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How to grow a mountain (just add water)
Here's an odd discovery: mountains that experience heavy rainfall actually grow because of it, scientists say. My first guess was that it was due to a build-up of plant life and compacting soil over millions of... Mumbai stalled after heavy showers
Incessant rains have stalled India's financial capital Mumbai today. Monday night's rains continued today morning and disrupted life totally in the city. HighTide aggravated the...Flooding hits Cape Town, cleanup begins in KwaZulu-Natal
Update June 25: Residents of KwaZulu-Natal have started cleaning up the city after last week's flood. Officials are unable to estimate the cost of the damage this early in the operation; however, four people are reported misssing and the heavy rainfall broke four records, one...14 killed as typhoon strikes Philippines
Every time I visit Nowpublic there appears to be another new natural disaster.Is this the result of Global Warming or are we just in the middle of a natural cycle?"Flash floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon Fengshen have left at least 14 people dead and forced the... Floods cause corn prices to hit record high
Corn prices hit a record high today as a result of the flooding in the Midwest. "The worst flooding in the Midwest for 15 years sent fresh shocks to global markets and consumers on Monday as corn prices hit... Flooding batters Iowa, forces evacuations
Iowa is experiencing its worst flooding in 15 years, and now there's word that some of the flooding has reached Ohio."he worst flooding in 15 years has paralyzed large sections of eastern Iowa, with heavy rains and...Colorado fire threatens historic Indian sites
A fire started by lightning has now blackened 20,000 acres in southeastern Colorado and is threatening archeological sites in a national forest."The blaze has burned through tinder-dry juniper and pinon trees into... Colombia landslide kills at least 6, more missing
One local Newspaper "La Opinion" Stated rainfall during the early hours of this Saturday in the Department of
Antioquia claimed new victims when an avalanche buried 20
homes and left dead at least six people."BOGOTA
(Reuters) - Colombian emergency workers and residents... CHINA: Ministry says 69 dams in danger of bursting
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWhat with an Earthquake, Torrential Rains, Radiation, hitting China full force it must seem to Chinese Citizens the coming of the Apocalypse. A new twist perhaps in... 6 million Ethiopian children at risk of starving
With the world's attention on Burma and China, many fear the dire situation in Ethiopa may not be adequately addressed. The magnitude of these numbers show just how unfair the wealth disparity in the world really... Burma is in trouble
UPDATE: 5:53PM ESTSome disturbing allegations are coming to light this evening about the military stealing food from aid organizations that are meant to help the victims of the storms."The directors of several relief... Santosh Sivan's 'Before the Rains' makes waves in Hollywood
"'Before the Rains', an India-US production, by India's ace cinematographer-director Santosh Sivan is making waves in Hollywood. The winner of several awards, including Best Feature Film at 41st WorldFest-Houston,... Climate change affects life in Mozambique
Erratic rainfall is affecting the ability of Mozambique farmers to grow their crops. The strange pattern of drought followed by excessive rains and flooding prevents crops from being able to grow. and therefore, the... Incessant rains triger flooding in Jakarta
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Incessant heavy rains on Friday triggered flooding in Jakarta, including areas surrounding the presidential palace which is located in Medan Merdeka Utara, with floodwaters reaching a height...Seismometer at Mt Anak Krakatau resumes functioning
"The seismometer of the Mt Anak Krakatau (GAK) in the Sunda Strait, Lampung province, has resumed functioning on Sunday at 2.02 p.m West Indonesia Time, because of clear weather after heavy rains for several days in the area.Head of the Mt Anak Krakatau monitoring team in...
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