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U.S govt declares state of emergency in California as wildfire ravages
By Bisola Adeyemo
Caldor wildfire blaze near the popular South Lake Tahoe California resort city, U.S…
Extreme weather events have killed 2 million people in 50 years – UN
The number of extreme weather disasters driven by climate change has increased fivefold over the past 50 years,…
Hurricane Ida leaves 1 dead, 1m households without power in U.S.
One person died and power outages hit more than one million customers in the U. S., as Hurricane Ida hit the…
Wildfire situation eases in Russia as 177 blazes still burn
Russia’s forestry agency reported on Friday that the country’s wildfire situation was easing up, although…
Officials order residents to evacuate areas, as Ida reaches hurricane…
By Bisola AdeyemoAs Tropical Storm Ida was upgraded to a hurricane on Friday afternoon, officials in U.S have…
Smoke from Northern California’s wildfires moving toward LA
Smoke from multiple Northern California wildfires is making its way southward, creating potentially…
China to build satellite constellation for natural disaster observation
China has begun the construction of a constellation of 36 low-orbit satellites to gather information for…
Haiti experiences tremors days after earthquake killed 2,200
By Nneka NwogwugwuFew days after a devastating earthquake killed almost 2,200 people in Haiti, a fresh tremors…
300 dead after 7.2 magnitude earthquake strikes Haiti
By Nneka NwogwugwuAt least 304 people have been killed after a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck southwest Haiti,…
Heavy monsoon rain kill 6 as flood hit Bangladesh Rohingya camps
By Bisola AdeyemoThe U.N. Refugee Agency (UNHCR) on Friday said about 21,000 refugees had been affected by the…
