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• Volcano Erupts Near Mexico City

  
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  Whoa. Note: Theres no audio on this clip.
  3 hours ago

• Peru Earthquake Rattles Capital

  
  The Inquisitr Entertainment — Authority: 729
  Peru’s earthquake shook some buildings in the capital of Lima on Tuesday afternoon shortly before 2 PM local time. The epicenter of the quake was roughly 22 miles away, as you can see from the map below provided by the US Geological Survey (USGS) . The tremblor spread out from a depth of a tad less than 38 ...
  3 hours ago

• Kedarnath floods 2013 (updates, pictures, videos)

  
  Update report On all major disasters of the world — Authority: 126
  Massive flooding and mudslides at Kedarnath Temple has claimed lives of at least 50 people. More than 6000 people are still reported be stranded in the Kedarnath valley. The Kedarnath helipad has been damaged due to floods and hampered the rescue operation. CNN-IBN has written quoting the Kedarnath-Badrinath ...
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• VIDEO: Raw: Arizona Wildfire Scorches 8 Square Miles

  
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  A wildfire that began Tuesday has scorched nearly eight square miles in Northern Arizona. The fire was within 400 yards of some homes by Tuesday evening. (June 19) Thanks for checking us out. Please take a look at the rest of our videos and articles. To stay in the loop, bookmark our homepage . ...
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• Worlds poorest will feel brunt of climate change, warns World Bank

  
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  Droughts, floods, sea-level rises and fiercer storms likely to undermine progress in developing world and hit food supply Millions of people around the world are likely to be pushed back into poverty because climate change is undermining economic development in poor countries, the World Bank has warned. Droughts, ...
  6 hours ago

• Worlds poorest will feel brunt of climate change, warns World Bank

  
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  Droughts, floods, sea-level rises and fiercer storms likely to undermine progress in developing world and hit food supply Millions of people around the world are likely to be pushed back into poverty because climate change is undermining economic development in poor countries, the World Bank has warned. Droughts, ...
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• Tornado in Cebu City of Philippines destroys 50 houses

  
  Update report On all major disasters of the world — Authority: 126
  At least 50 houses have been destroyed in a tornado in Cebu city of Philippines. Tornado damage occurred in Minglanilla town in Cebu City, GMA News reported. Winds of about 200 kph has been recorded. Heavy rains in eastern Metro Manila has made visibility almost zero at Ortigas Avenue. Several schools in Metro ...
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• Climate talk shifts from curbing CO2 to adapting

  
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  By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press, June 15, 2013 WASHINGTON (AP)—Efforts to curb global warming have quietly shifted as greenhouse gases inexorably rise. The conversation is no longer solely about how to save the planet by cutting carbon emissions. It’s becoming more about how to save ourselves from the ...
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• Robot That Runs Like A Cat Has Implications For Search And Rescue

  
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  Thanks to its legs, whose design faithfully reproduces feline morphology, EPFLs 4-legged cheetah-cub robot has the same advantages as its model: It is small, light and fast. Even though it doesnt have a head, you can still tell what kind of animal it is: the robot is definitely modeled upon a cat. Developed by EPFLs ...
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• 5 members of a single family killed in Baitadi landslide

  
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  Landslide in Baitadi district of Nepal has claimed lives of five members of a single family. The catastrophic landslide occurred at Siddeswor-9 of Baitadi Monday night. Landslide caused by heavy rainfall swept away three children of Ram Singh Eir. They were below three years old. Locals with forces from Khodpe ...
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• Météo France puts Paris and south-western France on storm alert

  
  Update report On all major disasters of the world — Authority: 126
  Météo France has put 19 departments in the Ile De France region and south-western France on Orange alert for storms. Météo France has predicted very violent locally with a risk of gales and hail stones. Winds could reach 80kph and hailstones as big as 3cm. Fire fighters have already received hundreds of calls of ...
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• Short Takes

  
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  Iran has a elected a moderate with a name that’s easy to pronounce as the next president. Turkey — Trade unions plan to strike over the park in Istanbul. G-8 meeting has a lot on its plate including Syria and free trade. Report — U.K. spies hacked foreign diplomats. Rains help contain the wildfire ...
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• Only 1,000 Days Left

  
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  Homo sapiens had 12,000 years to get their act together! The dippy primates have failed; they couldn’t get even remotely close to the vehicles leading to the next phase. . . their road map led to absolutely nowhere! Their abject failure occurred despite the breadth of knowledge that is being streamed from way out ...
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• Earthquake caused landslide in Mexico

  
  Update report On all major disasters of the world — Authority: 126
  M 5.8 strong earthquake shakes Mexico today, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quakes epicenter was located 22km W of Jolalpan. It was 33.4 miles deep. The epicenter was in Guerrero state near the border of Puebla. Mexico earthquake caused landslides along several ...
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• Antarctic Ice Shelves Losing Mass As A Result Of The Undersides Melting — Not Iceberg Calving As Was Previously Thought

  
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  The Antarctic ice shelves have been melting at ever increasing rates in recent years — losing mass, though not always extent, as much of the mass loss has been with regards to ice thickness. And now, new research has shed some new light on the causes of this ice loss — the warming ocean waters have been melting ...
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• Donaldsonville Explosion: Two Chemical Plant Deaths In Two Days [Video]

  
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  A Donaldsonville explosion represents the second fatal chemical plant explosion in Ascension Parish, Louisiana in two days. One worker was killed when an 18-wheeler offloading nitrogen at CF Industries exploded Friday night. Seven others have been injured. The dead man was 55-year-old Ronald Morris Jr. of Belle ...
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• Dot Earth Blog: Why Colorado’s Fire Losses, Even with Global Warming, Need Not Be the ‘New Normal’

  
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  A deeper look at ways to cut risk and losses in America’s wildfire red zones.        
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• Why Colorado’s Fire Losses, Even with Global Warming, Need Not Be the ‘New Normal’

  
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  A deeper look at ways to cut risk and losses in Americas wildfire red zones.
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• Short Takes

  
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  The U.S. will send Syrian rebels armor first, then weapons. Turkish protestors vow to continue. Colorado wildfire being contained. First results from Iranian election are coming in. Former Nazi commander — age 94 — is living in the U.S. The Tigers beat the Twins 4-0.
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• Iowa child rescued from fast-flowing floodwater - video

  
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  A child and two women are rescued from a car stuck in fast-flowing floodwater in Worth County        
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