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Indian Floods: Seva Bharati saving lives
Floods have devastated Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and bordering districts of Maharashtra. With millions losing their homes and families many government and non-government organizations have... Typhoon Ondoy Have left Severe Damage on the Lives of Filipinos
Close to 300 people have died, while more than three million others have been affected after tropical storm "Ondoy" (Ketsana) wrought havoc in metropolitan Manila and some provinces in Calabarzon and Central Luzon regions.Forty-two people were reported missing, while the... Please Clarify: India facing floods or droughts?
Monsoon the weather system that guides rains in the Indian sub-continent plays a pivotal role for India. It guides the course of economy for a nation that has still significant labor force dedicated to agriculture... The Bright Side of Gloom
“Necessity is the mother of invention."
This has recently been proved in the India’s North-Eastern state of Bihar. With floods wrecking havoc, ripping apart local economies and life’s the state has faced nature’s fury to the max. The recent flash floods have left... Typhoon "Ondoy" Attacked Manila
Manila: Typhoon Ondoy started with strong rainfalls night on September 25 2009. Many under-estimated its strength. Unexpectedly, downpours began that may compare to a month rainfalls. Many were stranded along the way but what the saddest happening when missing persons and...
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LA Water Supply in Danger From the Station Fire?
I've been monitoring the LA Station Fire from afar these past days (week or so), its amazing what one can "see" from the Internet with a little GoogleEarth and Weather Underground (www.WunderGround.com ). Those of us with a bent toward earth science in the modern times... Morakot: Taiwan Mudslide Buried Up to 400 in Shiao Lin Village
Typhoon Morakot brought unprecedented level of rainfall to the southern part of Taiwan, causing floods and mudslides. Shiao Lin Village (小林村) in Kaohsiung county was buried in mudslide. The latest official estimated 398 people might have died in the mudslide. Shiao Lin... Morakot: Taiwan's Worst Flood in 50 Years, Record Rainfall
Typhoon Morakot caused severe damage to the southern part of Taiwan with record breaking rainfall of 2,900 millimeters (114 inches) in 3 days. The highest single day regional regional record was broken on August... Floods kill 2 French citizens, 8 others
" MANILA (Updated 3 p.m.)-- Two French tourists were among at least 10 people killed when heavy rains collapsed an earthen dike and fed landslides and floods that deluged towns and villages in the northern... Millions of Liters of Raw Sewage Into Ottawa River
A steel plate lodged into a sewage pipe has caused millions of liters of sewage to flow into the Ottawa River. 6.5 million liters of raw sewage flooded into the river before city crew were able to remove the... Orissa floods kills 36: India
Monsoon is playing dirty trics with the folks here in India.In one part there is flood and in other part there is drought.But one thing that is common in both the extremes is Death because of this. We cannot blame Monsoon for sure, but the failure of the system that made us... Assam flood: Three lakh people displaced
"Associated Press, Sunday July 5, 2009, Lakhimpur " " Though many parts of the country eagerly await monsoon, the rain has caused havoc in the northeastern state of Assam. According to a local... Chiba Day
By, Uwe Paschen. It is Chiba Day here in Narita, Chiba, Japan. Tomorrow my wife will not have to go and teach in Narita and I have no field work due to much rain and flooding nor any meetings in Tokyo. In... Nancy Pelosi's visit to China
The American bipartisan delegation led by Speaker Nancy Pesoli is touring China to discuss the global climatic changes. Since the international concerns on environmental protection has gained worldwide attentions, the leaders are toiling around to fix this hazardous problem... Resident opens health clinic in eastern New Orleans
" When his 17-month-old daughter fell ill to a severe ear infection one night two months ago, eastern New Orleans resident Gregory Davis faced two unappealing choices: drive her to a hospital downtown or one in Slidell, both far away. Davis took her downtown and decided he...
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