Schools in India’s south were shut and hundreds of people moved inland to storm shelters ahead of a powerful cyclone storm set to hit the region on Saturday. Cyclonic storm…
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Sri Lanka: Several dead as storm causes floods, landslides
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskSri Lankan rescue teams said they had recovered four drowned children killed in a flash flood, with four other people missing, after torrential rains from a powerful but slow-moving storm…
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An unspecified number of bodies were found in areas hit by flash flooding in southeastern Spain. This came after torrential rains caused by a cold front moving across southeastern Spain…
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Climate change a common cause during Indonesia mosque visit, says Pope Francis
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskPope Francis on Thursday invited Muslims and Catholics to push global leaders to confront the dangers of climate change and extremism. He spoke of the common roots of different religious…
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The world braved the hottest day ever recorded globally on Sunday (July 21), according to preliminary data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. The global average surface air…
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June 2024 was the hottest June on record, the European Union’s climate change monitoring service said on July 8, continuing a streak of exceptional temperatures that some scientists said puts…
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Floods kill nine in India and Bangladesh, millions affected
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskTorrential rains and surging rivers across northeast India and neighboring Bangladesh have killed at least nine people, disaster officials said on Thursday, with more than three million people affected. Monsoon…
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Flash floods kill 62 in one day in north Afghanistan
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskThe toll from deadly flash flooding that ripped through northern Afghanistan on Friday rose to 62 people, mainly women and children, an official said, in a country highly vulnerable to…
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China warns against ’empty slogans’ at COP28 climate talks
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskCountries must refrain from “empty slogans” and adopt a pragmatic attitude to climate change that reflects concerns such as energy security, employment and growth, a Chinese climate official said ahead…
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Climate crisis: UN says world off course to meet Paris goals
by NWMNewsDeskby NWMNewsDeskThe world is way off course to decrease global warming, the United Nations warned on Friday, urging for more action to phase out fossil fuels and achieve the 2015 Paris…