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Greece plans military exercise amid dispute with Turkey
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece said Monday that its navy and air force will conduct military exercises in an area of the eastern Mediterranean where Turkey is prospecting for oil and gas as the neighboring countries remain locked in a dispute over offs
Read more…Tropical Storm Laura shatters record, sets course toward US
Tropical Storm Laura developed in the Atlantic just a couple of hundred miles east-southeast of the northern Leeward Islands on Friday morning. The storm not only shattered the record for the earliest L-named storm on record in the basin, but it will
Read more…Israel warns of Gaza escalation over balloon and rocket attacks
Israeli leaders have warned Hamas that it risks a major escalation in the Gaza Strip by failing to stop cross-border rocket and incendiary balloon attacks.
Defence Minister Benny Gantz said the Palestinian group, which controls Gaza, would "suffer a
Read more…California fires: Governor asks Australia for help
California is struggling to contain huge wildfires burning forests and homes warned Governor Gavin Newsom on Friday as more than 12,000 fire-fighters battle the blazes that have killed six people.
Help is on its way from several US states as Gov News
Read more…Earthquake M 6.9 - 220 km SSE of Katabu, Indonesia
- 2020-08-21 04:09:52 (UTC)
- 6.670°S 123.493°E
- 627.3 km depth
Offshore
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000bi4p/executive
Read more…Tropical Storm Laura shatters record, sets course toward US
Tropical Storm Laura developed in the Atlantic just a couple of hundred miles east-southeast of the northern Leeward Islands on Friday morning. The storm not only shattered the record for the earliest L-named storm on record in the basin, but it will
Read more…At least 2 dead as wildfires explode in size, displacing thousands of Californians
At least one person are dead as the 300-plus wildfires continue burning across California. The largest blaze in the state tripled in size Wednesday night into Thursday as hundreds of structures were destroyed. Several injuries have also been reported
Read more…Storm Ellen: 70,000 homes, farms, businesses without power as new weather warnings issued (Ireland)
At one point 194,000 premises were without power.
ESB (Electricity Supply Board) Networks Operations Manager Derek Hynes said Storm Ellen was the third biggest storm the ESB has had to deal with in recent years, the biggest being Storm Ophelia on 16
Read more…State of emergency as lightning triggers California wildfires
California was in a state of emergency as dozens of fast-moving fires, many triggered by lightning strikes during an extreme heatwave, spread across the north and centre of the state.
The fires are threatening homes and causing the evacuation of thou
Read more…Status Red alert for Cork (Ireland) as Storm Ellen approaches
Severe and destructive winds are expected along the south and west coasts during Storm Ellen, which is due to reach Ireland tonight.
A Status Red wind warning has been issued for Cork, while a Status Orange warning will come into effect for the rest
Read more…Rising water levels in Kenya's Great Rift Valley threaten jobs and wildlife
In Kenya, rising water levels in lakes along the Great Rift Valley have forced thousands of people from their homes.
It follows severe flooding after months of unusually heavy rain, which campaigners say has been made worse by illegal deforestation.
Read more…Spot flooding causes extensive damage in Co Cork (Ireland)
Flooding in parts of Co Cork has caused extensive damage to roads and property and motorists have been urged to avoid affected areas.
A section of the N71 at Rosscarbery has been closed and diversions are in place from Clonakilty to Skibbereen.
Read more…Tropical Storm Josephine forms, shatters another Atlantic hurricane season record
Josephine has shattered the early-season formation record for the J-named storm in the basin by nine days. The former record belonged to Jose, which developed on Aug. 22, 2005.
Prior to Josephine, the 2020 hurricane season as already left its mark o
Read more…What Europe's cities are doing to handle heatwaves
On Wednesday central London saw its longest stretch of high temperatures in almost six decades, with thermometers reading 34 degrees C or above for six consecutive days.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-53752690
Read more…Earthquake M 6.0 - 66 km ESE of Vikindu, Tanzania
- 2020-08-12 17:13:15 (UTC)
- 7.328°S 39.807°E
- 15.5 km depth
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000bdg8/executive
Read more…Indonesia volcano spews huge ash cloud in second eruption in three days
Sinabung, located in one of the world's most volcanically active countries, had been inactive for centuries before it erupted again in 2010.
https://www.rte.ie/news/newslens/2020/0810/1158391-volcano-indonesia/
Read more…In pictures: Deadly floods hit Yemen's historic capital
More than 130 people have been killed during heavy rains in Yemen since mid-July, authorities in the rebel-held capital Sanaa say.
Dozens of others have also been injured.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-53722409
Read more…Tropical Storm Jangmi looms for flood-weary South Korea, Japan
AccuWeather meteorologists are monitoring Tropical Storm Jangmi in the West Pacific Ocean that could eventually result in more heavy rain for an already flood-weary portion of Asia.
Prior to the arrival of any tropical system, heavy rain across South
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