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Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:41:00 +0200 ibtimes-au en ibtimes-au-c79da30891f35f47730b9f414cebc776 ClimateChange NaturalDisasters 19.0318 72.8487 20120329144100 http://www.irrawaddy.org/article.php?art_id=23306 WASHINGTON—Global warming is leading to such severe storms, droughts and heat waves that nations including Burma should prepare for an unprecedented onslaught of deadly and costly weather disasters, an international panel of climate scientists says in a report issued on Wednesday. Thu, 29 Mar 2012 07:05:00 +0200 irrawaddy en irrawaddy-f8a5bd3cf538749435cc9e75a7a603ea UNbodies Ecology Environment ClimateChange CrisisResponse EU-USA NaturalDisasters 38.9051 -77.0162 20120329070500 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10795232&ref=rss Global warming is leading to such severe storms, droughts and heat waves that nations should prepare for an unprecedented onslaught of deadly and costly weather disasters, an international panel of climate scientists says in a report... Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:10:00 +0200 nzherald en nzherald-a8b87583c221a57a76a6b75d0f0c4fdc EU-USA Environment ClimateChange NaturalDisasters CrisisResponse Ecology UNbodies 20120328221000 http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Harper+South+Korea+nuclear+talks+with+tensions+high/6358991/story.html Having made progress toward establishing free-trade deals with Thailand and Japan, Prime Minister Stephen Harper switched gears Monday and arrived in South Korea ready to talk nuclear security with other world leaders. Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:02:00 +0200 montrealgazette en montrealgazette-1c39d769b3a00ebfa2a6cd636b7d3b36 NaturalDisasters Nuclear JRCSafeguards JRCNuclearSecurity 35.6831 139.809 13.7308 100.521 37.5424 126.935 39.0285 125.757 20120326170200 http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1149514--toronto-s-warmest-winter-has-its-drawbacks Thanks to the unseasonably warm winter, heating costs were down 20 per cent. But we could be looking at a bug-filled summer. Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:13:00 +0100 TorontoStar en TorontoStar-9f05c49246dba5b051cb1d4a33ed79a3 ClimateChange Ecology Environment NaturalDisasters FoodSecurityFoodAid 43.7208 -79.4126 20120321161300 http://www.thestar.com/news/article/1149514--toronto-s-warmest-winter-has-its-drawbacks Thanks to the unseasonably warm winter, heating costs were down 20 per cent. But we could be looking at a bug-filled summer. Wed, 21 Mar 2012 05:47:00 +0100 TorontoStar en TorontoStar-fd050e99ed9c64bb3207a77c01cfd128 FoodSecurityFoodAid NaturalDisasters Ecology ClimateChange Environment 43.7208 -79.4126 20120321054700 http://reliefweb.int/node/483253 Source: Government of the Philippines Country: Philippines (the) , Canada MANILA, March 15 -- The Government of Canada has made a contribution of CDN$ $20,000 (approx. PhP 900 thousand pesos) to the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) for the victims of the magnitude 6. Thu, 15 Mar 2012 20:59:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-0ff6b711146244022e718256b9638a1b NaturalDisasters 14.6096 121.006 45.3742 -75.6507 20120315205900 http://reliefweb.int/node/480834 Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Country: Philippines (the) (Manila/Bangkok, 5 March 2012): United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in the Philippines, Jacqui Badcock, and donor representatives travelled to areas severely affected by Tropical Storm Washi in Northern.... Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:27:00 +0100 reliefWeb en reliefWeb-c05b6f09d97f60b07d7deb33f953a5cd NaturalDisasters UNbodies 14.6096 121.006 20120306122700 http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-03-02/tornadoes-flooding-rain-may-rake-much-of-eastern-u-s-today.html Storms carrying hail, flooding rain and tornadoes crashed across the Ohio Valley into the South today, damaging homes, snapping trees and knocking down in at least eight states. power lines Tornadoes touched down today north of Huntsville, Alabama, damaging a high school, said Paige Colburn, an.... Fri, 02 Mar 2012 23:38:00 +0100 bloomberg en bloomberg-9c5c03a39e718d87853c2fac17ebb52e NaturalDisasters 39.391389 -84.383611 30.71348 -95.55278 40.442422 -83.803878 32.809037 -85.173016 34.737148 -86.602959 20120302233800