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Owners of New Zealand volcano that fatally erupted deny responsibility for visitor safety
White Island/Whakaari volcano exploded in 2019, prompting debate over natural hazard tourism The landowners of a New Zealand volcano that fatally erupted in 2019 have rejected arguments from th...
Paradise review – visually striking account of Siberian wildfires leans towards abstraction
Alexander Abaturov’s stunning film captures the resilience of villagers in remote Shologon, but feels contextless Due to a combination of climate change and state neglect, giant wildfires rag...
‘The sea is rising, the climate is changing’: the lessons learned from Mozambique’s deadly cyclone
As another severe tropical storm hits Mozambique, people still struggling to rebuild lives destroyed by 2019’s Cyclone Idai tell their stories The tree had stood in the square for nearly 100 y...
'It was a feeling of terror: when will the water stop?': Britain's flood victims, six months on
In the weeks before lockdown, thousands had their lives upturned as storms submerged vast areas of the UK. What happened next? Emma Laughton’s memories of the days before lockdown may not be ...
Hurricane Laura: storm to bring 'unsurvivable surge' of destruction to US Gulf coast
Half a million people have been ordered to evacuate as storm is predicted to reach Texas and Louisiana as a category 4 hurricane Wednesday evening Hurricane Laura is expected to bring an “uns...
Iowa's farmers count the cost of a rare storm – photo essay
The hurricane-like storm, called a derecho, tore through Iowa this month, damaging buildings and threatening the harvest A rare inland storm known as a derecho passed through the state of Iowa ...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/26/iowa-derecho-storm-photos-farmers
‘Wake-up call’: wildfires tear through drought-plagued US south-west
Hot, dry conditions make Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah fertile ground for enormous blazes More than two dozen wildfires are burning across the American south-west as the region’s sum...
Pakistan floods: at least 90 killed in monsoon rains
Streets and homes flooded with sewage in Karachi as downpours overwhelm outdated waste system in country’s largest city Three days of monsoon rains have killed at least 90 people and damaged ...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/26/pakistan-floods-at-least-90-killed-in-monsoon-rains
California fires: firefighters work to contain two of the largest blazes as 7,000 others burn – as it happened
LNU Lightning Complex and SCU Lightning Complex fires partially contained Hope as warning lifted and deadliest blaze is 25% contained Explainer: how did they start – and is this normal? Sign...
California: firefighters begin to turn tide but warn that 'mega-fire era' has arrived
Officials say progress was made against the the LNU Lightning Complex and the CZU Lightning Complex fires Wildfires explained: how did they start – and is this normal? Firefighters caught a ...
Laura strengthens into a hurricane and expected to slam Texas and Louisiana
Major storm heads to US after killing two dozen on the island of Hispaniola, 20 in Haiti and three in the Dominican Republic Hundreds of thousands of people were ordered to evacuate the Gulf co...
‘Next fire season is already upon us’: NSW to adopt all recommendations of bushfire inquiry report
Report finds climate change ‘clearly played a role’ in conditions that led up to Australia’s 2019-2020 fires, which were so extreme, traditional firefighting methods often failed Last sum...
Wildfires raging across California 'historic' – as it happened
Wildfires death toll up to seven Explainer: how did the fires starts, and are they normal? Photo essay: the evacuees with nowhere to go Sign up to our First Thing newsletter NORTHERN CALIF...
California wildfire death toll up to seven as huge blazes burn on
San Francisco Bay Area dodges major lightning storm Governor describes blazes as ‘historic’ Wildfires explained: how did they start – and is this normal? Firefighters in California saw ...
Tropical Storm Marco heads to Louisiana as Tropical Storm Laura approaches Cuba
Both storms are expected to reach the same stretch of US coast, today and then later in the week As two powerful storms menaced the US Gulf Coast on Monday, forecasters feared Marco would drive...
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California wildfires: more storms feared as huge blazes burn on
Donald Trump approves federal disaster declaration Fire chief: ‘There’s potential for things to go crazy out there’ Wildfires explained: how did they start – and is this normal? Firef...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/23/california-wildfires-weather-bay-area-trump-disaster
‘An impossible choice’: farmworkers pick a paycheck over health despite smoke-filled air
Workers who pick our fruits and vegetables are out in the field through wildfire, pandemic, drought or storm, putting their health in jeopardy The strawberries that Juan Reyes hand-picked had t...
Hurricane Marco and Tropical Storm Laura bear down on Louisiana
State could see first simultaneous hurricanes on record Dominican Republic and Haiti suffer severe flooding Residents in low-lying coastal areas of Louisiana and Cuba were evacuating on Sunday...
California wildfires: helicopter rescues firefighters as blaze advances – video
Dramatic footage shows the moment a helicopter rescued two stranded firefighters from advancing wildfires in California. 'Had it not been for that helicopter, those firefighters would certainly h...