Wildfires rage in the West as temperatures soar into triple digits
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Collapsed Florida condo demolished ahead of storm, search to resume
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SURFSIDE, Fla., July 4 (Reuters) – The partially collapsed Miami-area condo where 24 people are confirmed dead was demolished on Sunday night, ahead of the possible arrival of Tropical Storm Elsa. Search-and-rescue efforts for 121 people missing have been suspended. … Read More
Arctic summer sea ice could be gone by 2035, new study forecasts
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Photo: Thomas Nilsen The Arctic could be completely ice-free in summers by 2035, according to a new study that compared present-day conditions with those about 130,000 years ago. The study published this week in the journal Nature Climate Change, looked at … Read More
5.8-magnitude quake shakes Peru coast; no reports of damage
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LIMA, Peru — A 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit Peru’s central coast late Tuesday, causing some residents of the capital to run out of their shaking homes or buildings. There were no immediate reports of damages. The U.S Geological Survey said the … Read More
Kim Jong-un warns of North Korea crisis similar to deadly 90s famine
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Mr. Kim made his rare admission of looming hardship at a party conference – EPA North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has told citizens to prepare for hard times ahead, following warnings from rights groups that the country faces dire food … Read More
More COVID-19 deaths have already been reported in 2021 than in all of 2020
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More people worldwide have died of COVID-19 so far this year than during all of last year, according to data tallied by Johns Hopkins University. So far, 3.77 million deaths have been reported since the pandemic began — with 1.89 million reported in … Read More