Category - Natural Disasters

• 200,000 people flee wildfires in France, Spain
• EXPERTS WARNED OF VENEZUELA’S EARTHQUAKE RISKS FOR DECADES
• Temperatur­es up to 30C may be followed by showers – for some
• Far-off hurricane to send powerful waves to beaches
• Many quake deaths may have been avoidable, report says, faulting Venezuela’s response
• China evacuates 20,000 as Typhoon Noul nears
• Hajiji orders swift response to Tawau floods
• Search for earthquake survivors
• Pacific hurricane might threaten islands next week
• Oregon fire looms near town as fourth firefighte­r is killed
• NOAA: Strong El Niño could dampen wildfire season
• Households still await water in Taos County village
• Texas floods claim third person’s life
• How dangerous are wildfires and how can we stop them from getting worse?
• WI trades cool, dry weather for heat and severe storms
• Two wildfires merge in B.C. town
• Floods swamp Davao City; families rescued overnight
• Flood-struck Tawau district declared a disaster zone
• No downpours until mid-August: droughts ahead
• No water, no food, but an epic tale of SURVIVAL
• Dangerous heat conditions forecast
• First drought declared after record-breaking heatwaves
• Snow, ice expected on SH1, alpine passes
• Homes swamped as storm batters Coast
• BY SASKIA ROWLANDS DRIED-UP reservoirs, rivers and cricket pitches show the damage done by the summer’s successive heatwaves.
• Residents without water after huge fire at bin store
• Dozens dead in monsoon floods
• Dry zones but no drought yet
• Prairie crop conditions strongest in a decade
• Spud growers in plea to solve water crisis
• FLOOD FIX HITS PROPERTY ROW
• Triangle exits exceptiona­l drought after recent rains
• State sees about two tornadoes annually
• Flash flood threat in Hilton Head area this weekend
• Flash flooding possible in burn scars, Western N.M.
• Pakistan steps up flood response as death toll rises
• Study delays Charlotte’s interbasin water transfer plan
• Caught between a dry spell and despair
• Bertha downgraded, rain lingers in Gulf