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Heat wave sweeps across Haryana, Punjab
Heat wave swept parts of Haryana and Punjab on Thursday, with Hisar being the hottest place at a maximum temperature of 45 degrees Celsius. Narnaul registered its maximum at 43.5 degrees Celsius.PTI
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Earthquake strikes Philippines, agency says major damage unlikely
An earthquake was felt in the Philippine capital Manila on Thursday, Reuters witnesses and the country's seismology agency said. The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) said
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U.S. weather forecasters predict above-normal hurricane season
U.S. weather forecasters on Thursday predicted more tropical storms in 2017 than normal for the Atlantic hurricane season, which last year brought one of the deadliest recorded storm systems that killed
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Yellow alert issued, Ahmedabad records 42 degrees celsius
AHMEDABAD: With the mercury remaining above the 40°C mark at 11 of the 23 places monitored by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Gujarat, Ahmedabad was also scorched on Wednesday. With the temperature
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South Africa: Livestock Farmers Hardest Hit By Drought
Pretoria — Animal farmers are among the worst affected by the current drought, says the Western Cape Provincial Government. In a statement on Wednesday, the MEC of Economic Opportunities, Alan Winde,
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Western Cape declared a disaster area as dam levels dwindle
A steep hike in water tariffs could be one of the long-term solutions to Cape Town’s crippling water shortages, the Cape Chamber of Commerce says. The city is set to scrap free-water quotas and increase
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Sandstorm kills at least 9 in central Mauritania
At least nine people were reportedly killed Wednesday when a violent sandstorm tore through Mauritania’s Saharan Tagant region. Several people were killed instantly -- and several others injured --
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Drought insurance 'an experiment that failed' in Malawi- report
Taking out insurance to protect against climate risks is the "wrong model" for improving countries' ability to cope and may even be worsening inequality and vulnerability, a leading development charity
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Early warning systems still missing in 100 countries, U.N. says
Governments of 100 countries still lacking disaster early warning systems have a duty to invest in the projects, which could save lives and property, and reap longer-term economic benefits, the U.N.'s
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Drought in Africa- AfDB and Ethiopia Sign Funding Agreement to Provide Water and Sanitation to 3 Million People
The African Development Bank Group and Ethiopia signed loan and grant agreements to the tune of US $5.6 million on Wednesday for additional resources to Ethiopia's One Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Program.