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RT: Crimean authorities declare state of emergency as rainfall causes flash floods (18.06.2021)
NOAA: Richard W. Spinrad Confirmed to Lead NOAA (17.06.2021)
BBC: Taishan nuclear plant: China admits damage to fuel rods (16.06.2021)
NOAA: May 2021 tied for 6th-warmest May on record for the globe (14.06.2021)
CNN: Gas tanker explosion in China kills 19 (14.06.2021)
NPR: An Illinois Chemical Plant Explosion And Fires Prompt Evacuations (14.06.2021)
CNN: South Korea building collapses onto bus during demolition, killing 9 (10.06.2021)
BBC: Underwater avalanche continued for two days (08.06.2021)
Popular Science: Lakes around the world are losing oxygen (07.06.2021)
The Independent: Pakistan train crash: At least 38 dead after two express trains collide (07.06.2021)
Physorg.com: Sri Lanka recovers black box from sinking ship (06.06.2021)
INDEPENDENT: Congo volcano: Warning of fresh eruption triggers mass exodus in Goma (28.05.2021)
UNEP: World needs USD 8.1 trillion investment in nature by 2050 to tackle planetary crises (27.05.2021)
AccuWeather: Hundreds of thousands evacuated as cyclone bears down on India (26.05.2021)
abcNEWS: Death toll from Congo volcano eruption rises to at least 32 (25.05.2021)
CNN: Extreme weather kills 21 ultra-marathon runners in China (24.05.2021)
abcNEWS: Malaysian train collision injures more than 200 people (24.05.2021)
NASA: New NASA Earth System Observatory to Help Address, Mitigate Climate Change (24.05.2021)
BBC: Mount Nyiragongo: DR Congo residents flee as volcano erupts (23.05.2021)
AFP: Italian cable car accident kills 13 people (23.05.2021)
The Guardian: Death toll rises to more than 90 after huge storm hits India (20.05.2021)
ALJAZEERA: Indian state braces for Tauktae, ‘most severe’ cyclone in decades (17.05.2021)
National Geographic: China's Mars rover touches down on the red planet (15.05.2021)
ALJAZEERA: Deadly landslide hits gold mine in Guinea (09.05.2021)
Reuters: Mexico City rail overpass collapses onto road, killing 20 people (04.05.2021)
NASA: NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter to Begin New Demonstration Phase (30.04.2021)
SKY News: Cars almost submerged as flooding tears through Mecca (27.04.2021)
AFP: Fire kills 82 at Iraqi Covid hospital, health minister suspended (25.04.2021)
ALJAZEERA: Angola: Luanda flood death toll rises to 24, thousands displaced (22.04.2021)
NASA: NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Logs Second Successful Flight (22.04.2021)
NASA: NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Extracts First Oxygen from Red Planet (21.04.2021)
New York Times: This Glacier in Alaska Is Moving 100 Times Faster Than Normal (13.04.2021)
The West Australian: Cyclone Seroja devastates Kalbarri and smashes the Mid West coast (11.04.2021)
AP: Ash-covered St. Vincent braces for more volcanic eruptions (11.04.2021)
AP: Severe storm damages buildings in Florida Panhandle (11.04.2021)
The Guardian: Indonesia earthquake: at least eight dead on Java island (11.04.2021)
ALJAZEERA: Indonesia, East Timor flood death toll surges past 150 (06.04.2021)
Reuters: Rescuers hunt for survivors after cyclone wreaks havoc in Indonesia (06.04.2021)
CBS NEWS: Dozens killed as train crashes into truck and partially derails in Taiwan (02.04.2021)
New York Times: Oil Refinery in Indonesia Catches Fire, Prompting an Evacuation (29.03.2021)
NBC News: Suez Canal reopens after Ever Given cargo ship successfully refloated (29.03.2021)
AccuWeather: Death toll rises to 7 after devastating floods in Nashville, Tennessee (28.03.2021)
The Guardian: Dozens killed in train crash in southern Egypt (26.03.2021)
abcNEWS: 6 dead after tornadoes rip through US South; more twisters possible (26.03.2021)
New Scientist: Huge ship blocking the Suez Canal is being moved - what happens next? (24.03.2021)
AP: Fire guts hundreds of shelters in Rohingya refugee camp (22.03.2021)
news.com.au: Photos that show the devastation caused by floods in NSW, Australia (21.03.2021)
abcNEWS: Eruption of Iceland volcano easing, not affecting flights (20.03.2021)
Weather.com: Deep US South Tornado Outbreak Damages Dozens Of Homes (18.03.2021)
The Watchers: 341 people missing afters heavy dust storm hits Mongolia (14.03.2021)
CBS NEWS: "Unprecedented" flooding in Hawaii prompts state of emergency (10.03.2021)
Planet Today: 10 people killed or went missing after flash floods in Chlef province, Algeria (08.03.2021)
Washington Post: Why Thursday’s earthquakes didn’t trigger a damaging Pacific tsunami (06.03.2021)
TVNZ: Geologist says back-to-back major earthquakes off New Zealand coast 'a bit unusual' (05.03.2021)
