Disaster
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As death toll from Maui fire reaches 93, authorities say effort to count the losses is just starting
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — As the death toll from a wildfire that razed a historic Maui town reached 93, authorities…
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The death toll rises to 80 in Maui wildfires as survivors begin returning to communities in ruins
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Survivors witnessed a surreal landscape of flattened homes, blackened hulks of burned-out cars and ashy lots…
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Nagasaki urges nuclear-free world on 78th anniversary of bombing
People offer silent prayers for the victims of the 1945 atomic bombing in Nagasaki, Japan, Aug. 9, 2023. (Reuters Photo)…
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Bursting ice dam in Alaska highlights risks of glacial flooding around the globe
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Raging waters that ate away at riverbanks, destroyed at least two buildings and damaged others had…
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Powerful storm kills 2 people and leaves 1.1 million without power in eastern US
WASHINGTON, Aug 7 .U.S. government offices in the Washington D.C. area closed early on Monday because of threatening weather as…
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At least 31 killed, dozens missing in Afghanistan flash floods
Afghan children carry their belongings following flash floods in the Khair Abad area in Ghazni province,…
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Wildfires in Algeria leave at least 34 people dead and hundreds injured
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Fires raging through forests, mountain villages and towns in northern Algeria have left at least 34…
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Canadian wildfires hit Indigenous communities hard, threatening their land and culture
EAST PRAIRIE METIS SETTLEMENT, Alberta (AP) — Carrol Johnston counted her blessings as she stood on the barren site where…
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Deadly flooding hit several countries at once. Scientists say this will only be more common
In the U.S., flooding claimed five lives in Upper Makefield Township, Pennsylvania, where a search is ongoing for two missing…
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7.2 magnitude quake rocks Alaska, triggers brief tsunami warning
The Alaskan peninsula was rocked by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake late Saturday local time, the United States Geological Survey (USGS)…
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