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Heavy Rains Hit Southern China as Hong Kong Spots a Waterspout
Bad weather in Guangdong Province forced evacuations as forecasters warned of more rain and potential flooding.
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World
Heavy Rains Hit Southern China as Hong Kong Spots a Waterspout
Bad weather in Guangdong Province forced evacuations as forecasters warned of more rain and potential flooding.
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Business
Dubai’s Extraordinary Flooding: Here’s What to Know
Images of a saturated desert metropolis startled the world, prompting talk of cloud seeding, climate change and designing cities for…
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World
Heavy Rain and Floods Kill 19 in Oman and Disrupt Dubai Airport
A year’s worth of rain fell in one day in some areas across Oman and the United Arab Emirates, bringing…
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Heavy Rainfall Kills 18 in Oman as Dubai Airport Floods
The United Arab Emirates had its largest rainfall event in 75 years as a year’s worth of rain fell in…
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World
A River Awakens, Bringing Green Magic to a Desert Town
After a stunning week of rain, the Todd River in Alice Springs flows once again, bringing a beleaguered community together
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World
Rains Are Scarce in the Amazon. Instead, Megafires Are Raging.
Hundreds of square miles of the rainforest have burned as countries in the region battle a record number of fires…
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Yacouba Sawadogo, African Farmer Who Held Back the Desert, Dies at 77
Against the odds, facing the encroaching Sahara, he built a forest in Burkina Faso, becoming “a national hero” and winning…
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Storm Brings ‘Exceptional’ Amount of Rain to Scotland, and More Is on the Way
Storm Babet has already dumped more than 23 inches of rain on the region.
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Hurricane Norma Packs Powerful Winds as It Churns Toward Mexico
The Category 4 storm was expected to unleash heavy rain and likely cause flooding and mudslides in southern Baja California…