NOAA: Short-range weather modeling application released to forecasting community (04.03.2021)
NASA: Scientists Complete 1st Global Survey of Freshwater Fluctuation (03.03.2021)
The Australian: WA lashed by once-in-a-decade flood disaster (02.03.2021)
9NEWS: Cyclone Niran strengthening in Queensland's far north (02.03.2021)
NASA: Touchdown! NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover Safely Lands on Red Planet (18.02.2021)
abcNEWS: US life expectancy drops a year in pandemic, most since WWII (18.02.2021)
New York Times: Mapping the US Winter Storm’s Impact (17.02.2021)
CNN: Deep freeze sends Texas electricity prices soaring 10,000% (17.02.2021)
AP: In Athens, rare snow blankets Acropolis, halts vaccinations (16.02.2021)
The Watchers: Floods and landslides hit Bolivia, causing widespread destruction (15.02.2021)
The Mainichi: Japan braces for aftershocks as M7.3 quake injures 150 (14.02.2021)
abcNEWS: 6 killed in 130-vehicle pileup on icy Texas interstate (11.02.2021)
Reuters: Rescuers drill Indian tunnel to look for trapped workers; families get impatient (11.02.2021)
CNN: A crippling ice storm will stretch 1,600 miles across the US (10.02.2021)
NBC News: 200 missing and feared dead after glacier collapse in India (08.02.2021)
7NEWS: Heartbreaking stories from inside the inferno as more than 70 Perth homes destroyed (03.02.2021)
Fox News: Northeast snowfall continues as storm pattern to move across US (02.02.2021)
The Telegraph: Huge snowstorm hits US east coast as New York declares state of emergency (01.02.2021)
AccuWeather: Massive piece of California's iconic Highway 1 collapsed into ocean after storm (31.01.2021)
LATimes: Winter storm triggers mudslides, clogs roadways in Southern California (29.01.2021)
AccuWeather: Tornado causes damage at Tallahassee Airport, Florida (27.01.2021)
yahoo! news: Destructive Tornado Kills at Least One and Injures Dozens in Alabama Town (26.01.2021)
AccuWeather: Heavy snow covers cities, cuts power for portions of Europe (24.01.2021)
BBC: China mine rescue: Eleven miners brought to surface alive (24.01.2021)
WMO: Tropical Cyclone Eloise threatens Mozambique (22.01.2021)
ABC News: Tropical low crosses WA's north and mid-west, bringing heavy rain and flooding (22.01.2021)
Reuters: Storm Christoph Sparks Major Flooding in UK Town (21.01.2021)
ALJAZEERA: Hungry and wet, villagers wait for help after deadly Indonesian quake (19.01.2021)
ALJAZEERA: More than a dozen sleeping workers crushed under truck in India (19.01.2021)
NASA: Potent Atmospheric Rivers Douse the Pacific Northwest (18.01.2021)
GlobalNEWS: Tens of thousands evacuated as Kalimantan (Borneo) floods kill at least 15 (17.01.2021)
NASA: 2020 Tied for Warmest Year on Record (15.01.2021)
ALJAZEERA: Dozens killed, hundreds injured as quake hits Indonesia’s Sulawesi (15.01.2021)
Reuters: Snowstorm 'catastrophe' caused $1.7 billion of damage, says Madrid mayor (14.01.2021)
AP: Managers detained as 22 trapped in China mine for 3rd day (13.01.2021)
AP: Landslides in Indonesia leave at least 11 dead (10.01.2021)
The Mainichi: Over 1,200 vehicles stranded as heavy snow continues in Japan (10.01.2021)
ALJAZEERA: Six dead, nearly 50,000 evacuated in Malaysia floods (09.01.2021)
Time: 66 People Have Died in Indonesia's Devastating Floods. (08.01.2021)
BBC: Deadly flash floods tear through Bolivia's Sucre city (05.01.2021)
ABC News: Tropical Cyclone Imogen delivers rainfall 200mm to Queensland Gulf communities (05.01.2021)
Daily News: ‘No longer hope’ of finding survivors of massive landslide in Norway, police say (05.01.2021)
VOA: Heavy Snow Buries Parts of Northern Italy (04.01.2021)
yahoo! news: Time-bending monster storm sends air swirling between 2020 and 2021 (01.01.2021)
AP: Search continues for survivors after major Norway landslide (31.12.2020)
ABC News: Landslide buries 15 people, including three children, from PNG gold mine camp (30.12.2020)
Reuters: Tropical storm Chalane hits Mozambique but causes little damage (30.12.2020)
Reuters: 2nd earthquake in 2 days strikes central Croatia, killing seven & damaging buildings (29.12.2020)
AP: Moderate 5.0 Magnitude Quake Hits Croatia, Damages Buildings (28.12.2020)
The Maritime Executive: Tropical Cyclone Hits Mozambique Channel (28.12.2020)
AP: Hundreds of migrants freezing in heavy snow in Bosnia camp (27.12.2020)
Tennessean: Multi-state regional phone service disrupted after Nashville city bombing (27.12.2020)
Deutsche Welle: Syrian refugee camp burned to ground in northern Lebanon (26.12.2020)
WMO: 2020 closes a decade of exceptional heat (24.12.2020)
