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2 weeks ago

Fire rages out of control in Malibu, thousands under compulsory evacuation order

Firefighters were struggling to get a foothold in the steep canyons that surround the tony enclave just outside Los Angeles, where towering flames were devouring hillsides, blanketing the air in choking smoke Firefighters look as flames and smoke billow as the Franklin Fire burns in Malibu, California, U.S. Reuters A ferocious fire tore through Malibu, California, on Tuesday, destroying homes …

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2 weeks ago

Delhi wakes up to coldest morning of season, temperature dips to 4.9 degrees

India Today

Delhi woke up to a cold morning on Wednesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 4.9 degrees Celsius, dropping 5 degrees below normal for the first time this winter season. While Safdarjang, the city's main weather station, recorded 4.9 degrees Celsius, the minimum temperature in Palam was 6.2, a drop of 1.2 notches, according to the India Meteorological Department. According …

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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Millions are heading home from the holiday to face snow and an Artic blast

NPR

Millions are heading home from the holiday to face snow and an Artic blast toggle caption Robert F. Bukaty/AP Travelers heading home from the Thanksgiving holiday this weekend could face severe weather and travel delays. The Arctic blast, along with the lake effect snow blanketing upper portions of the Northeast and Midwest, is leading to dangerous conditions for travel and …

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1 month ago

AQI overload? Expert tips to stay healthy in Delhi's extreme smog season

Hindustan Times

Delhi-NCR has been gasping for breath having clocked a whopping 494 on the Air Quality Index earlier this week. Citrus fruits, strawberries, bell peppers, broccoli, nuts, seeds, spinach, avocado, orange and yellow vegetables — such as carrots, sweet potatoes and pumpkin — and dark leafy greens are some food items you should include in your diet.” “Drinking green tea or …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Ecuador declares 60-day state of emergency to help battle wildfires

Al Jazeera

State of emergency to allow government to send more money, people to help bring blazes under control, minister says. Ecuador has declared a 60-day state of emergency as the South American country has been hit by a severe drought and record wildfires that have razed large swaths of territory over the past weeks. The Ecuadorian Secretariat for Risk Management, the …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Drone footage exposes Delhi's air crisis as thick toxic smog blankets the city. Watch

Hindustan Times

The air quality across Delhi and its neighbouring areas plunged into the “severe” category on Friday morning, as a thick layer of smog enveloped the National Capital Region, including Noida, Ghaziabad, and Gurugram. The clip, captioned, “Drone visuals from the Anand Vihar area shows a thick layer of haze in the air,” highlights the extent of Delhi’s ongoing pollution crisis. …

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Delhi air pollution: AQI remains ‘severe’, visibility low in NCR; Classes 1-5 move online as GRAP-3 imposed | 10 updates

Hindustan Times

The Air quality across several parts of Delhi remained in the "severe" category on Friday morning, November 15, with a thick layer of smog once again blanketing the national capital. The deteriorating air quality index or AQI prompted the central pollution watchdog to invoke restrictions under the third stage of the graded response action plan, including a ban on construction …

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Delhi air pollution: AQI ‘severe’ again; thick smog reduces visibility. Schools to be closed soon?

Hindustan Times

Delhi air pollution: Delhi residents woke up to ‘severe’ air quality on Thursday morning, a day after the national capital recorded the worst AQI in the country, with dense smog blanketing the NCR, reducing visibility. On Wednesday, the Air Quality Index turned 'severe' for the first time this season, even as the central pollution watchdog attributed the deterioration to an …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Toxic smog smothering India's capital smashes WHO limit

Raw Story

Residents of India's capital New Delhi choked in a blanketing toxic smog Wednesday as worsening air pollution surged past 50 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum. That is more than 53 times the World Health Organization recommended daily maximum of fine particulate matter -- dangerous cancer-causing microparticles known as PM2.5 pollutants that enter the bloodstream through the lungs. …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Toxic smog blanketing India, Pakistan is visible from space. Nasa shares image

