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Seven US states declare state of emergency over winter storm – as national guard deployed to help stranded drivers | US News
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Seven US states have declared a state of emergency as a winter storm continues to strike. The National Weather Service (NWS) is warning some areas are at risk of seeing their “heaviest snowfall in at least a decade”. The storm has built across the US since Saturday, producing heavy snow and significant ice, making road…
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Cyclone Chido: What we know about strongest storm to hit the French island in over 90 years | World News
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Close to a thousand people may have been killed as Cyclone Chido hit the French island of Mayotte on Saturday, according to the island’s top official. It was the strongest storm in more than 90 years to hit the islands, said the forecaster Meteo-France. The nearby islands of Comoros and Madagascar were also affected. Image:…
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Climate-vulnerable islands storm out of COP29 negotiation room in row over funding | Science, Climate & Tech News
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Representatives of dozens of climate vulnerable islands and African nations have stormed out of high-stakes negotiations over a climate funding goal. Patience is wearing thin and negotiations have boiled over at the COP29 climate talks in Azerbaijan, which were due to finish yesterday but are now well into overtime. After two weeks of talks, the…
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Tropical Storm Sara: ‘Threat to life’ as widespread flooding hits Honduras | World News
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Heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Sara has caused widespread flooding along the northern coast of Honduras. More than 1,000 people have fled their homes to shelters, with the government declaring a national emergency and residents urged to avoid at-risk areas in the Central American country. Some trudged through waist-deep water along streets as they carried…
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Strongest solar storm in decades hits Earth – as Northern Lights to return to parts of UK tonight | UK News
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Earth has been rocked by the first extreme geomagnetic storm in two decades, creating a spectacular light show in UK skies and other parts of the Northern Hemisphere – but also posing a threat to communication networks, navigation systems and power grids. Elon Musk’s Starlink, which owns around 60% of the estimated 7,500 satellites currently…
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Northern Lights could be visible in England and Wales as severe solar storm to hit overnight | UK News
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The Northern Lights are set to be visible across the UK overnight as a huge solar storm is going to hit Earth. America’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reportedly issued its first severe solar storm warning since 2005 yesterday as a huge geomagnetic storm races towards Earth – meaning it could be the most…