Washington Post: Giant iceberg menacing South Georgia Island breaks up into smaller pieces (22.12.2020)
AFP: Jupiter and Saturn cheek-to-cheek in rare celestial dance (21.12.2020)
AP: Hospital fire kills 9 COVID-19 patients at ICU in Turkey (19.12.2020)
USA Today: Binghamton (New York) sports complex roof collapses: 40 inches of snow hit city (18.12.2020)
NBC News: Chinese space probe returns to Earth with samples from the moon (18.12.2020)
AccuWeather: 'State of Natural Disaster' declared as Yasa leaves two dead in Fiji (17.12.2020)
msn news: US Northeast in deep snow as massive 'Winter Storm Gail' sweeps the region (17.12.2020)
weatherzone: First tropical low of the season hits Western Australia (09.12.2020)
The Weather Channel: Deadly Winter Storm Causes Floods, Avalanches in Europe (07.12.2020)
Deutsche Welle: Hayabusa2: Japanese probe returns asteroid sample to Earth (06.12.2020)
NASA: An Exciting Day for Science and Exploration (06.12.2020)
CNN: California's Bond Fire burned over 7,000 acres and more fire warnings are ahead (06.12.2020)
AP: At least 18 Chinese coal miners killed by lethal gas (05.12.2020)
AP: Lights go out, roads dicey as wintry storm batters US Northeast (05.12.2020)
CBS NEWS: Thousands flee as wildfire spreads through Southern California (04.12.2020)
USA Today: 'The wettest day ever': Homes destroyed after record Alaska rainstorm (04.12.2020)
AFP: Australia bush fire rips through heritage-listed island (30.11.2020)
BBC: Sydney records hottest November night on record (29.11.2020)
Bloomberg: Nivar Threatens to Batter Southern India as Category 2 Storm (25.11.2020)
AP: China launches mission to bring back material from moon (24.11.2020)
Washington Post: Cyclone Gati hits Somalia after explosive intensification (23.11.2020)
CBS NEWS: At least 20 dead after Hurricane Iota slams Central America (18.11.2020)
AP: SpaceX capsule with 4 astronauts reaches space station (16.11.2020)
yahoo! news: Category 5 Hurricane Iota to deliver catastrophic blow to Central America (16.11.2020)
ALJAZEERA: Damage, injuries as Vamco hits Vietnam (15.11.2020)
The Telegraph: Vietnam bracing for Typhoon Vamco as death toll in Philippines rises to 53 (13.11.2020)
Bloomberg: Coronavirus Is Worsening Delhi’s Air Pollution Crisis (13.11.2020)
yahoo! news: Eta finally departs Florida as tropical storm after 10 days of death & destruction (13.11.2020)
Miami Herald: After catastrophic Hurricane Eta, Hondurans brace themselves for another storm (13.11.2020)
National Geographic: Venice experiencing worst floods in 50 years (13.11.2020)
Washington Post: Typhoon Vamco batters the Philippines; 39 dead and millions without power (12.11.2020)
Miami Herald: Tropical Storm Eta flooded South Florida overnight, and the rain isn’t stopping (09.11.2020)
Washington Post: Hurricane Eta brings major flooding to Central America; Cuba & Florida next? (04.11.2020)
Washington Post: Child, trapped for 91 hours in an earthquake’s rubble, is rescued in Turkey (03.11.2020)
The Guardian: Race to save 100 whales in Sri Lanka's biggest mass beaching (02.11.2020)
The Guardian: Typhoon Goni: thousands of homes in Philippines feared destroyed (02.11.2020)
Forbes: A Human Tragedy Could Unfold With Hurricane Eta In Central America (02.11.2020)
ALJAZEERA: Super Typhoon Goni batters Philippines, one million evacuated (01.11.2020)
Reuters: Man rescued from rubble as Turkey quake death toll hits 51 (01.11.2020)
USA Today: Zeta makes landfall as Cat 2 hurricane in Louisiana, weakens over Alabama (28.10.2020)
NBC News: Dozens dead, scores missing after Typhoon Molave lashes Vietnam (28.10.2020)
Fox News: California wildfire evacuate 60,000 in Orange County as gusty winds blast region (26.10.2020)
AP: Vietnam evacuating low-lying areas as strong typhoon nears (26.10.2020)
Business Today: $75 trillion global corporate debt - a bubble: UNCTAD (22.10.2020)
NPR: Colorado Fire Grows By Over 100,000 Acres In 1 Day, Hits Rocky Mountain National Park (22.10.2020)
ALJAZEERA: Tropical Storm Saudel lashes Philippines, heads for Vietnam (21.10.2020)
NASA: NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Spacecraft Successfully Touches Asteroid (20.10.2020)
AFP: 11 soldiers dead, 11 missing in Vietnam after second big landslide in days (18.10.2020)
UK Met Office: UK record breaking rainfall for October (16.10.2020)
Reuters: Floods kill 60 in India, damage crops (15.10.2020)
abcNEWS: More wildfires ignite in West, forcing evacuations from California to Colorado (15.10.2020)
WMO: September was the warmest on record (15.10.2020)
The Conversation: Kenya’s Rift Valley lakes high and there’s cause for concern (14.10.2020)
