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WeatherBell forecasts 11-13 named tropical storms in 2017
Both forecasts predict an El Nino will form in the Pacific Ocean, which Bastardi said will have little impact on…
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Cyclone Donna retires as Pacific’s powerful storm in May
Another tropical cyclone also active at the moment in the Pacific is Cyclone Ella, although NASA says it is less…
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Eight killed when magnitude 5.5 earthquake hits China’s northwest
Eight people were killed when an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.5 struck in China's northwest Xinjiang region on Thursday,…
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Beijing removes 180,000 old, polluting cars from roads from January-April
Beijing removed 180,000 old and polluting vehicles from its roads in the first four months of 2017, the Chinese capital's…
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New Caledonians take shelter as Cyclone Donna bears down
A cyclone bearing down on New Caledonia in the South Pacific was upgraded on Monday to a category five storm,…
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Yemen cholera outbreak kills 25 people in a week – WHO
The deaths from the diarrhoeal disease which is carried in food and water tainted by human faeces are among 1,360…
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Police search for toddler, stepfather swept away in Quebec floods
Image: Police search for toddler, stepfather swept away in Quebec floods (Reuters) – Debris-filled choppy waters on Monday kept divers from…
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City of Montreal declares state of emergency from flooding
Image: Canadian soldiers inspect a flooded residential area in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada, May 7, 2017. REUTERS/Chris Wattie (Reuters) – The city…
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Venezuela unrest death toll rises, Chavez statue destroyed
Image: FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators clash with a riot police armored car during a rally against Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas,…
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Flooding forces hundreds from homes in Canadian province
Radio Canada showed images of rescue workers rowing boats across flooded streets to help residents in the western Quebec town…
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