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Typhoon Phanfone: Philippines counts cost of deadly storm

Typhoon Phanfone has killed at least 16 people in the Philippines, leaving a trail of devastation through the centre of…

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Australia fires: Minister says up to 30 per cent of koalas may have been lost in bushfire crisis

Giovanni Torre in Perth One of Australia’s most famous animals is now a threatened species, with the country’s bushfire crisis…

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Plane with 100 on board crashes in Kazakhstan; at least 15 killed

ALMATY: A Bek Air plane with 93 passengers and five crew members on board crashed near the city of Almaty…

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NSW bushfires destroy dozens of homes, leave a man missing and create thunderstorm on devastating day

Dozens of buildings have been destroyed, a man is missing and several firefighters have been injured on a "volatile" day…

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Longest UN climate talks end with no decision about key issue on agenda

Source: The Indian Express Details of new carbon market postponed to next summit; after objections over draft agreement, final text…

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Strong quake causes damage, injuries in southern Philippines

A strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Mindanao on Dec 15, 2019, causing water in a swimming pool to splash about and…

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Millions of burnt trees and rusted cars: Post-disaster cleanup is expensive, time-consuming and wasteful

The most destructive and costliest wildfire in California’s history, the Camp Fire, killed 85 people and destroyed nearly 19,000 structures…

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Why do Earthquakes continue to Kill More in the Developing World?

Source(s): Global Policy Journal Date: 14-12-2019 By Abdur Rehman Cheema - 09 December 2019 Earthquakes continue to be the deadliest…

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Conserving Floodplains to Mitigate Future Flood Risk

This year was the wettest year on record in the conterminous United States. Flooding was widespread and destructive as rivers…

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Flooding in Trinidad and Tobago due to heavy Rainfall

Floods in Penal, South Trinidad, December 2019. Photo: PDRC Days of heavy rain flooding reported  in parts of Trinidad. Flooding…

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