Reuters: Vietnam flood death toll rises to 23 as storm Nangka to dump more rain (12.10.2020)
Channelnewsasia: At least 20 dead, dozens injured after train crashes into bus near Bangkok (11.10.2020)
New York Times: Tropical Storm Delta Strikes a Louisiana Region That Was Already Reeling (10.10.2020)
AFP: Four dead in Beirut fuel tank fire and blast (09.10.2020)
NoblePrize.org: Noble Peace Prize 2020 awarded to World Food Programme (WFP) (09.10.2020)
The Mainichi: Typhoon Chan-hom threatens western, eastern Japan on weekend (09.10.2020)
Miami Herald: Hurricane Delta expected to hit Louisiana on Friday as a big, powerful Cat 3 (08.10.2020)
AP: Fire in South Korean apartment high-rise hurts at least 88 (08.10.2020)
Quanta Magazine: Nobel Chemistry Prize Awarded for CRISPR ‘Genetic Scissors’ (06.10.2020)
NoblePrize.org: Physiology or Medicine Nobel Prize awarded for discovery of Hepatitis C virus (06.10.2020)
Quanta Magazine: Physics Nobel Awarded for Black Hole Breakthroughs (05.10.2020)
BBC: Storm Alex: Floods and landslides hit France and Italy (04.10.2020)
Reuters: Two killed, 25 missing as drenching rain hits parts of France and Italy (03.10.2020)
New York Times: Floodgates in Venice Work in First Major Test (03.10.2020)
Reuters: Northern California wildfires kill three, force evacuation of thousands (28.09.2020)
Physorg.com: In Siberia forests, climate change stokes 'zombie fires' (24.09.2020)
BBC: Pilot whales Tasmania: Almost 400 die in Australia's worst stranding (23.09.2020)
Fox News: Tropical Storm Beta makes landfall in Texas, Houston hit with flooding (23.09.2020)
Sacramento Bee: 5 of the 6 largest California wildfires in history started in the past 6 weeks (22.09.2020)
CNN: Toxins in water blamed for deaths of hundreds of elephants in Botswana (21.09.2020)
BBC: Cyclone Ianos: Two dead as 'medicane' sweeps across Greece (19.09.2020)
USA Today: Hurricane Sally: 'catastrophic flooding' & power loss in Alabama/Florida (16.09.2020)
National Geographic: Possible sign of life on Venus stirs up heated debate (14.09.2020)
CNN: Oregon city destroyed as fires continue to scorch the US West Coast (14.09.2020)
Time: Asylum Seekers Left Homeless After Fires Destroy Overcrowded Refugee Camp in Greece (12.09.2020)
Deutsche Welle: DR Congo: More than 50 killed in gold mine collapse (12.09.2020)
CNN: Tens of thousands of fires are pushing the Amazon to a tipping point (10.09.2020)
ALJAZEERA: 'We lost everything': Thousands homeless as Sudan battles floods (09.09.2020)
BBC: Sudan floods: Nile water level threatens ancient pyramids (09.09.2020)
Japan Today: Typhoon leaves 2 dead, 4 missing, over 100 injured in Japan (08.09.2020)
CNN: Helicopter crews rescue at least 35 more who were trapped by Creek Fire (08.09.2020)
ALJAZEERA: Supertanker fire off Sri Lanka under control as navy tows it away (05.09.2020)
Washington Post: California heat wave underway, expect all-time records, escalated fire risks (04.09.2020)
The Japan Times: Powerful Typhoon Haishen approaches Japan after Maysak injures many (04.09.2020)
The Mainichi: Livestock ship with 42 crew sank in stormy seas off southern Japan (03.09.2020)
AccuWeather: South Korea and Japan brace for Maysak, the strongest typhoon of 2020 (01.09.2020)
CGTN: At least 29 dead, 7 seriously injured as restaurant collapses in N China (30.08.2020)
AP: Death toll from Hurricane Laura rises to 16; many from carbon monoxide (29.08.2020)
ALJAZEERA: Afghanistan flooding: Dozens dead, hundreds of homes destroyed (26.08.2020)
BBC: Gulf storms: Marco and Laura head towards US after ravaging Caribbean (25.08.2020)
CNN: California firefighters struggle to contain 560 blazes as governor asks for help (22.08.2020)
Fox News: Pipeline explosion in Corpus Christi, Texas, leaves 6 injured, 4 missing (21.08.2020)
Riviera: Wakashio bow section sunk, UN pollution fund started and captain arrested (21.08.2020)
AccuWeather: Marco, Laura approaching US Gulf Cost as rare double tropical threat (21.08.2020)
yahoo! news: Antarctic cold front to 'steamroll' SE Australia: NSW, Victoria, SA, Tas (19.08.2020)
Fox News: Iowa requests nearly $4B in disaster aid after derecho wind speeds over 100mph (17.08.2020)
CBS NEWS: Death Valley reaches 130 degrees, hottest temperature in U.S. in at least 107 years (17.08.2020)
USA Today: Southern California's Lake Fire burns over 18,000 acres in Angeles National Forest (16.08.2020)
LATimes: Lake fire spawns ‘terrifying’ fire tornado as it burns through Angeles National Forest (13.08.2020)
Desert Sun: Apple Fire 80% contained, 33,424 acres burned, post-burn assessment underway (13.08.2020)
