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Over 100 Million Buildings Worldwide Could Face Flooding Risk From Rising Seas, Study Warns
A McGill-led study warns that rising sea levels could endanger more than 100 million buildings across the Global South, with coastal infrastructure in Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Americas most at risk. The findings highlight the urgent need for emissions cuts and coastal adaptation.
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Houston Based Indian NGO, Raises Over $10,000 For Kerala Flood Victims
Sewa International, an Indian non-profit organisation in America, has raised over $10,000 for the flood relief operations in the deluge-hit Kerala. Nearly 200 people have lost their lives in Kerala since August 8 due to floods caused by rains and landslides, while over 3.14 lakh people have been moved to relief camps.
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At Least 8 Killed, 20 Missing In Colombia Floods: Report
Flooding and mudslides in central Colombia have killed at least eight people, the Red Cross said Wednesday, causing alarm in a country still recovering from mudslides that killed hundreds.
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Experts Warn Of Mental Health Woes As Wildfires Ravage South
Mental health experts say that escaping a fire-filled forest, as thousands did November 28 in the Great Smoky Mountains, can be more traumatic than disasters such as hurricanes, floods or earthquakes.
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World Wine Production Slips Amid Rough Weather: Italy On Top
Floods, drought, frost and hail cut into world wine production this year across Europe and South America, but the quality of the 2016 vintage shouldn't unduly suffer.
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Floods Force Thousands Into Shelters In South America
Tens of thousands of people in several South American countries are spending the holidays in shelters after massive flooding forced them from their homes.
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Flow of Child Immigrants at Border Slowing for Now
The flood of children crossing the Mexican border illegally and without their parents has slowed down in recent weeks, two senior Obama administration officials said.
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Start of winter brings snow, ice in US; power outages in Canada
The first full day of winter brought a wild mix of weather across the United States on Sunday: ice and high wind in the upper Midwest and northeastern New England states, flooding in the South and record-shattering temperatures in the 60s and 70s Fahrenheit (upper teens and low 20s Celsius) along the mid-Atlantic region.
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Over 100 Million Buildings Worldwide Could Face Flooding Risk From Rising Seas, Study Warns
A McGill-led study warns that rising sea levels could endanger more than 100 million buildings across the Global South, with coastal infrastructure in Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Americas most at risk. The findings highlight the urgent need for emissions cuts and coastal adaptation.
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Houston Based Indian NGO, Raises Over $10,000 For Kerala Flood Victims
Sewa International, an Indian non-profit organisation in America, has raised over $10,000 for the flood relief operations in the deluge-hit Kerala. Nearly 200 people have lost their lives in Kerala since August 8 due to floods caused by rains and landslides, while over 3.14 lakh people have been moved to relief camps.
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At Least 8 Killed, 20 Missing In Colombia Floods: Report
Flooding and mudslides in central Colombia have killed at least eight people, the Red Cross said Wednesday, causing alarm in a country still recovering from mudslides that killed hundreds.
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Experts Warn Of Mental Health Woes As Wildfires Ravage South
Mental health experts say that escaping a fire-filled forest, as thousands did November 28 in the Great Smoky Mountains, can be more traumatic than disasters such as hurricanes, floods or earthquakes.
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World Wine Production Slips Amid Rough Weather: Italy On Top
Floods, drought, frost and hail cut into world wine production this year across Europe and South America, but the quality of the 2016 vintage shouldn't unduly suffer.
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Floods Force Thousands Into Shelters In South America
Tens of thousands of people in several South American countries are spending the holidays in shelters after massive flooding forced them from their homes.
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Flow of Child Immigrants at Border Slowing for Now
The flood of children crossing the Mexican border illegally and without their parents has slowed down in recent weeks, two senior Obama administration officials said.
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Start of winter brings snow, ice in US; power outages in Canada
The first full day of winter brought a wild mix of weather across the United States on Sunday: ice and high wind in the upper Midwest and northeastern New England states, flooding in the South and record-shattering temperatures in the 60s and 70s Fahrenheit (upper teens and low 20s Celsius) along the mid-Atlantic region.
