natural disasters
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Climate change is creating more dangerous avalanchesThe Explainer Several major ones have recently occurred
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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At least 8 dead in California’s deadliest avalancheSpeed Read The avalanche near Lake Tahoe was the deadliest in modern California history and the worst in the US since 1981
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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6 volcanoes that could shut down the worldIn Depth Blast to the future
By Devika Rao, The Week US Last updated
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Death toll from Southeast Asia storms tops 1,000speed read Catastrophic floods and landslides have struck Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Dozens dead as typhoon slams PhilippinesSpeed Read The storm ravaged the island of Cebu
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Western Alaska reels as storm aftermath prompts mass evacuationsUNDER THE RADAR Alaskan lawmakers point to climate change as airlifts relocate hundreds from coastal communities devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Icarus programme – the ‘internet of animals’The Explainer Researchers aim to monitor 100,000 animals worldwide with GPS trackers, using data to understand climate change and help predict disasters and pandemics
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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'Total rat eradication in New York has been deemed impossible'Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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At least 800 dead in Afghanistan earthquakespeed read A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit a mountainous region of eastern Afghanistan
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Massive earthquake sends tsunami across PacificSpeed Read Hundreds of thousands of people in Japan and Hawaii were told to evacuate to higher ground
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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FEMA Urban Search and Rescue chief resignsSpeed Read Ken Pagurek has left the organization, citing 'chaos'
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Wildfires destroy historic Grand Canyon lodgeSpeed Read Dozens of structures on the North Rim have succumbed to the Dragon Bravo Fire
By Jessica Hullinger Published
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5 weather-beaten cartoons about the Texas floodsCartoons Artists take on funding cuts, politicizing tragedy, and more
By The Week US Published
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July 9 editorial cartoonsCartoons Wednesday's political cartoons include AI in the job market, a book on GOP blowback, and a new line of Barbie doll
By The Week US Published
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