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STRONG WINDS CAUSE MAJOR DAMAGE ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Fierce winds continued to batter parts of the Southland Saturday, toppling trees and causing scattered power outages.

Fox News

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TONGA TSUNAMI CAUSES 'MAJOR CATASTROPHE' IN PERU

Government says Repsol spilled some 6,000 barrels of oil into the ocean last week near its La Pampilla refinery, which the company blamed on unusual waves triggered by a volcanic eruption in Tonga.

Al Jazeera

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TOURISTS EVACUATED AFTER FLOODING, LANDSLIDES HIT MACHU PICCHU

Flooding and landslides in Peru have cut off access to the ancient city of Machu Picchu. Hundreds of tourists have been evacuated from the UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Al Jazeera

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LA PALMA RESIDENTS RETURN HOME TO SURVEY VOLCANO DAMAGE

Residents have returned home to Spain's Canary Island of La Palma for the first time in four months on Friday (January 21) after a volcanic eruption forced them to flee. Natalie Powell reports.

Reuters

2 days ago

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TSUNAMI HIT TONGA SUFFERING FOOD, WATER SHORTAGE

Tongans in New Zealand have come out in big numbers to send aid supplies home following Saturday's volcanic eruption and tsunami. More government aid is also arriving in Tonga from New Zealand and...

Al Jazeera

2 days ago

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SCIENTISTS IN POLAND TEST FIRE CANNON TO COUNTER SMOG

Poland is one of the most polluted countries in Europe, breaching EU norms by hundreds of percentage points at the worst times of year.

EuroNews

2 days ago

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SERBIA: RIO TINTO MINE REVOKED OVER ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS

Shares in Rio Tinto tumbled on Friday after Serbia revoked its lithium exploration licenses over environmental concerns, hurting the Anglo-Australian miner's ambition to become Europe's largest sup...

Reuters

2 days ago

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COMMUNICATION RESTORED TO TONGA, DEVASTATION REVEALED

The first flights carrying emergency relief supplies for Tonga have landed, and more are on their way, after the runway at the Pacific island nation’s main airport was cleared of ash and debris fro...

Al Jazeera

3 days ago

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DIVERS DISCOVER RARE 'PRISTINE' CORAL REEF OFF TAHITI

Scientists have discovered a rare coral reef off the coast of Tahiti. Despite global warming, this stretch of sea in the South Pacific has kept its underwater biodiversity thriving.

Al Jazeera

3 days ago

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CHILE ANNOUNCES 'OPEN SOURCE' CLIMATE CHANGE OBSERVATORY

Chile has just launched a climate change observatory that will gather an unprecedented amount of data from the most under-monitored part of the Southern Hemisphere and make it available online for ...

Al Jazeera

3 days ago

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RECORD BREAKING SNOWFALL ACROSS MUCH OF CANADA

People across Ontario and Quebec are digging out after a huge winter storm dumped more than 50 centimetres of snow in some areas.

CBC News

5 days ago

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'EVERY HOME DESTROYED' BY TSUNAMI ON REMOTE TONGAN ISLANDS

It's been three days since the volcanic eruption and tsunami in Tonga - but the full scale of the destruction is only now beginning to emerge. The government says several smaller islands have had...

Al Jazeera

5 days ago

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DEATH TOLL EXPECTED TO RISE AFTER TONGA ISLANDS HIT BY TSUNAMI

There are reports of “significant damage” in parts of the Pacific island nation of Tonga following Saturday’s massive volcanic eruption and tsunami, with New Zealand and Australia preparing to send...

Al Jazeera

6 days ago

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WINTER STORM LASHES U.S EAST COAST, CANADA

A major winter storm slammed much of the eastern United States with snow, ice and high winds on Sunday, causing widespread travel disruptions and power outages on a holiday weekend.

France 24

6 days ago

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TONGA CALLS FOR 'IMMEDIATE AID' AFTER VOLCANO ERUPTION, TSUNAMI

Tonga is calling for “immediate aid”, with an urgent need for fresh water and food, as it assesses the damage caused by Saturday’s eruption of Hunga-Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai. The volcano exploded in a ...

