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Biden, first lady to travel to Texas as state recovers from historic winter storm
This is Biden’s first trip as commander in chief to a state following a natural disaster. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-first-lady-travel-texas-state-recovers-historic-winter-storm-n1258927 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and…
As temperatures rise, close to 70 dead in states with severe winter weather
While temperatures are already on the rise in Texas and other states battered by this week’s severe winter weather, the freezing temperatures and extreme conditions…
Authorities suspect hypothermia after 11-year-old Texas boy dies in bed amid power outages
Authorities believe 11-year-old Cristian Pavon died in his bed from hypothermia on Tuesday after his family’s home lost power amid the unfolding winter disaster taking…
Biden to declare major disaster for Texas amid crippling freeze
President Joe Biden told reporters Friday that he will travel to Texas as the state remains locked in the throes of a dayslong freeze that’s…
Texas water crisis: 13 million lack drinking water
The lights for many Texans are back on, but more than 13 million remain without access to drinkable water, The New York Times reports. Why…
1 million without clean drinking water in Louisiana
Thousands are without power and roughly 1 million Louisiana residents are without clean drinking water after crippling winter storms struck the southern and central U.S. this week.Gov….
‘They were warned’: Experts on India’s Himalayan glacier disaster
Experts tasked by India’s Supreme Court to study impact of receding glaciers on dams had warned the government in 2014. Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/10/they-were-warned-experts-on-indias-himalayan-glacier-disaster Droolin’ Dog sniffed…
Rescuers search for 171 missing people after Indian glacier causes devastating flood
Twenty six confirmed dead as military look for survivors in Himalayan state of Uttarakhand Twenty six bodies have been recovered in the Indian Himalayas and…
Dozens feared dead as Himalayan glacier breaks in India, flooding sweeps into dams
“India stands with Uttarakhand and the nation prays for everyone’s safety there,” India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a tweet. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/dozens-feared-dead-himalayan-glacier-breaks-india-flooding-sweeps-dams-n1256956 Droolin’ Dog…
First wildfires, now mudslides. California endures year-round disaster season.
Climate change is making linked disasters more common across the U.S., scientists say. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/first-wildfires-now-mudslides-california-endures-year-round-disaster-season-n1256236 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it with…
Drone footage captures devastation after Alabama tornado
Damaged roofs, collapsed walls, house frames and piles of debris were found in Fultondale, a northern suburb of Birmingham. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/drone-footage-captures-devastation-after-alabama-tornado-n1255661 Droolin’ Dog sniffed out…
‘A complete massacre, a horror film’: inside Brazil’s Covid disaster
Hospitals in Amazonas state overwhelmed after surge in infections linked to new variant, leaving many without even the most basic supplies It took just 60…
Los Angeles Is the Most Climate-Vulnerable County in the U.S.
Thanks to global warming, climate disasters are set to impact pretty much every corner of the world, but of course, some places are getting hit…
Rescuers pull third body from Sardinian town buried by mud
Rescuers have retrieved the body of an elderly woman, the third fatality in the Sardinian town of Bitti, which was partially buried a day earlier…
Typhoon Goni: thousands of homes in Philippines feared destroyed
Almost 1 million people evacuated from path of 2020’s most powerful typhoon Thousands of homes and buildings are feared damaged or destroyed following a devastating…
Hurricane Zeta: Two dead and two million without power after storm smashes Gulf Coast
‘We’re going to see a whole lot of damage …’ says Waveland mayor Mike Smith Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/hurricane-zeta-death-toll-today-louisiana-alabama-mississippi-georgia-gulf-coast-update-b1423656.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared…
Trump Denies California Vital Aid for Wildfire Damage
You know those wildfires California has been seeing this year, the record-breaking ones that have killed at least 31 people? Well, the Trump administration is…
Tanzania asks for aircraft to battle fire on Mt Kilimanjaro
Tanzania’s government is hoping helicopters and planes will help put out a fire raging on Mt Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/tanzania-asks-for-aircraft-to-battle-fire-on-mt-kilimanjaro-helicopters-fire-fire-planes-kilimanjaro-b1048198.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and…
Record 16 climate disasters have hit US in 2020 costing more than $1billion each
<p>The first nine months of 2020 are tied with the annual records of 2011 and 2017 – with at least two more months of hurricane…
Largest California wildfire threatens marijuana-growing area
California’s largest wildfire is threatening a marijuana-growing enclave and authorities say many of the local residents have refused to evacuate Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/largest-california-wildfire-threatens-marijuanagrowing-area-northern-california-sacramento-wildfire-wildfire-wildfire-b599820.html Droolin’ Dog sniffed…
‘Like a war zone’: Sally leaves floods, destruction, at least 1 dead
“It sounded like a freight train, a never-ending freight train,” said a resident of Gulf Shores, Alabama, where Sally made landfall. “When it was over,…
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