Thousands of people killed by extreme weather in 2015 as El Nino arrives to bring more chaos

Wed, 01 Jul 2015 03:09:00 +0200independent-UK (en)

Thousands of people have been killed by extreme weather so far this year and now scientists fear a weather event will cause droughts, wildfires, flooding, landslides and food shortages. Australian scientists have warned of a “substantial” that started in May.

How Dangote supports Nepal earthquakes victims with $1m

Mon, 29 Jun 2015 01:09:00 +0200peoplesdaily-online (en)

By Etuka Sunday. Dangote Foundation in Nigeria has donated a sum of $1million to the government and victims of the recent earthquakes in the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal. Two major devastating earthquakes, with a magnitude of 7.3 and 7.8 respectively had occurred in Nepal on 12 May 2015,....

Haiti tries some urban planning for ‘city’ that emerged north of capital after quake-Added COMMENTARY By Haitian-Truth

Sat, 27 Jun 2015 21:52:00 +0200haitian-truth (en)

David Mc Fadden: CANAAN, Haiti — Before the January 2010 earthquake destroyed much of Haiti’s capital, the only occupants of the arid hills near the city’s northern edge were skinny goats foraging amid the cactus and scrub. Today, hardware stores sell wood and rebar to a flood of homesteaders and....

Haiti Seeks to Control 'City' That Emerged From Quake

Sat, 27 Jun 2015 02:53:00 +0200voanews (en)

CANAAN, HAITI — Before the January 2010 earthquake destroyed much of Haiti's capital, the only occupants of the arid hills near the city's northern edge were skinny goats foraging amid the cactus and scrub. Today, hardware stores sell wood and rebar to a flood of homesteaders and children lug water....

No, India did not cause the heat wave in Karachi

Fri, 26 Jun 2015 21:23:00 +0200nation (en)

Among the usual gems of wisdom expounded by our leaders the one this week took the cake. The Minister of Climate Change hypothesized that the heat wave in Karachi was due to the hot air from Rajasthani power plants being directed towards the city. This is what happens when you willy-nilly appoint....

Haiti tries some urban planning for 'city' that emerged north of capital after quake

Fri, 26 Jun 2015 06:47:00 +0200foxbusiness (en)

CANAAN, Haiti – Before the January 2010 earthquake destroyed much of Haiti's capital, the only occupants of the arid hills near the city's northern edge were skinny goats foraging amid the cactus and scrub. Today, hardware stores sell wood and rebar to a flood of homesteaders and children lug water....

Haiti seeks to control 'city' that emerged from quake

Fri, 26 Jun 2015 06:28:00 +0200nzherald (en)

CANAAN, Haiti (AP) " Before the January 2010 earthquake destroyed much of Haiti's capital, the only occupants of the arid hills near the city's northern edge were skinny goats foraging amid the cactus and scrub. Today, hardware stores sell wood and rebar to a flood of homesteaders and children lug....

Thousands of people killed by extreme weather so far in 2015 as climate change feared to bring more heatwaves, hurricanes and floods in future

Thu, 25 Jun 2015 18:21:00 +0200independent-UK (en)

Thousands of people have been killed by extreme weather so far this year amid fears that climate change is leading to more deadly heatwaves, floods, hurricanes and tornadoes. More than 1,000 people have died in Pakistan this week of heatstroke and dehydration as temperatures soared far above 40C and power cuts crippled Karachi.