California Wildfires morning update: September 11, 2020
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At least 10 people confirmed dead, 16 remain missing amid North California wildfires
GRIDLEY, Calif. — A Northern California wildfire that destroyed a foothill hamlet has become the state’s deadliest blaze of the year with 10 people confirmed dead — and the toll could climb as searchers look for 16 missing people. The North Complex fire that exploded in wind-driven flames earlier in the week was advancing more…
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Oregon wildfires: Half a million people flee dozens of infernos
More than 10% of Oregon’s population are fleeing, according to the Oregon Office of Emergency Management – Reuters More than half a million people in the US state of Oregon are fleeing deadly wildfires that are raging across the Pacific Northwest, authorities say. Fanned by unusually hot, dry winds, dozens of fires are sweeping the…
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China facing food shortage after months of flooding, infestations
Xi’s description of food waste as ‘shocking and distressing’ could portend looming food shortage. Flooding of Yellow River in Shangluo, Shaanxi Province on August 6. (Weibo photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Chinese Chairman Xi Jinping’s call for an end to food waste is a sign that the communist country is facing a shortage of grains…
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Southwest Japan braces for Typhoon Haishen
What could be the most powerful typhoon in decades is threatening the country’s southwest. Weather officials expect the typhoon to develop to emergency-warning level as it approaches or makes landfall in the Kyushu region from Sunday to Monday. Japan Meteorological Agency official Nakamoto Yoshihisa said, “The large and very powerful Typhoon Haishen is expected to…
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Please, Stop It 2020: Millions of ‘Drunk’ German Wasps Invade UK
AFP 2020/Guillaume Souvant According to specialists, due to the bounty of ripened fruit at this time of the year many wasps will gorge on their fermenting juices, making them “tipsy and extra bold”. Britons are facing an “invasion from Germany”, as millions of yellow jacket wasps (Vespula Germanica) have migrated to the country, Metro reported. Those wasps…
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A powerful 7.0-magnitude (6.8) earthquake has struck off the coast of northern Chile.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITxbUorSHMg
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Powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.8 strikes near coast of northern Chile
(Reuters) – A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck near the coast of Northern Chile on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said, and some damage and minor landslides were reported in areas near the epicenter, according to local media. A number of people living near the coast were evacuated as a precaution, according to…
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