India Today

A thick layer of toxic smog now blankets large parts of India and Pakistan, as air quality continues to deteriorate to dangerous levels. These fires, often set to clear crop residue, have led to “poor” air quality in many areas, while Chandigarh’s Air Quality Index reached the “very poor” category. The smog’s impact is particularly severe in Pakistan’s Lahore, where …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Heavy snowfall hits northern Xinjiang, fog and smog sweep north-central regions

China Daily

Heavy snowfall hit northern part of Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in China's far west on Sunday, blanketing areas including the Ili River Valley, Tacheng, and Altay, according to the National Meteorological Center. The current weather system is expected to spread snowfall across northern Xinjiang, parts of Tibet's northern region, southeastern Qinghai, southern Gansu, northeastern Inner Mongolia, and Heilongjiang on Monday. …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Union workers could decide this election — and their unions know it

NPR

Union workers could decide this election — and their unions know it toggle caption Andrea Hsu/NPR As November 5 draws closer, labor unions are blanketing swing states with tens of thousands of canvassers, deploying far more resources than in past elections in a bid to get the labor-friendly ticket of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz elected. toggle caption Andrea Hsu/NPR …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Indonesia's Mount Marapi Erupts, Ash and Hot Clouds Blanket Villages

India TV News

Indonesia's Mount Marapi volcano erupted again on Sunday, spewing thick columns of ash at least three times and blanketing villages with debris. No casualties were reported, but the ash clouds covered nearby villages and towns with thick volcanic residue. The volcano has stayed at the second highest of four alert levels since January, prohibiting climbers and villagers within 3 km …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Climate change is terrifying. These young people won’t give up fighting it.

LA Times

It’s Friday, Sept. 13. Their anxieties — and their commitment to solutions — inspired my colleagues to fan out across our beats to better understand how young people were grappling with climate change and extreme weather. While many will say that climate change is a “young person’s problem,” I spoke with a group of activists over the age of 60 …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Brutal heat wave breaks records across Southern California. When will it ease up?

LA Times

Southern California continues to be battered by extreme heat that will continue for one more day after sending temperature records tumbling all weekend. 93-103 degrees; valleys: 103-111 degrees Tuesday: Los Angeles 80s-90s; valleys: 94-102 Wednesday: Los Angeles 70s-80s; valleys mid-80s Thursday: Los Angeles 70s-80s; valleys: mid-80s Records Several heat records were tied or broken across the region Monday, according to …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Evacuations ordered as wildfire burns in foothills of national forest east of LA

Associated Press

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Evacuations were ordered Saturday as a wildfire scorched the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles, amid a days-long heat wave that pushed temperatures into the triple digits across the region. The so-called Line Fire was burning uncontrolled along the edge of the San Bernardino National Forest, about 65 miles east of LA. As …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Men’s hockey semifinal: Netherlands shutout Spain to advance to final in Paris Olympics

The Hindu

The top-ranked Netherlands advanced to the men's hockey final at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday after beating Spain 4-0 with a clinical performance after having had to comeback against the same side in the group stage. Paris Olympics day 11 updates - August 6 The Dutch will appear in their first Olympic final since London 2012, and have a chance …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Heat wave forces Iran to shutter government offices and banks. Electricity consumption soars

Associated Press

TEHRAN, Iran — A heat wave blanketing Iran has forced authorities to cut operating hours at various facilities Saturday and order all government and commercial institutions to shutter the following day as hospitals receive over 200 people for heatstroke treatment. State-run IRNA news agency said banks, offices, and public institutions across the country would close on Sunday to protect people’s …

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5 months ago

Tragic landslides on NH-66, NH-75 spur rethink on road safety

New Indian Express

The July 16 landslide in Ankola taluk on the Karwar-Kumta stretch of National Highway -66 which claimed at least seven lives, besides a series of other landslides, including the one blocking the busy NH-75 connecting Bengaluru with Mangaluru, have led to many reconsidering weekend plans involving long drives on national, state or district highways. The images of tonnes of rocks …