Al Jazeera

6 days ago

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TWO PEOPLE DROWN IN PERU AFTER TONGA VOLCANO

Two people drowned off a beach in northern Peru, the local civil defense authority reported on Sunday (January 16), after unusually high waves were recorded in several coastal areas following Satur...

Reuters

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U.S 'RACING TO MEET' PARIS CLIMATE GOALS

Construction has begun on the first large-scale offshore wind farm in the United States. Washington lags far behind other industrialised nations when it comes offshore wind power. But a big pus...

Al Jazeera

7 days ago

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TONGA VOLCANO ERUPTION CAUSED ‘SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE’

A tsunami, triggered by a massive volcanic eruption, has caused significant damage to the Pacific island of Tonga says New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. The waves hit soon after an erupti...

Al Jazeera

7 days ago

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TSUNAMI ALERTS IN SOUTH PACIFIC, U.S COAST AFTER VOLCANO ERUPTS

Tongans have fled to higher ground after an undersea volcano erupted, sending tsunami waves crashing onto the South Pacific island and triggering warnings as far as the US West Coast. There were n...

Al Jazeera

8 days ago

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TSUNAMI HITS TONGA AFTER UNDERWATER VOLCANO ERUPTION

A tsunami has hit the Pacific nation of Tonga after an undersea volcano erupted. The extent of the damage is still unclear as many phone lines are down. Warnings remain in place for Samoa, Fiji,...

Al Jazeera

8 days ago

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ARGENTINA HIT BY WILDFIRES, HEATWAVES

Parts of South America are enduring one of the worst heatwaves in decades. In Argentina, the temperature is soaring above 40 degrees Celsius. The extreme weather is sparking fires and stretching ...

Al Jazeera

8 days ago

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KENYA AMONG WORLD LEADERS IN GREEN ENERGY 'SELF-SUFFICIENCY'

Kenya is stepping up its efforts to reach total energy self-sufficiency by 2030. The country already gets 90 percent of its electricity from natural sources, including solar power, and has the lar...

Al Jazeera

8 days ago

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TSUNAMI WARNING ISSUED FOR HAWAII AFTER TONGA ERUPTION

An underwater volcano off Tonga erupted on Saturday (January 15), triggering a tsunami warning for several South Pacific island nations, with footage on social media showing waves crashing into homes.

CBC News

8 days ago

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REFUGE FOR ENDANGERED PENGUINS OPENS IN CAPE TOWN

Penguins have lived in South Africa for millions of years but the adorable little birds are in danger. The population of the Cape Penguins has dropped by half in the past two decades because of c...

France 24

9 days ago

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COMMUNITIES 'MAY NEVER REBUILD' AFTER MIDWEST TORNADOES

Last year was one of the worst as far as weather disasters in the United States are concerned. There were at least 20 separate billion-dollar incidents. A string of unseasonal tornadoes across th...

Al Jazeera

10 days ago

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FLOODS DEVASTATE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN BRAZIL

More than 20 people in indigenous communities have died in floods in the Brazilian southeastern state of Minas Gerais. Recent heavy rains have flooded the state, bursting dams and forcing 17,000 ...

Al Jazeera

10 days ago

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UK GOVERNMENT INCENTIVISES 'SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE'

The British government has announced the biggest change to land practices in decades. Farmers will be paid thousands in subsidies for adopting a sustainable approach.

Al Jazeera

11 days ago

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GERMANY FACES 'GIGANTIC TASK' TO MEET ITS CO2 REDUCTION GOALS

Euronews Europe Jan 13th 2022, 12:08 am (01:20) Germany's new climate minister said the country is currently on track to halve its emissions by 2030 - far off the government's target of 65%.

EuroNews

11 days ago

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COSTA RICA HYDRO PLANT RECOMMISSIONED FOR CRYPTO MINING

small river in the middle of coffee plantations, sugar cane fields and a forest provides energy to a hydroelectric power plant in Costa Rica that feeds hundreds of computers wired up to the crypto...

Reuters

12 days ago

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KFC ANNOUNCES 'BEYOND CHICKEN', PLANT BASED PRODUCTS

Kevin Hochman, president of KFC in the United States, joined Cheddar News to discuss the company's nationwide launch of plant-based chicken in collaboration with Beyond Meat.

Cheddar News

12 days ago