BBC: Mauritius oil spill: Almost all fuel oil pumped out of MV Wakashio (12.08.2020)
Sydney Morning Herald: 'Biodiversity in peril' as Mauritius scrambles to counter oil spill (09.08.2020)
BBC: India landslide: Dozens feared dead after flooding in Kerala (08.08.2020)
ALJAZEERA: Protests as Lebanon detains 16 over Beirut explosion (07.08.2020)
Carlton University: Summer 2020 loss of Arctic ice shelves (07.08.2020)
BBC: Kerala plane crash: 18 dead after Air India plane breaks in two at Calicut (07.08.2020)
LATimes: Apple fire chars over 28,000 acres; new evacuations for Morongo Valley (06.08.2020)
USA Today: 9 dead, millions without power after Isaias ravages East Coast (05.08.2020)
ALJAZEERA: Dozens killed, thousands wounded in Beirut explosion (05.08.2020)
Desert Sun: Apple Fire: Some evacuations lifted; containment now 20%; wind gusts expected (05.08.2020)
ALJAZEERA: Several killed in Yemen floods (05.08.2020)
AP: Typhoon Hagupit hits east China and heads towards Shanghai (04.08.2020)
abcNEWS: Hurricane Isaias makes landfall in North Carolina (03.08.2020)
NBC News: Apple Fire Grows to 15,000 Acres, 12% Contained (02.08.2020)
France24: Relief in sight as Western Europe swelters under heatwave (01.08.2020)
New York Times: Hurricane Isaias Rakes the Bahamas on a Track for Florida’s East Coast (31.07.2020)
CNN: Douglas, the strongest storm on the planet, to weaken as it moves toward Hawaii (25.07.2020)
AP: 2020′s 1st Atlantic hurricane, Hanna lashes Texas’ coronavirus coast (25.07.2020)
NWS: The July US Heat Wave of 2020 (19.07.2020)
The Lancet: Population scenarios for 195 countries and territories from 2017 to 2100 (14.07.2020)
CGTN: 433 rivers exceed alerting levels in flood-hit China since June (13.07.2020)
NOAA: June 2020 tied as Earth’s 3rd hottest on record (13.07.2020)
The Weather Channel: Japan Flooding, Landslides Kill 66 With More Downpours Expected (10.07.2020)
Yale: Tropical Storm Fay brings heavy rains to mid-Atlantic, Northeast U.S. (10.07.2020)
Deutsche Welle: Venice tests billion-dollar anti-flood system (10.07.2020)
IUCN: Updated ‘Redlist:’ More Than 1 in 4 Evaluated Species Facing Extinction (09.07.2020)
Japan Today: Japan battered by more heavy rain, floods; at least 58 dead (08.07.2020)
BBC: Iran blasts: What is behind mysterious fires at key sites? (06.07.2020)
NHK World: Floods, mudslides hit southern Japan (04.07.2020)
New York Times: Severe Floods in China Leave Over 106 Dead or Missing (03.07.2020)
Deutsche Welle: Germany approves coal phaseout by 2038 (03.07.2020)
NPR: Landslide At Myanmar Jade Mine Kills At Least 162 (02.07.2020)
THOMSON REUTERS: Botswana investigating mystery deaths of 275 elephants (02.07.2020)
ANU: Hungriest of black holes among the most massive in the Universe (01.07.2020)
The Guardian: New swine flu with pandemic potential identified by China researchers (30.06.2020)
National Geographic: Saharan dust and health - it’s crucial to Earth’s biology and climate (30.06.2020)
ALJAZEERA: Dozens die in Bangladesh ferry accident (29.06.2020)
New York Times: 7.5 Magnitude Earthquake Jolts Mexico, Kills at Least 4 (23.06.2020)
CaixinGlobal: Worst Floods in Decades Hit Chongqing as Heavy Rain Soaks South China (23.06.2020)
Top500: Japan Captures TOP500 Crown with Arm-Powered Supercomputer (22.06.2020)
CBS NEWS: Arctic records its hottest temperature ever (20.06.2020)
The Guardian: Alarm at record-breaking heatwave in Siberia (17.06.2020)
WMO: Arctic Climate Forum expects above normal temperatures (16.06.2020)
AseanPlus News: 5 dead, 13,000 evacuated in latest flooding in southern China rainstorms (13.06.2020)
New York Times: Tanker Truck Blast on China Highway Kills 10 and Injures Dozens (13.06.2020)
ALJAZEERA: Pakistan turns locusts into chicken feed to tackle the invasion (10.06.2020)
France24: Climate change brings fires, floods and moths to Siberia (09.06.2020)
AccuWeather: Cristobal to unleash rare tropical high winds, heavy rain over Midwest (09.06.2020)
abcNEWS: Cristobal now a tropical depression after making landfall in Louisiana (08.06.2020)
BBC: Weird weather: Can computers solve UK puzzle? (05.06.2020)
CNN: Houses swept away in powerful landslide in Norway (04.06.2020)
AccuWeather: Amanda leaves destructive flooding in El Salvador, Guatemala (02.06.2020)
NDTV: 9 Killed In Assam Floods, Over 197,000 Lakh People Affected (01.06.2020)
National Geographic: A new era of human space flight has begun (30.05.2020)
BBC: India heatwave: Delhi temperature hits 47C as north India reels (27.05.2020)
WSVN: Flooded streets cause multiple cars to stall as storms batter South Florida (26.05.2020)
BBC: Western Australia prepares for 'once-in-a-decade' storm (24.05.2020)
