Hurricane Lane Brings ‘Catastrophic’ Flooding to Hawaii
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Hawaii Devastated by Flooding as Lane Rainfall Nears U.S. Record
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Although Hawaii avoided a direct hit by Hurricane Lane, which weakened to a tropical storm over the weekend, areas of the Big Island were inundated with waist-deep water and flash flooding. Mountain View, located on the east side of the island, received a preliminary … Read More
Papua New Guinea volcano: ‘Unusual’ Ring of Fire ERUPTION ‘blocks the sun’ amid mass panic
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Papua New Guinea is on high alert after the Maman Island volcano erupted yesterday, forcing 2,000 villagers to evacuate, as concerns grow over the volatile site along the Pacific Ring of Fire. Papua New Guinea has deployed armed forces to … Read More
Infectious Diseases on the Rise Amid the Opioid Epidemic
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In a recent Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ) webcast, 2 public health experts discussed the recent rapid increase in the incidence of infectious diseases that has been linked with injection drug use (IDU). Jonathan Mermin, MD, MPH, Director, National … Read More
Strong Quake in Western Iran Kills 3, Injures 253
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KERMANSHAH (Tasnim) – Three people were killed and 253 others were injured in an earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale that hit Iran’s western city of Tazeabad in Kermanshah province on Sunday morning. According to Tasnim dispatches, the death … Read More
8.2-magnitude earthquake strikes in South Pacific off Fiji
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(CNN)A massive 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, roughly 200 miles off Fiji and almost the same distance from Tonga, according to the preliminary report from the US Geological Survey. The earthquake struck just after … Read More
‘Big One’ talk swirls as 69 massive earthquakes hit the Pacific’s Ring of Fire in 48 hours
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A large swath of earthquakes hit the Pacific’s so-called Ring of Fire earlier this week, prompting some to wonder if it is a precursor to the oft-discussed massive earthquake, colloquially known as “the Big One.” Sixty-nine earthquakes, including 16 tremors … Read More
Mankind almost beat measles, but the virus is storming back in Europe
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That’s all you need. European health officials are on high alert as the number of clinically-confirmed measles cases across the continent passed 23,500 in the first six months of the year. That’s a staggering increase over last year, in which about 6,000 cases … Read More
Worst anthrax outbreak in 20 years hits farms in France
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GAP (AFP) – More than 50 cows, sheep and horses have died in France’s most serious outbreak of anthrax in two decades, according to officials who have warned of a vaccine shortage. The authorities in the mountainous Hautes-Alpes region of … Read More