Mon. As aid groups struggled to distribute supplies despite government obstacles, Myanmar TV was urging people to vote 'yes' in a refe... | |
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| Feb.6 |
USA |
Tornadoes kill 48 across U.S. South
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| Jan.30 |
China |
Stranded take buses anywhere Crowds at some of major train stations thinned slightly as thousands took advantage of a break in the nation's worst weather for 50 years
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| Jan.28 |
China |
Brutal winter affects millions |
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| Nov.18 |
 Bangladesh |
Cyclone death toll surpasses 3,000 The number of dead killed from Cyclone Sidr is expected to rise as the country continues to assess the damage
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Bangladesh |
Cyclone death toll hits 2,000 |
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| Nov.17 |
UN |
U.N. delivers chilling conclusion on climate
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| Nov.15 |
Bangladesh |
Cyclone hits: More than 200 dead
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| Nov.2 |
 Mexico |
Floods strand 300,000; more rain ahead Map of Tabasco Mexico Rescuers in boats and helicopters worked to evacuate people stranded by a flood, one of the worst natural disasters' to hit Mexico
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| Oct.29 |
 Dominican Republic |
11 dead from Tropical Storm Noel Cuba issued a tropical storm warning for the Camaguey, Las Tunas and Ciego de Avila provinces as the storm approached the island
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| Oct.12 |
USA |
Gore says prize must spur action Al Gore says his Nobel Peace Prize is a chance to 'elevate global consciousness' about the threat posed by climate change
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| Oct.7 |
Southern China |
1.4 million flee deadly storm
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| Sep.18 |
Shanghai |
Millions flee as typhoon rips into China Wipha slammed into the coast south of Shanghai as authorities moved 2 million people following forecasts
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| Sep.6 |
 Nicaragua |
Hurricane Felix death toll nears 100 Rescuers searched for survivors. The bodies of 25 fishermen were found along Miskito Coast, believed to be from a group of 109 Miskito India...
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| Sep.4 |
Nicaragua |
Category 5 Felix makes landfall |
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| Aug.21 |
Yucatan |
Dean slams into Yucatan, loses steam The hurricane is knocking down trees and flooding streets but not inflicting catastrophic damage
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| Aug.20 |
Yucatan |
Hurricane Dean grows into Category 5 |
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| Aug.19 |
Jamaica |
Jamaicans start to feel hurricane |
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| Aug.18 |
Haiti |
Hurricane churns up the Caribbean |
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| Aug.13 |
North Korea |
'Hundreds dead' in floods
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| Aug.10 |
India |
Monsoon death toll reaches 2,000 |
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| Aug.8 |
New York |
Storms lead to chaos |
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| Jul.24 |
Hungary |
Deadly heat wave grips Europe |
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| Jun.29 |
Pakistan |
800,000 hit by South Asia floods
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| Jun.26 |
Karachi |
Thousands flee cyclone |
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| Jun.24 |
Karachi |
Storms in Karachi kill 228 people
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| Jun.7 |
Oman |
Cyclone pounds Mideast oil region
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| Jan.18 |
London |
47 dead as storm batters Europe Gale force winds and heavy downpours hammered northern Europe, disrupting travel for tens of thousands
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| Dec.1 |
Philippines |
Typhoon kills 388
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| Sep.11 |
Bermuda |
Florence cuts power to thousands |
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| Aug.10 |
China |
104 dead as typhoon hits |
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| Aug.9 |
China |
466,000 flee as storm nears China |
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| Jun.22 |
Washington |
Study: Earth 'likely' hottest in 2,000 years |
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Indonesia |
Flood toll passes 200 |
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| Mar.20 |
Australia |
Cyclone 'like atom bomb' |
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| Feb.18 |
Philippines |
Rains hit mudslide rescues |
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| Jan.26 |
Georgia |
Energy crisis as Georgia freezes |
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| Jan.20 |
Moscow |
Freeze kills at least 40 |
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| Oct.29 |
Nicaragua |
Hurricane Beta now Category 2 |
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| Oct.24 |
Florida |
Wilma made 3 million homes without power |
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| Oct.21 |
Yucatan |
Hurricane batters resorts The Yucatan is suffering severe damage from Wilma, which is forecast to pound the area for at least a day
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| Oct.19 |
Haiti |
Hurricane Wilma 'strongest ever' |
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| Oct.18 |
Caribbean |
Wilma turns into a hurricane |
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| Oct.5 |
El Salvador |
Hurricane Stan's death toll climbs to 135
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| Sep.22 |
Texas |
Massive traffic jams as Texans flee Rita |
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| Sep.20 |
Florida |
Rita strengthens to hurricane
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| Aug.29 |
New Orleans |
Dozens feared dead after storm |
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 New Orleans |
Hurricane Katrina lashes coast Map of http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2F2%2Fshared%2Fspl%2Fhi%2Famericas%2F05%2Fkatrina%2Fhtml%2Fdefault.stm Louisiana| 1,836 people lost their lives in the hurricane and in the subsequent floods. The costliest and one of the deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States. Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast as far as 100 miles from the storm's center. ... | |
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| Aug.28 |
New Orleans |
City evacuated as storm nears |
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New Orleans |
Katrina now Category 5
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| Nov.30 |
Philippines |
Storm kills 1000 50 others missing after landslides and flash floods in the eastern Philippines
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| Oct.20 |
Japan |
Typhoon kills at least 48
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| Sep.25 |
Florida |
Jeanne eyewall hits Florida |
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| Sep.22 |
 Haiti |
Jeanne leaves more than 1,050 dead Workers used dump trucks to empty more than 100 bodies into a 14-foot-deep hole. Up to 1,250 people still missing
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| Sep.17 |
USA |
U.S. death toll at least 22 in Ivan's wake
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| Sep.11 |
Jamaica |
Hurricane Ivan batters Jamaica |
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| Sep.18 |
Virginia |
Isabel knocks out power to 2 million
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| Sep.13 |
South Korea |
Typhoon toll 'may top 100' |
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| Aug.14 |
 France |
10,000 dead in heat wave| Paris morgues are full and air conditioned tents have been set up to hold bodies. Officials blame the high death toll on the length of the heat wave and that Parisian buildings typically lack air conditioning. In 'Plan Blan... | |
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| May.4 |
U. S. Midwest |
Tornadoes wreak havoc
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| Feb.17 |
Baltimore |
Snow blankets U.S. East Coast |
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| Sep.6 |
Taiwan |
Typhoon Sinlaku hits, 1,000 evacuated |
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| May.9 |
 India |
Drought The drought is affecting Gujarat, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh
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