Western states battle wildfires, record heat and power shortages
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Brazil’s upcoming fire season and drought are likely to complicate Covid cases.
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Patients were treated in the coronavirus wing of a hospital in Tefé, a remote municipality in Amazonas, Brazil, last year.Credit…Tyler Hicks/The New York Times RIO DE JANEIRO — Scientists are projecting another bad fire season in the Amazon, one that … Read More
Forecast for spring: Nasty drought worsens for much of US
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FILE – This Feb. 17, 2021 file photo shows an empty irrigation canal at a tree farm in Corrales, N.M., with the Sandia Mountains in the background, as much of the West is mired in drought, with New Mexico, Arizona, … Read More
First came Covid lockdown. Now a bushfire is forcing these Australians to evacuate
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Firefighters drive toward a property off Copley Road in Upper Swan as bushfires close in on the area on February 2, 2021 in Perth, Australia. (CNN)The state of Western Australia is facing an “unprecedented situation” as it battles a raging … Read More
Natural disasters cause $210 billion in damage in 2020, insurer says
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FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Natural catastrophes around the world resulted in $210 billion in damage in 2020, with the United States especially hard hit by hurricanes and wildfires, a top insurer said on Thursday. The damage, tallied by the German reinsurer … Read More
Hundreds evacuated as wildfires tear through Western Australia
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A bus stop damaged by a fire is seen in Kwinana, Australia, on Monday. Western Australian fire authorities issued emergency warnings for out-of-control bushfires across the state. Photo by Richard Wainwright/EPA-EFE Jan. 5 (UPI) — Hundreds of residents in Western Australia … Read More
Hundreds evacuated as wildfires tear through Western Australia
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Jan. 5 (UPI) — Hundreds of residents in Western Australia were forced to flee from their homes Tuesday as a series of out-of-control wildfires ripped through the state amid scorching temperatures. Gusty winds combined with temperatures of almost 100 degrees in … Read More
A Running List of Record-Breaking Natural Disasters in 2020
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The year has already seen many extremes, from California’s and Colorado’s largest wildfires to a tropical cyclone boom. Smoke hangs low in the air along Highway 236 in Boulder Creek, Calif., on August 22, 2020. The CZU Lightning Complex fires decimated … Read More