5 months, 2 weeks ago

Thompson, California wildfire evacuees allowed to return home as containment soars to 29%

Hindustan Times

Thousands of people evacuated during a Northern California wildfire were allowed to return home Thursday afternoon as crews continued battling flames amid scorching heat, officials said. An extended heat wave blanketing Northern California has resulted in red flag fire warnings and power shutoffs. The “vast majority” of the 17,000 people under evacuation orders or warnings were able to go home, …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

A dangerous heat wave is blanketing California this week (and into next)

LA Times

It’s Tuesday, July 2. The National Weather Service is warning that dangerously high temperatures will blanket much of Northern California and the Central Valley, along with Southern California’s inland valleys and mountains and southwestern deserts. Other expected high temperatures this week include: Up to 121 degrees in the Coachella Valley and San Diego County deserts 105 to 115 degrees in …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Summer doldrums have set in, with heat advisories issued across parts of the US South

Associated Press

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The summer doldrums have set in across much of the United States, with heat advisories being issued Saturday from Texas to South Florida. “Tomorrow there will be more coverage of showers and thunderstorm activity, so that should keep the temperatures below heat advisory thresholds.” While rain may keep the temperatures down, it could dampen the spirits …

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6 months, 1 week ago

How a semi-secret right-wing media empire is blanketing America with lies

Salon

Propaganda used to be a dirty word in this country. Then Sinclair began “must run” news segments that were centrally produced but required to be run as part of Sinclair-owned stations’ news broadcasts. Last week, Sinclair picked up the widely-discredited Wall Street Journal story about Biden’s age and cognitive abilities, and began broadcasting “must run” segments featuring allegations that Biden …

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9 months ago

Skiing Mount Etna, Europe's tallest and most active volcano

BBC

Skiing Mount Etna, Europe's tallest and most active volcano Blueplace/Getty Images Mount Etna towers over much of eastern Sicily Most people don't think of snow in Sicily. Louis Supple Etna is especially popular among ski mountaineers Cobo learnt to ski in Etna's resorts as a child but now prefers ski mountaineering. He recommended we head to the Valle del Bove, …

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Fire rages out of control in Malibu, thousands under compulsory evacuation order

Delhi wakes up to coldest morning of season, temperature dips to 4.9 degrees

Millions are heading home from the holiday to face snow and an Artic blast

AQI overload? Expert tips to stay healthy in Delhi's extreme smog season

Ecuador declares 60-day state of emergency to help battle wildfires

Drone footage exposes Delhi's air crisis as thick toxic smog blankets the city. Watch

Delhi air pollution: AQI remains ‘severe’, visibility low in NCR; Classes 1-5 move online as GRAP-3 imposed | 10 updates

Delhi air pollution: AQI ‘severe’ again; thick smog reduces visibility. Schools to be closed soon?

Toxic smog smothering India's capital smashes WHO limit

Toxic smog blanketing India, Pakistan is visible from space. Nasa shares image

Heavy snowfall hits northern Xinjiang, fog and smog sweep north-central regions

Union workers could decide this election — and their unions know it

Indonesia's Mount Marapi Erupts, Ash and Hot Clouds Blanket Villages

Climate change is terrifying. These young people won’t give up fighting it.

Brutal heat wave breaks records across Southern California. When will it ease up?

Evacuations ordered as wildfire burns in foothills of national forest east of LA

Men’s hockey semifinal: Netherlands shutout Spain to advance to final in Paris Olympics

Heat wave forces Iran to shutter government offices and banks. Electricity consumption soars

Tragic landslides on NH-66, NH-75 spur rethink on road safety

Thompson, California wildfire evacuees allowed to return home as containment soars to 29%

A dangerous heat wave is blanketing California this week (and into next)

Summer doldrums have set in, with heat advisories issued across parts of the US South

How a semi-secret right-wing media empire is blanketing America with lies

Skiing Mount Etna, Europe's tallest and most active volcano