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El'Nino set to return as early as May, impacting global weather patterns, UN weather agency says
3+ hour, 24+ min ago (246+ words) GENEVA, April 24 (Reuters) " The return of El Nino weather conditions are expected from as early as May this "year, potentially affecting global temperatures and rainfall "patterns, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said. El Nino is a periodic warming of sea…...
Italy pledges emergency funds to reopen rail, motorway after landslide on key Adriatic corridor
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (295+ words) ROME, April 9 (Reuters) " Italy's government moved on Thursday to limit disruption from a major landslide that cut rail and motorway links along a key north-south "transport corridor, declaring a state of emergency and "pledging millions towards transport restoration efforts. Visiting…...
Death toll from Kenyan floods rises to 108, police say
3+ week, 5+ day ago (111+ words) March 28 (Reuters) " Weeks of heavy rains and flooding have "now killed 108 "people in Kenya, the National Police Service said on Saturday in an "updated "death "toll. Flash floods, which "began on the evening of March 6, have caused widespread destruction "in…...
Death toll from Ethiopia landslides rises to 125, regional government says
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (73+ words) NAIROBI, March 16 (Reuters) - The death toll from landslides in Ethiopia "last week "has risen to 125, the South Ethiopia regional government said. (Reporting by George Obulutsa; Editing by Alexander "Winning) Death toll from Ethiopia landslides rises to 125, regional government says NAIROBI,…...
At least 14 dead after heavy rains hit southeastern Brazil
2+ mon, 1+ hour ago (271+ words) SAO PAULO, Feb 24 (Reuters) - At least "14 "people died and 440 were displaced "after "heavy "rains hit "the southeastern Brazilian city of Juiz de "Fora, the local "city "hall said "on Tuesday. Federal "and state agencies "have been called in to "prov....
Indonesia landslide death toll rises to 49, agency says
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (144+ words) JAKARTA, Jan 31 (Reuters) " The death toll from a landslide a week ago "in Indonesia's West Java province has risen to 49, the country's main rescue agency Basarnas said on Saturday, with "15 still missing. Twenty-three "soldiers were also killed while conducting border…...
Nvidia unveils'AI models for faster, cheaper weather forecasts
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (279+ words) SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 26 (Reuters) " Nvidia on Monday released three open-source artificial intelligence models aimed at helping create better weather forecasts, faster. The models, which the AI chip "firm announced at the American Meteorological Society's annual meeting in Houston, are part…...
Death toll from landslide in Indonesia's West Java rises to 17
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (221+ words) JAKARTA, Jan 26 (Reuters) " The death toll from a landslide that hit Indonesia's West Java province at the weekend "rose to 17 on Monday, the country's disaster mitigation agency said, with dozens still missing. The landslide that hit a residential area in…...
Hong Kong's airlines evacuate planes as they wait out Typhoon Ragasa
7+ mon, 5+ hour ago (459+ words) (Reuters) -As Typhoon Ragasa, the world's most powerful tropical cyclone this year, approached Hong Kong this week, mass flight cancellations and lost revenue were not the only headache for airlines based at one of the world's busiest airports. Ahead of…...
Philippines halts work, classes as super typhoon barrels toward Luzon
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (227+ words) MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines suspended work and classes across Metro Manila and large parts of the country on Monday as Super Typhoon Ragasa moved toward northern Luzon, threatening destructive winds and heavy rain. State weather officials raised the highest typhoon…...