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Los Angeles -
At least one person was killed and up to eight others injured when freak lightning struck the bustling Venice Beach of southern California, officials said.
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by AFP
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Taipei -
Typhoon Matmo pounded Taiwan with fierce winds and downpours Wednesday, leaving nine people injured, shuttering financial markets, and interrupting rail and air transportation.
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by AFP
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Beijing -
The death toll from the strongest storm to hit China in decades has reached 17, state media said Sunday, as forecasters issued warnings of more extreme weather.
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by AFP
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Manila -
The death toll from Typhoon Rammasun in the Philippines rose to 94 -- with six missing -- as another storm brought rains to the ravaged areas, authorities said Sunday.
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Beijing -
The strongest storm to hit southern China in more than 40 years has killed at least eight people there, state media said Saturday, after causing devastation in the Philippines.
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by AFP
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Manila -
The disaster-weary Philippines braced for a second severe storm in five days on Saturday as the death toll from Typhoon Rammasun surged to 77, officials said.
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Beijing -
The strongest typhoon to hit southern China in more than 40 years made its second landfall Friday, authorities said, after leaving a trail of destruction and at least 64 dead in the neighbouring Philippines.
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by AFP
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Beijing -
Dozens of people have died in the past week as torrential rain batters swathes of China, with at least six killed by lightning, thousands of homes destroyed and more than 300,000 evacuated, state media said.
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by AFP
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Manila -
Millions of people in the Philippines endured a second sweltering day without power on Thursday after a ferocious typhoon paralysed the capital and wrecked flimsy rural homes, claiming at least 40 lives.
In the Media
by Cecil Morella (AFP)
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Sydney -
Survivors of a devastating 2009 bushfire in Australia won a nearly Aus$500 million (US$470 million) payout Tuesday in the biggest class action settlement in the nation's history.
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by Martin PARRY (AFP)
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Manila -
The first typhoon of the Philippines' brutal rainy season shut down the nation's capital on Wednesday, killing at least 11 people across the country and forcing hundreds of thousands to evacuate.
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by Mynardo Macaraig (AFP)
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Manila -
Tens of thousands of people in the Philippines hunkered down in evacuation centres while three people were reported missing Tuesday as a typhoon pounded its eastern coast amid warnings of giant storm surges and heavy floods.
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by AFP
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Sydney -
Survivors of a devastating 2009 bushfire in Australia won a nearly Aus$500 million (US$470 million) payout Tuesday in the biggest class action settlement in the nation's history.
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Arbil -
Deep divisions among Iraqi politicians pose major challenges for the government formation process, but on Sunday, another was added to the mix: the weather.
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by AFP
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Tokyo -
Tropical storm Neoguri skirted past the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant on Japan's east coast Friday and blew out to sea, leaving behind it a trail of destruction and several people dead.
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Tokyo -
Typhoon Neoguri brought wind and waves to the Tokyo region early Friday after leaving several people and causing havoc across small communities in western and central Japan earlier in the week.
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by AFP
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Tokyo -
Typhoon Neoguri slammed into the Japanese mainland Thursday bringing widespread flooding, ripping trees from their roots and leaving houses half-buried under mud, as tens of thousands were urged to seek shelter.
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by AFP
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Tokyo -
Typhoon Neoguri slammed into Japan's southern main island early Thursday after lashing the Okinawa island chain, with three people killed as powerful winds and torrential rains battered the country.
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by AFP
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Tokyo -
Typhoon Neoguri bore down on the Japanese mainland Wednesday after slamming into the southern Okinawa island chain, killing two people in the country and leaving a trail of damage in its wake.
In the Media
by Miwa Suzuki (AFP)
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Tokyo -
Typhoon Neoguri lashed Japan's southern Okinawa islands, reportedly leaving two dead and forcing more than half a million to seek shelter, as the region's worst storm in years damaged buildings, downed trees and brought air and sea traffic to a halt.
In the Media
by Miwa Suzuki (AFP)
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Miami -
Tropical Storm Arthur rapidly lost strength Saturday as it headed off the far north-eastern US coast towards Canada, causing less damage than feared in the United States.
In the Media
by Diego Urdaneta (AFP) - 1 comment
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Raleigh -
Hurricane Arthur made landfall on the North Carolina shore, packing 100 mph (160 kph) winds and drenching rains in an onslaught dampening America's July 4 celebrations.
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Miami -
Hurricane Arthur closed in on the US East Coast Thursday, just in time for the Independence Day holiday, with forecasters warning it was on track to become a potentially destructive category-two storm.
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by AFP
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Miami -
The first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season formed Tuesday off the coast of Florida, bringing heavy rains and strong winds to the southeastern US state and the Bahamas, forecasters said.
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by AFP
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Bras -
Severe flooding caused by a week of torrential rain in southern Brazil has forced more than 50,000 people from their homes, officials said Sunday, increasing an earlier estimate almost tenfold.
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by AFP
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Geneva -
The "El Nino" phenomenon, which sparks climate extremes around the globe, is likely to take hold in the Pacific Ocean by the end of the year and could even do so within weeks, the UN said on Thursday.
In the Media
by Jonathan Fowler (AFP)
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Beijing -
A Chinese official who tried to save his shoes by taking a piggyback during a flood has lost his job instead, reports said Monday, the latest example of Internet users holding bureaucrats to account.
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by AFP
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Seoul -
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has censured his country's weather service for "incorrect" forecasts in a rare public dressing down of a government body in the reclusive nation, which suffers regular natural disasters.
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by AFP
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Washington -
Tropical storm Cristina has strengthened into a hurricane off the southwest coast of Mexico, the US National Hurricane Center said Wednesday.
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by AFP
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Fernando De La Mora -
Flooding has forced the evacuation of about 150,000 people in Paraguay's capital city Asuncion, authorities said.
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by AFP
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Weather Image
Sunset after a thunderstorm.
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Snow in Lyon, 13 November 2010
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by Boby Dimitrov
A summer storm lighting up the sky
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The terrific sunny weather has finally allowed Torontonians to enjoy the weather at the city's waterfront but the ducks want some attention and food.
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Toronto received Spring-like weather on Saturday and it prompted Torontonians from across the city to enjoy the weather, especially at the city's Harborfront.
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Environment Canada
Satellite picture of storm tracking over Nova Scotia bring high winds and heavy rain November 5,2010.
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NASA
This photo is a composite of three days' views (Aug. 23, 24 and 25, 1992) of Hurricane Andrew as it slowly moved across south Florida from east to wes
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Photo courtesy Jim Edds (hurricanejourney.com)
A shot of Oak Street & Beach Blvd in downtown Biloxi, Mississippi.
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Photo by Brandon Michaels
A tree falls between cars after Hurricane Isaac hits land
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The terrific sunny weather has finally allowed Torontonians to enjoy the weather at the city's waterfront but the ducks want some attention and food.
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Ennuipoet
Flooding in West Harlem after Hurricane Irene passes through
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Thunderstorm moving into Nashville, TN on Dec. 17, 2012.
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Dan Nguyen NY
A New York City taxi buried in a recent blizzard
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NASA
Hurricane Bonnie made landfall in North Carolina, United States, inflicting severe crop damage. The second named storm, first hurricane of the 1998 Atlantic hurricane season
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Photo by Jonathan Betz (@jebetz)
People braving the weather after Hurricane Isaac flooded homes.
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Dogs adjusting to Chicago's blizzard of 2011
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Sun setting after the clouds move out.
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