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Congo floods caused by torrential rain claim 23 lives

January 20, 2024January 20, 2024 - by cmedia

#Congo, #Floods, #UN, #NaturalDisaster IBNS-CMEDIA: Brazzaville (Congo): At least 23 people were killed by floods caused by heavy rains across the Republic of the Congo, government spokesperson Thierry Moungalla said on Friday. The …

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Climate crisis may cause 14.5 million deaths by 2050, World Economic Forum report says

January 16, 2024January 16, 2024 - by cmedia

#ClimateCrisis, #WorldEconomicForum, #ClimateChange, #ClimateChangeDeaths IBNS: A new World Economic Forum report, published on Wednesday (January 16, 2024), warns that by 2050 climate change may cause an additional 14.5 million deaths and $12.5 trillion …

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Following Maritimes’ severe storm, power has been restored to many of the thousands

January 14, 2024January 14, 2024 - by cmedia

New Bruswick storm. Image credit: Unsplash #Maritimes, #Storm; #Power; #RestoredPower Yarmouth (N.S.): Following a messy storm that swept across Maritimes, power has reportedly been restored Sunday morning for many of …

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Colombia landslide death toll increases to 33

January 14, 2024January 14, 2024 - by cmedia

#Columbia, #ColumbiaLandslide Bogota/IBNS: The number of people killed in a landslide in Colombia’s Choco Department rose to 33, with 20 others sustaining injuries, Colombian magazine Semana reported on Saturday, citing local officials. …

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UN weather agency says 2023 officially smashed global temperature records

January 13, 2024January 13, 2024 - by cmedia

#ClimateChange, #Temperature, #WMO With the annual average global temperature fast approaching the critical threshold of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, last year officially smashed the global temperature record, the UN weather agency (WMO) …

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Environment Canada reissues extreme cold warning for all of Alberta

January 11, 2024January 11, 2024 - by cmedia

Alberta cold alert. Image credit: X/@vernonj007 #Alberta; #EnvironmentCanada, #ExtremeColdWarning Calgary/CMEDIA: With a significant cold snap reportedly expected to grip the province of Alberta for several days, Environment Canada has reissued …

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Record heat in 2023 worsened global droughts, floods and wildfires, Study reveals

January 11, 2024January 11, 2024 - by cmedia

#Flooding, #Wildfires IBNS: Record heat across the world profoundly impacted the global water cycle in 2023, contributing to severe storms, floods, megadroughts and bushfires, new research from The Australian National University …

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Data shows 2023 was the hottest year on record

January 9, 2024January 9, 2024 - by cmedia

#GlobalWarming, #2023, #HottestYear Driven by human-caused climate change and boosted by El Niño weather event, official data released on Tuesday showed 2023 remained the hottest year on record. 2023 was 0.60°C warmer …

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Japan’s quake-hit Ishikawa prefecture, 168 killed, 323 missing

January 8, 2024January 8, 2024 - by cmedia

#Japan, #Earthquake, #IshikawaPrefecture Tokyo/IBNS/UNI: The death toll has climbed to 168 in Japan’s Ishikawa on Monday after a series of earthquakes of up to 7.6 magnitude struck the central prefecture and its vicinity last …

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Oil leakage from Shika nuclear power plant in Japan earthquake was five times higher

January 8, 2024January 8, 2024 - by cmedia

#Japan, #OilLeakage, #ShikaNuclearPowerPlant Tokyo/IBNS: The oil leakage due to earthquake from Shika nuclear power plant in Japanese prefecture Kishikawa was five times higher than the initial amount, the plant said as quoted …