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India among nations most affected by landslides due to human activities: study

While the trend is global, Asia was found to be the most-affected continent where 75% of landslides occurred

2 min read24 Aug 2018
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As Irma fades, swirling Hurricane Jose eyes $19 trillion in property

As the US is struggling with Irma's aftermath, meteorologists warn that Hurricane Jose lumbering over the Atlantic Ocean could devastate about $18.8 trillion in property

3 min read13 Sep 2017
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Hurricane Irma leaves swamped cities in wake as storm’s fury ebbs

Hurricane Irma hopscotched up Florida's west coast, making two landfalls and driving a wall of water and winds that submerged Miami and had the Tampa Bay area readying for a deluge

5 min read11 Sep 2017
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Hurricane Irma makes Florida landfall as $200 billion threat

Hurricane Irma is threatening Florida with almost $200 billion worth of damages, $2 trillion of property, two weeks after Harvey struck the heart of US energy production

2 min read10 Sep 2017
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Three hurricanes smash the Atlantic’s single-day power record

Hurricane Irma and its two siblings, Jose and Katia, made Wednesday and Thursday the fourth- and third-most violent dates in the history of ACE Atlantic-basin record-keeping

1 min read9 Sep 2017
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In Irma’s wake comes Jose, an ‘extremely dangerous’ Category 4 hurricane

Hurricane Jose has strengthened to a powerful Category Four storm as it follows in the path of Hurricane Irma, say US weather forecasters

1 min read8 Sep 2017
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So how do mega-storms get named anyway?

Naming tropical storms that may morph into killer hurricanes is serious business, which is why the UN's World Meteorological Organization maintains veto power

3 min read7 Sep 2017
News

Hurricane Irma gains strength, Florida declares emergency

Florida declares a state of emergency before a possible hurricane strike after Irma strengthened to become a category 5 storm on its approach to the Caribbean

2 min read5 Sep 2017
Science

Hurricane Harvey may be the soggy sign of future storms, say scientists

While scientists are quick to say that climate change didn't cause Harvey, they note that global warming could result in wetter and more intense hurricanes in the future

3 min read29 Aug 2017
Science

Nasa to launch 6 small, low-cost satellites for earth monitoring

Nasa's small satellites ranging in size from a loaf of bread to a small washing machine will debut new approaches to measure the Earth's weather, clouds and energy

2 min read9 Nov 2016
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