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Scores dead in dust storms in Northern India
At least 90 people were killed as squalls and dust storms tore across parts of northern India, weeks ahead of the monsoon rains. More thunderstorms are expected. Dust and rain storms hit northern India on Wednesday, with the states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Punjab most affected. At least 90 people were killed, many by collapsing…
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Tick and Mosquito Infections Spreading Rapidly, C.D.C. Finds
More Americans are living in wooded suburbs near deer, which carry the ticks that spread Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, babesiosis, rabbit fever and Powassan virus. Farewell, carefree days of summer. The number of people getting diseases transmitted by mosquito, tick and flea bites has more than tripled in the United States in…
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Cholera epidemic fears in Somalia and Kenya as severe flooding forces families to flee their homes
More than 150,000 people have been forced to flee north eastern Kenya after the River Tana burst its banks CREDIT: ANDREW KASUKU /AP A potentially lethal epidemic of cholera and other disease is set to sweep parts of Somalia and Kenya after severe flooding left hundreds of thousands homeless in the two countries, aid workers have warned. The Somali prime…
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Burundi: Collapsing Toilets Spark Disease Fears
Bujumbura — ILL-equipped humanitarian groups fear a deadly outbreak of diseases after over 800 pit latrines overflowed following heavy rains in southern Burundi. Some 500 latrines in the village of Gatabo and 300 latrines in Buga village of Kayogoro Commune in Makamba province have overflowed in the wake of the inclement weather last week. The…
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Drought hits Cape citrus farmers hardest
As the drought continues and with weather forecasters not foreseeing prospects of good rains in the coming three months, farmers in the Eastern Cape, one of the six provinces already declared a disaster area, fear the termination of their long-term supply contracts with retail outlets, with some moving their operations to other areas to retain…
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Dangerous outbreak of E. coli illness from romaine lettuce expands, with 19 states affected
An additional 31 people have fallen ill from E. coli-contaminated romaine lettuce, bringing the tally to 84 cases across 19 states from an outbreak whose source is still under investigation. Of those sickened, 42 have been hospitalized, a higher rate than usually seen in E. coli cases, and nine of those patients have developed kidney…
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Dozens injured after earthquake in southeast Turkey
The Associated Press Emergency services search the rubble of houses destroyed overnight by an earthquake, in Samsat, southeastern Turkey, Tuesday, April 24, 2018. Turkish officials say dozens were slightly injured after an earthquake in southeastern Turkey. The earthquake struck Samsat village in the province of Adiyaman early Tuesday at 3.34 a.m. local time (0034 GMT)….
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What’s erupting? List & map of currently active volcanoes
Europe and Atlantic Ocean: Stromboli (Eolian Islands, Italy) Etna (Sicily, Italy) Campi Flegrei (Phlegrean Fields)(Italy) La Palma (Canary Islands (Spain)) Iceland: Kverkfjöll (Eastern Iceland) Öraefajökull(Iceland) Katla (Southern Iceland) Askja (Central Iceland) Bardarbunga(Central Iceland) Grímsvötn (Iceland) Hekla (Iceland) Africa and Indian Ocean: Heard (Australia, Southern Indian Ocean) Piton de la Fournaise (La Réunion) Ol Doinyo Lengai(Tanzania) Erta Ale (Danakil depression, Ethiopia) Nyiragongo(DRCongo) Nyamuragira(DRCongo) Barren Island(Indian Ocean) Indonesia:…