CBS: Massive 4-Alarm Fire Destroys Warehouse on San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf (24.05.2020)
CNN: Pakistan plane crash black box found after 97 killed (23.05.2020)
Deutsche Welle: Cyclone Amphan kills dozens, leaves trail of destruction in India, Bangladesh (21.05.2020)
NASA: TC Amphan Batters India, Bangladesh (20.05.2020)
ESA: Czech Republic drought visible from space (18.05.2020)
The Weather Channel: Tropical Storm Arthur Spreads Rain & Winds Into Eastern North Carolina (18.05.2020)
Windy.com: Cyclone Amphan is intensifying and moving towards India (17.05.2020)
BBC: India coronavirus lockdown: Road accident kills 24 migrant workers (16.05.2020)
The Age: While the world looked the other way, corporate giants abandoned coal (15.05.2020)
New York Times: Severe Tropical Storm Vongfong Takes Aim at Philippine Heartland (15.05.2020)
The Guardian: India chemical leak: more evacuations amid fears of second gas release (08.05.2020)
CNN: Toxic gas leak at Indian chemical plant kills at least 11 and hospitalizes hundreds (07.05.2020)
BBC: South Korea fire: Dozens killed in warehouse blaze in Icheon (29.04.2020)
The Weather Channel: The U.S. Is Having One of Its Deadliest Tornado Years in a Decade (27.04.2020)
ESA: Air pollution drops in India following lockdown (24.04.2020)
The Weather Channel: Widespread Damage, Injuries, Flooding Reported as Storms Batter South (24.04.2020)
The Guardian: Europe had hottest year on record in 2019 (23.04.2020)
Palo Alto Online: Former Stanford President Donald Kennedy dies at 88 of COVID-19 (22.04.2020)
ESA: European State of the Climate 2019 summary (22.04.2020)
Nature: Extreme rainfall triggered the 2018 rift eruption at Kīlauea Volcano (22.04.2020)
BBC: Wildfires rip through Poland's biggest national park (20.04.2020)
USGS: First-Ever Comprehensive Geologic Map of the Moon (20.04.2020)
ALJAZEERA: Heavy rains cause flash floods in western Kenya (19.04.2020)
World Radio Switzerland: _The McKay Interview with Dr. Bob Bishop (16.04.2020)
ESA: Air pollution remains low as Europeans stay at home (16.04.2020)
CNN: US Storms & tornadoes leave at least 32 victims in the South before lashing East Coast (14.04.2020)
CNN: Deadly US tornadoes in the South cause 'catastrophic' damage (13.04.2020)
NOAA: Earth had its 2nd-hottest March on record (13.04.2020)
Newsweek: Tornado destroys buildings in Indiana, Arkansas. over 100,000 without power. (09.04.2020)
BBC: Italy bridge collapse: Two drivers survive (08.04.2020)
Vanuatu Meteorology Dept: Vanuatu under threat from severe tropical cyclone Harold (06.04.2020)
New York Times: As Himalayas Warm, Nepal’s Climate Migrants Struggle to Survive (05.04.2020)
South China Morning Post: 30 people killed in Sichuan as forest wind creates ‘huge fireball’ (01.04.2020)
Thompson Reuters Foundation: Kenya braces for second onslaught of crop-devouring locusts (23.03.2020)
UTD GEONEWS: Science of the Magnitude 5.7 Magna, Utah earthquake (20.03.2020)
AP: Death toll at 21 as Egypt storms, flooding enter second day (13.03.2020)
Reuters: Bangladesh slum fire leaves many people homeless (11.03.2020)
CNN: 10 dead after coronavirus quarantine hotel collapses in China (08.03.2020)
ALJAZEERA: Deadly floods and landslides hit southeastern Brazil (05.03.2020)
CNN: 22 people are dead, homes destroyed after a tornado tore through Tennessee overnight (03.03.2020)
BBC: Storm Jorge: UK Flood-hit towns battle wettest February on record (01.03.2020)
Science Daily: Astronomers detect biggest explosion in the history of the Universe (27.02.2020)
The Guardian: Heathrow third runway ruled illegal over climate change (27.02.2020)
ABC News: Ex-cyclone Esther bringing heavy rains could loop towards the middle of Australia (27.02.2020)
New Scientist: Earth has acquired a new moon, about the size of a car (26.02.2020)
Newsweek: Alaska's marine ecosystem saw 'sudden and dramatic shift' due to climate change (24.02.2020)
euronews: Canary Islands Saharan sandstorm disrupts hundreds of flights (24.02.2020)
ALJAZEERA: Several dead in Turkey after earthquake hits Iran border area (23.02.2020)
The Weather Network: Turkish town buried under 6 metres of snow (22.02.2020)
AccuWeather: At least 5 dead as flooding, landslides plague southern Peru (22.02.2020)
USA Today: Fuel tanker explodes causing 'catastrophic' damage on Indianapolis interstate (20.02.2020)
ABC News: Sydney storm lights up the night sky as lightning, wind gusts and hail hit NSW (19.02.2020)
Montreal Gazette: Two dead in massive pileup on Highway 15 in La Prairie (19.02.2020)
BBC: Storm Dennis: Dozens evacuated as severe flood warnings remain (18.02.2020)
