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Data published by NASA revealed that for the past nine months temperatures have been hitting new records with July 2016 being 1.51 degrees Fahrenheit (0.84 degrees Celsius) warmer than the 1950-1980 global average.
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Data published by NASA revealed that for the past nine months temperatures have been hitting new records with July 2016 being 1.51 degrees Fahrenheit (0.84 degrees Celsius) warmer than the 1950-1980 global average.
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Drastic changes in ocean conditions, greenhouse gases and a weakening of the sun threaten increasingly worsening winters of blistering blizzards and severe snowstorms for years to come.
This cocktail of climate threats, paired with "hasty climate policies", could mean "rolling blackouts" in the UK over the next few years, plunging the country into long period of darkness.
These "worse case scenario" climate threats will hit the elderly hardest, leaving "some pensioners alone in the dark" on a freezing nights resigned to a "lonely death".
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The total number of fatalities in 2016 is now up to 27.
That currently ties last year's number and surpasses both 2013 and 2014.
While most lightning strike deaths in the United States occur in June, July and August, last month and the first half of the current month have been especially deadly.
July reported 12 lightning deaths and August already has six, and the ten year average for both of those months are ten and five respectively.
Since we still have half of August to go, and September usually claims an average of three victims, there's a good chance this year's tally will surpass every year of the past decade except for 2006 and 2007.
A 25-year-old woman, M Tuti, died at Sheregada village under Chatra Sadar police station while Krishna Paswan (40) and Butali Bhuiyan were killed in Bulalri village under Huntergunj police station when a thundersquall hit the area today, Deputy Commissioner Sandeep Singh said, adding one Vinay Paswan was injured in the incident.
Singh said compensation would be given as per the government's provision.
In another incident, a 20-year-old woman was killed at Banpur village under Tandwa police station area, the official said.
The victim was identified as Rupa Devi of the village.
All the victims were sowing seeds in their fields, he added.
Source: Press Trust of India
But are they becoming less rare?
"I'd characterize it as less rare than it used to be, definitely," said Niamh Quinn, an ecologist with the UC Cooperative Extension/Agricultural who is studying coyote interactions in Southern California. "We're seeing an increased frequency in bites (in Southern California) this year and last year."
Los Angeles County Public Health statistics also show a rise in coyote bites on humans countywide during the first seven months of 2016. Most recently, coyote attacks on three people forced a popular Montebello park and petting zoo to close down Tuesday.
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About 80mm of rain - more than 3 inches of water - fell on Moscow starting on Sunday night, with constant showers continuing all through Monday afternoon and evening.
Usually, it takes a whole month for that amount of rain to fall in the Russian capital. The rainfall has broken the all time single-day precipitation high mark dating back to 1970, as parts of Moscow suffered the worst rainfall since records began.
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Floodwaters are seen on Range Road and I-12 in Denham Springs, Livingston Parish, Louisiana, U.S.
Floodwaters are seen on Range Road and I-12 in Denham Springs, Livingston Parish, Louisiana, U.S.
On Sunday, a major disaster was declared in the state's hardest-hit areas, including East Baton Rouge, Livingston, St. Helena and Tangipahoa. Obama's move freed up federal funding, which can now be used to provide additional emergency aid.
The death toll from the disaster climbed to five on Sunday when an emergency crew discovered the body of a man who had reportedly been swept away in the water on Friday, said Ronda Durbin, a spokeswoman for Tangipahoa Parish, as quoted by Reuters.
Rescuers (pictured) are seen rowing through the flooded streets trying to evacuate residents who can be seen clinging to debris that has become lodged in the deep currents
The country's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) say that the rain has caused flooding in several regions, including Metropolitan Manila, Central Luzon and Calabarzon.
At least 5 deaths have been reported, with 3 of the fatalities in Manila. A further 6 people have been injured and 1 person is still missing.
NDRRMC report that the flooding has affected 80,467 people so far, and forced 50,592 people to evacuate their homes to stay in the 104 relief centres set up. Over 20 houses have been severely damaged and 12 houses completely destroyed.
The evacuations took place in Metropolitan Manila (18,000), Central Luzon (17,000, with over 11,000 in Bataan and 4,400 in Bulacan) and Calabarzon (almost 15,000).
Four persons had taken shelter under a shed in Chakgobindapur in the afternoon when rains lashed the area.
Two local residents identified as Anil Tudu and Akash Tudu, both around 26-years-old died when lightning struck them, the police said adding, the injured have been admitted to Midnapore Medical College.
Source: PTI
The toll from Sunday night's quake in the southern Arequipa region might rise after about 50 homes collapsed and roads were cut off, the official told AFP.
Earthquakes are fairly common in Peru but this one hit at a shallow depth of eight kilometers so damage could be heavy near the epicenter.
The epicenter was 10 kilometers from the city of Chivay, capital of Caylloma province, according to the Geophysical Institute of Peru.
Two aftershocks hit Monday morning.
The quake caused damage throughout an area of Arequipa called the Colca Valley, and several villages have been cut off.
"We are asking for heavy machinery to gain access. There are fatalities," the mayor of Caylloma, Romulo Tinta, told RPP radio.
More than 80 homes have been left uninhabitable, but crews cannot reach the epicenter, said the governor of Arequipa region, Yamila Osorio.
Source: AFP
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