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Coronavirus: US cases reach record high amid new wave of infections
US coronavirus cases have hit a record daily high as states grapple with a renewed wave of infections.
Citing data from local state health authorities, the Covid Tracking Project reported 83,010 new cases on Friday.
US Surgeon General Jerome Adam
Arctic outbreak poised to demolish records, usher in snow unusually far to the south
Waves of winterlike weather have already delivered helpings of record-setting, early-season snow and intrusions of cold air over the north-central United States. And forecasters warn that more wintry weather is in the pipelines for parts of the weste
Read more…Poland's top court rules out abortions due to fetal defects
Poland’s top court ruled Thursday that a law allowing abortion of fetuses with congenital defects is unconstitutional, shutting a major loophole in the predominantly Catholic country's abortion laws that are among the strictest in Europe.
Read more…Vietnam faces deadly flooding disaster - Red Cross
Millions of people in Vietnam face a "deadly double disaster" as the country - already suffering from the impact of Covid-19 - battles its worst floods for decades, the Red Cross says.
Flooding and landslides this month have killed over 100 people,
Wintry scene overtakes Iowa as first significant snow comes early
While much of the United States is just starting to get a feel for cool autumn weather, central Iowa started the week by skipping right over the mild fall season and plunging straight into winter with a thick blanket of snow.
The snow began accumula
Read more…Colorado battles a record-breaking wildfire
The Cameron Peak wildfire has become the biggest fire in Colorado state history after burning over 200,000 acres.
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-54608394
Read more…Buildings and cars damaged by flooding in Cork city(Ireland)
Around 100 buildings and dozens of parked cars have been damaged by flooding in Cork city centre following this morning's high tide, with damage estimated to run to millions of euro.
https://www.rte.ie/news/weather/2020/1020/1172641-cork-flooding-
Read more…Earthquake M 7.5 Alaska
- 2020-10-19 20:54:40 (UTC)
- 54.662°N 159.675°W
- 40.1 km depth
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000c9hg/executive
Read more…Great Barrier Reef has lost half of its corals since 1995
Australia's Great Barrier Reef has lost more than half of its corals since 1995 due to warmer seas driven by climate change, a study has found.
Scientists found all types of corals had suffered a decline across the world's largest reef system.
Extreme weather: October downpour sees UK's wettest day on record
Saturday 3 October was the wettest day for UK-wide rainfall since records began in 1891, Met Office researchers have said.
The downpour followed in the wake of Storm Alex and saw an average of 31.7mm (1.24ins) of rain across the entire UK.
Large 2,000-year-old cat discovered in Peru's Nazca lines
The figure of a relaxing cat has been discovered in the Nazca desert in Peru.
The Nazca lines, a Unesco World Heritage site, is home to designs on the ground - known as geoglyphs - created some 2,000 years ago.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-la
Read more…Vietnam landslide: Rescuers search for survivors at barracks
"A frantic search is under way in Vietnam to find 11 soldiers whose barracks were buried by a huge landslide as the country battles its worst floods for years."
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-54589966
Read more…Hundreds queue in Yiwu, China for experimental Covid-19 vaccine
A city in eastern China has started offering a coronavirus vaccine to the general public - although it has not yet completed clinical trials.
Hundreds of people have been queuing outside a hospital in Yiwu, where nurses are administering the injectio
Read more…Phoenix endures 144 days of 100-degree heat, breaking long-standing record
A 31-year-old record melted away on Wednesday as relentless triple-digit heat continued to scorch Phoenix, Arizona, for the 144th day this year. The previous record for the most 100-degree days in a year was set in 1989 with 143 days in total.
When t
Read more…Heavy rains destroy homes and lives in southern India
Heavy rains have disrupted life and destroyed homes across the southern states of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
At least 20 people have died.
Heaviest rain fall ever in the past 24 hours.
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-india-54536278
Read more…Sizzling temps could break heat records in Phoenix
"An atmospheric river of moisture extending all the way from the central Pacific to the Pacific Northwest is ushering in some much-needed fire relief and precipitation for the charred area, but forecasters say the storm will entirely bypass fire-ra
Read more…Great Barrier Reef has lost half of its corals since 1995
"Australia's Great Barrier Reef has lost more than half of its corals since 1995"
"Scientists found all types of corals had suffered a decline across the world's largest reef system. The steepest falls came after mass bleaching events in 2016 and 20
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