U of Exeter: South American volcano shows potential signs of instability (18.02.2020)
Reuters: Locusts swarm into South Sudan as plague spreads (18.02.2020)
The Telegraph: Storm Dennis kills two people and floods large parts of Britain (16.02.2020)
NOAA: January 2020 was Earth’s hottest January on record (13.02.2020)
The Guardian: Antarctic temperature rises above 20C for first time on record (13.02.2020)
SciDevNet: East Africa locust invasion approaching full-blown crisis (12.02.2020)
NASA: Pine Island Glacier’s Newest Iceberg (11.02.2020)
news.com.au: Wild weather creates transport nightmare for Sydney commuters (10.02.2020)
THOMSON REUTERS: Smart drones to be tested in battle against E. Africa locust swarms (10.02.2020)
FT: Hundreds of flights cancelled as storm Ciara batters UK (09.02.2020)
The Guardian: Antarctica logs hottest temperature on record with a reading of 18.3C (07.02.2020)
ALJAZEERA: Second Turkey avalanche kills dozens of rescuers (07.02.2020)
Washington Post: Powerful Eastern U.S. storm makes tornadoes and flooding rains in SE (06.02.2020)
Deutsche Welle: New Zealand: Severe flooding forces thousands to flee (05.02.2020)
THE EPOCH TIMES: Scientific Puzzles Surrounding the Wuhan Novel Coronavirus (03.02.2020)
CNN: The outbreak has killed at least 305 people and infected more than 14,300 globally (02.02.2020)
CDC: Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Situation Summary (31.01.2020)
Institut Pasteur: Institut Pasteur isolates strains of COVID-19 detected in France (31.01.2020)
MSF: MSF update on 2019-nCoV coronavirus outbreak (30.01.2020)
New York Times: Global Emergency Declaration Is Considered as Virus Toll Rises to 170 (30.01.2020)
Washington Post: Brazil's deadly floods claim 62 lives (29.01.2020)
BBC: Coronavirus: Death toll climbs to 106 as China tightens measures (28.01.2020)
New York Times: Coronavirus Updates: Death Toll Reaches 56 as U.S. Finds Third Case (26.01.2020)
ANADOLU AGENCY: Death toll from Turkey’s earthquake rises to 35 (26.01.2020)
Wired: An AI Epidemiologist Sent the First Warnings of the Wuhan Virus (25.01.2020)
ALJAZEERA: Deadly M6.8 earthquake strikes eastern Turkey (25.01.2020)
China.org: No casualties in 5.1-magnitude Tibet earthquake (25.01.2020)
TVNZ: Central New Zealand shaken by 5.4 earthquake (25.01.2020)
AP: Heavy Rain Causes Flooding, Landslides in Brazil; 30 Killed (25.01.2020)
abcNEWS: 2 dead Houston explosion destroyed building, causing damage to homes (25.01.2020)
The New Humanitarian: Urgent action needed to stop locust invasion in eastern Africa (25.01.2020)
ALJAZEERA: Coronavirus: All you need to know about symptoms and risks (24.01.2020)
AP: Storm Gloria kills 11 in Spain, causes wide coastal damage (23.01.2020)
CNN: Wuhan coronavirus outbreak kills 17 in China as first case found in US (22.01.2020)
BBC: Storm Gloria floods major river delta in eastern Spain (22.01.2020)
ABC News: Canberra hailstorm damages research as record number of emergency calls lodged (21.01.2020)
GIZMODO: World’s Oldest Known Impact Crater Confirmed in Australia (21.01.2020)
CNN: Ancient aquatic system older than the pyramids revealed by the Australian bushfires (21.01.2020)
Locust Watch: Desert Locust situation update (20.01.2020)
news.com.au: ‘Monster’ dust storms smother NSW towns including Dubbo, Parkes and Nyngan (20.01.2020)
CNN: Climate refugees cannot be sent back home, United Nations rules in landmark decision (20.01.2020)
The Weather Channel: Crippling Newfoundland, Blizzard Smashes All-Time Daily Snow Record (18.01.2020)
Deutsche Welle: Philippines: Taal volcano residents turn ash and plastic waste into bricks (18.01.2020)
NBC News: New virus prompts U.S. to screen passengers from Wuhan, China (17.01.2020)
The NEW DAILY: Storms sweep fire-ravaged Australian states with others to come next week (16.01.2020)
BBC: 'Sars-family' virus claims second victim in China (16.01.2020)
DownToEarth: Severe winter keeps killing Indians as govt drags feet on policy (16.01.2020)
NOAA: 2019 Was the 2nd-Hottest Year on Record (15.01.2020)
ALJAZEERA: Avalanches kill dozens in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (14.01.2020)
SMH: Australia's bushfire smoke will do a full lap of the earth: NASA (14.01.2020)
Vox: A volcano in the Philippines is spewing ash and threatening a bigger eruption (13.01.2020)
CBS: At least 11 dead as dangerous weather targets more than 30 million Americans (12.01.2020)
AP: Magnitude 5.9 shock again rocks quake-stunned Puerto Rico (12.01.2020)
National Geographic: Australia's raging fires will create big problems for fresh drinking water (10.01.2020)
