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October 10, 2024 9:42 AM

Hurricane Milton marches across central Florida, destroying homes and affecting businesses

Hurricane Milton marched across central Florida on Thursday after making landfall on the state's west coast hours earlier, whipping up deadly tornadoes, destroying homes and knocking out power to nearly 2 million customers. The storm made landfall a...

October 9, 2024 6:05 PM

‘Catastrophic’ Hurricane Milton heads to Florida Gulf Coast

Hurricane Milton tore towards Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday, leaving residents with one final day to evacuate or hunker down before the "catastrophic" Category 5 storm is predicted to hit, triggering a life-threatening storm surge. With more tha...

October 9, 2024 3:12 PM

Over 1 million ordered to evacuate as Hurricane Milton approaches Florida

Floridians on Wednesday had one final day to evacuate or hunker down ahead of the Category 5 Hurricane Milton, potentially one of the most destructive ever to hit the Gulf Coast of Florida. With more than 1 million people in coastal areas under evac...

October 8, 2024 10:13 AM

Monster hurricane Milton threatens an already battered Florida

The Category 5 Hurricane Milton was expected to grow larger on Tuesday as it threatened Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on its way to Florida, where more than a million people were ordered to evacuate from its path. The densely populated west coast of ...

October 7, 2024 3:14 PM

Global river flows hit all-time lows in 2023, UN says

River flows around the world fell to all-time lows last year amid record heat, endangering water supplies in an era of growing demand, a U.N. weather agency report showed on Monday. Prolonged droughts cut river flows in large parts of North, Central...

October 6, 2024 12:46 PM

Meghalaya: 10 dead in flash floods, landslides in Garo Hills, heavy rains continue

At least 10 people have lost their lives in floods and landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills and South Garo Hills districts since Friday. Landslides caused by the intense downpour have further worsened the situation, ...

October 5, 2024 2:06 PM

Study documents extinction of 610 bird species and ecological impacts

The Dodo, the famous flightless bird that inhabited the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, is a case study in extinction caused by humans. The Dodo, finely adapted to its isolated ecosystem but unprepared for the arrival of people, was first encounter...

October 5, 2024 9:35 AM

Nepal: Death toll rises to 239, 18 still missing, 178 injured

The number of people who lost their lives in the recent late monsoon-induced disaster has reached 239. So far, 239 people have been confirmed dead, while 18 remain missing after the floods and landslides that struck the country last week. A total of...

October 4, 2024 11:29 PM

H&M to phase out virgin down by the end of 2025

Swedish clothing retailer H&M said on Friday it plans to phase out its use of virgin down and feathers - materials that are harvested from ducks and geese and used in puffer jackets, pillows and other items. "We aim to only use down and feathers...

October 4, 2024 12:27 PM

Taiwan re-opens, mopping up after Typhoon Krathon

Southern Taiwan worked on Friday to clear up damage from flooding and high winds after Typhoon Krathon slammed into a major port city, while most of the rest of the island resumed work and financial markets re-opened. Krathon, now downgraded to a tr...

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