natural disasters
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Australian federal, state and territory governments have committed new funding for projects to improve the nation’s natural disaster defenses. Jenny McAllister, the Minister for Emergency Management, on Wednesday announced that 164 projects will share in 387 million Australian dollars (262.7 million U.S. dollars) in funding under an initiative to better protect Australians from natural disasters.…
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A major wildfire that erupted on Sunday and spread over 30 km to reach the northeastern suburbs of the Greek capital has been contained and its remnants extinguished on Wednesday, leaving one dead and causing significant damage, local authorities said. With strong winds that fueled the fire dying down, most of the fronts had eased,…
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Some greedy airliners operating in the United States have been criticized for hiking prices as Florida residents seek escape from Category 5 Hurricane Irma. A reporter with Fox News tweeted that United Airlines ticket has skyrocketed to as much as $6,300 for trips between Miami and Atlanta. John Roberts’ tweet bemoaned the unfair price hike which regrettably…
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Africa has tasted its fair share of natural disasters – floods, erosion, wildfires, famine, torrential rains, the AIDS scourge and most recently, the catastrophic mudslides in Sierra Leone which reportedly killed over 500, but there’s still hope in the continent. The country was on a recovery path, having suffered a devastating Ebola pandemic barely three…
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