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British Columbia district declares state of emergency, issues evacuation orders as wildfire rages
A state of emergency was declared by the district of Summerland, British Columbia, early Saturday as a fast-moving wildfire swept through western Canada, forcing thousands of resi...
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Scientists turn to sharks to improve hurricane predictions
From the killer shark of Jaws to the tornado-tossed predators of the Sharknado movies, films long have portrayed sharks as objects of summer fear. But when a shark cuts through th...
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Typhoon Dolphin hits Japan's Okinawa, China shuts ports ahead of landfall
Typhoon Dolphin lashed Japan's southern Okinawa prefecture on Saturday, injuring five people and cutting power to 14,000 buildings, while China shut ports and ferry routes ahead ...
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One killed as magnitude 4.9 earthquake hits southwestern China
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.9 shook China's southwestern province of Sichuan on Friday, killing one person and slightly injuring six more, state broadcaster CCTV repor...
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Hungary expects Danube to rise but nuclear plant still facing output curbs
The nuclear plant that supplies nearly half of Hungary's electricity will likely continue running at reduced capacity despite a rise in water levels on the Danube river which help...
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Heavy rains drench Beijing as China braces for Typhoon Dolphin
Multiple districts in Beijing issued heavy rainfall warnings on Friday evening with authorities warning residents of disasters including floods in the city centre and also mudsli...
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Crowds flock to sea but can't escape the heat in northeast China
Thousands of holidaymakers flocked to the sea in northeast China to cool down, only to find it was even hotter than back home as a heatwave bakes the region.
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Blowing bubbles helps resting sperm whales avoid floating to the surface
Anyone who has tried to keep a cork underwater knows it takes effort. Yet sperm whales can rest suspended beneath the ocean surface despite having massive heads filled with oil, w...
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North Koreans urged to beat heat with dog-meat soup
As the Korean Peninsula swelters through a heat wave, North Korean state media has touted everything from dog-meat soup to chicken broth as ways to cope, while portraying Kim Jong...
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Europe's getting hotter, markets are taking note
Record temperatures across Europe are piling fresh pressure on food prices, supply chains and heavily indebted economies, creating another headache for financial markets already r...
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Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes off western Philippines; tremors felt in capital
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck off Occidental Mindoro province in the western Philippines on Friday, according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHI...
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Japan orders evacuations as Typhoon Dolphin approaches, cancels 500 flights
Hundreds of thousands of people in southwestern Japan were ordered to evacuate and more than 500 flights cancelled on Friday as slow-moving Typhoon Dolphin approached the region ...
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Puerto Rico to begin water rationing due to intense drought
Puerto Rico will begin a rotating water rationing program on Friday across the island in response to intense drought, authorities said, in a plan that forces tens of thousands of ...
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Mexico expert panel recommends saltwater-only fracking, ban in Tampico-Misantla
A panel of experts appointed by Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday recommended banning hydraulic fracturing in the Tampico-Misantla basin and using only saltwater fo...
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Wildfire prompts evacuation alert in metro Vancouver
A wildfire prompted an evacuation alert on Wednesday about 30 kilometers (18.64 miles) from Vancouver, one of Canada's largest metropolitan areas, as blazes in Western Canada cont...
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Low Danube water levels in Bulgaria expose Roman-era bridge
Exceptionally low water levels on the Danube have exposed parts of the foundations of the ancient Constantine Bridge, giving Bulgarian archaeologists a rare opportunity to docume...
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EU to push countries to invest in nature as wildfire costs spiral
The European Union will push its member countries to invest more in environmental management to reduce wildfire risk, the bloc's environment commissioner told Reuters on Thursday, ...
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Thousands evacuated in northwest China after heavy rains, flooding
Heavy rains and floods in China's northwestern province of Shaanxi have caused roads to collapse, and damaged bridges and power and communications infrastructure, forcing the eva...
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