NASA: Smoke from Australian Fires, Spreading High and Far East (09.01.2020)
CNN: A new virus related to SARS is the culprit in China's mysterious pneumonia outbreak (09.01.2020)
New York Times: Why Are So Many Earthquakes Happening in Puerto Rico? (07.01.2020)
Space.com: SpaceX Launches 60 Starlink Satellites in Record-Breaking Flight (07.01.2020)
Reuters: Australian bushfire smoke drifts to South America (07.01.2020)
Reuters: Jakarta flooding deaths rise to 53, nearly 175,000 displaced (03.01.2020)
CNN: NSW declares a 7-day state of emergency as Australia's deadly bushfires rage (02.01.2020)
ALJAZEERA: 21 dead, thousands caught in flooding in Indonesia's Jakarta (02.01.2020)
The Guardian: More deaths & destruction from Australian bushfires (01.01.2020)
news.com.au: Huge loss of animal and plant life expected due to bushfires (01.01.2020)
SMH: Naval ships and helicopters heading to NSW and Victoria bushfire rescue (31.12.2019)
CNN: Death toll rises to 28 and thousands take refuge in Philippines after typhoon Phanfone (27.12.2019)
The Australian: Bushfires: extreme heat bring power cuts to SA, catastrophic forecast for NSW (20.12.2019)
AAP: Philippines quake toll rises to nine (18.12.2019)
Reuters: Somalia hit by worst desert locust invasion in 25 years (18.12.2019)
BBC: Australia bushfires: 'Mega blaze' destroys homes ahead of heatwave (16.12.2019)
rfi: Two perish in floods in south-western France (15.12.2019)
Reuters: Strong quake causes damage, kills one in southern Philippines (15.12.2019)
SBS: Unsuccessful search on White Island in bid to retrieve final two bodies (15.12.2019)
BBC: White Island volcano: New Zealand troops airlift six bodies off island (13.12.2019)
AP: Cyclone Belna hits Madagascar killing 9 and making 1,400 homeless (10.12.2019)
BBC: Delhi factory fire: More than 40 dead in India blaze (09.12.2019)
BBC: New Zealand volcano: At least five dead after White Island eruption (09.12.2019)
AccuWeather: Madagascar alert for heavy rainfall, damaging winds of Tropical Cyclone Belna (09.12.2019)
AAAS: What’s creating thousands of craters off the California coast? (09.12.2019)
The Conversation: Why White Island erupted and why there was no warning (09.12.2019)
reliefweb: Cyclone Bulbul a month on: the impact on Bangladesh’s coastal communities (09.12.2019)
The Guardian: Victoria Falls dries to a trickle after worst drought in a century (07.12.2019)
RNZ: Samoa measles epidemic: Death toll rises to 63 (06.12.2019)
Fox News: Kenya 6-story building collapse leaves at least 2 dead, others trapped, officials say (06.12.2019)
LATimes: A record 75-foot wave off California coast was produced by big storm (06.12.2019)
Channelnewsasia: Typhoon Kammuri death toll hits 13 in Philippines (05.12.2019)
Reuters: Typhoon hits Philippines, disrupting travel, work (03.12.2019)
Wired: Scientists Spot an Undersea Fault Using Fiber-Optic Cables (29.11.2019)
CNN: Thousands evacuate homes after chemical plant explosions in Texas (28.11.2019)
Deutsche Welle: Albania: Biggest earthquake in decades takes deadly toll (26.11.2019)
MSF: DRC ebola outbreak crisis update 11/2019 (25.11.2019)
WMO: Greenhouse gas concentrations in atmosphere reach yet another high (25.11.2019)
euronews: At least six dead as Europe battered by storms, floods and a landslide (25.11.2019)
Bloomberg: Another Bridge Collapse Highlights Italy's Infrastructure Crisis (24.11.2019)
AP: 34 dead from mudslides, floods in western Kenya: minister (23.11.2019)
ALJAZEERA: Dozens killed in Kenya landslide after torrential rains (23.11.2019)
ABC News: Bushfire crisis costing Queensland and northern NSW millions (22.11.2019)
The Guardian: Light pollution is key 'bringer of insect apocalypse' (22.11.2019)
Princeton University: 2m-year-old ice cores yield first direct observations of an ancient climate (21.11.2019)
NASA: New Earth mission will track rising oceans into 2030 (20.11.2019)
UHouston: New Hybrid Device Can Both Capture and Store Solar Energy (20.11.2019)
UPI: Avalanche on Siachen Glacier kills 6, including Indian troops (19.11.2019)
France24: Heavy snow leaves one dead, 300,000 homes without power in France (15.11.2019)
ANI: Lighting strikes kill 26 in Pakistan's Sindh province (15.11.2019)
news.com.au: Australian bushfires emergency: danger to increase as heat returns on Friday (15.11.2019)
Reuters: European Investment Bank to cease funding fossil fuel projects by end-2021 (14.11.2019)
ALJAZEERA: Strong quake hits Indonesia sea; tsunami risk reported (14.11.2019)
The Guardian: Two people die as Venice floods at highest level in 50 years (14.11.2019)

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