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Breaking News Fri, 30 Jul 2010
Rain - Weather - Climate
Luzon   Photos   Rainshowers   Weather   Wikipedia: Intertropical Convergence Zone  
 Inquirer 
Expect a wet weekend--Pagasa
| MANILA, Philippines -- It will be a wet weekend for the country as a low-pressure area was spotted near Catanduanes, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration ... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Rainfall-monsoon -India
Delhi   India   Monsoon   Photos   Wikipedia: Monsoon  
 The Hindu 
Heavy rains forecast for next two months
| Special Correspondent | Weak systems not a matter of concern as yet: IMD | Possibility of a delayed withdrawal of monsoon into early October this year | North-eastern States saw 24 per cent deficien... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam)
Pakistani villagers collect fixtures off their wall which collapsed due to heavy flood in Nowshera, Pakistan on Friday, July 30, 2010.  The New York Times 
400 Killed in Flooding in Pakistan, Officials Say
| PESHAWAR, Pakistan — More than 400 people have died and thousands of others were made homeless as some of the worst floods in Pakistan’s history hit this northwestern region, provincial ... (photo: AP / Mohammad Sajjad)
Aid   Floods   Pakistan   Photos    
A charred car stands in front of a chimney, all of what is left of a house that was burned to the ground, in the village of Mokhovoe, destroyed by a forest fire near the town of Lukhovitsy some 135 km (84 miles) southeast of Moscow, Friday, July 30, 2010. The fires have spread quickly across more than 200,000 acres (90,000 hectares) in recent days after a record heat wave and severe drought that has plagued Russia for weeks.  The Star 
Wildfires sweeping Russia kill at least 25
| MASLOVKA, Russia (Reuters) - Forest fires sweeping across European Russia on Friday killed at least 25 people and forced the evacuation of thousands in the hottest weather since records began 130 ye... (photo: AP / Dmitry Chistoprudov)
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In this photo taken on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, a man carries his belonging on a flooded path in Changchun in northeast China's Jilin province. Gulf News
Floods dump scores of chemical containers into China river
| Beijing: Workers began cleaning up a chemical spill in northeastern China Thursday after more than 3,000 containers of chemicals were washed into a river by the wo... (photo: AP)
China   Disaster   Floods   Photos   Wikipedia: People's Republic of China  
A local resident runs near a peat fire in a forest near the town of Lubertsi, southeast of Moscow in Shatura, late Thursday, July 29, 2010. The New York Times
Heat Wave Batters Russia
| RYBKHOZ, Russia — Ivan Tyurkin trudged along a pier and surveyed the breeding ponds all around him. He did not need a thermometer to know that the water was treac... (photo: AP / Sergey Ponomarev)
Health   Photos   Russia   Weather   Wikipedia: Heat wave  
A Pakistani army soldier collects evidence at the site of Wednesday's deadly plane crash, in the mountains surrounding Islamabad, Pakistan on Thursday, July 29, 2010. Gulf News
DNA tests on to identify remains of crash victims
| Islamabad: Paramedics were taking blood samples Thursday from close relatives for DNA tests to identify the remains of those who died in the plane crash in Pakista... (photo: AP / Anjum Naveed)
Airline   Disaster   Pakistan   Photos   wikipedia : Airblue Flight 202  
Local residents carry buckets of water to extinguishes a peat fire in a forest near the town of Shatura, some 130 km (81 miles) southeast of Moscow, Thursday, July 29, 2010. Peat swamps started burning in central Russia following an unprecedented heat wave. The Star
Sweltering heat breaks new record in Moscow
| MOSCOW (Reuters) - The summer heat set a new all-time temperature record in Moscow on Thursday, a leading forecaster said, adding that the unprecedentedly long heatwave... (photo: AP / Sergey Ponomarev)
Health   Moscow   Photos   Weather   Wikipedia: Heat wave  
Devotees being carried on ponies to the shrine of Hindu God 'Shiva' during the annual Amarnath Yatra (Pilgrimage), some 14 Km from Baltal in Indian-administered Kashmir on June 16, 2009,Some 600,000 pilgrims are expected to visit the holy Amarnath Cave this season where a Shiva Lingam, an ice stalagmite shaped as a fallus and symbolising the Hindu God Shiva, stands for worship. The Lingam which forms naturally every year in the Himalayan region of Kashmir, measures 12 feet in height, the Shrine Board authorities said. Deccan Chronicle
Amarnath yatra suspended for the second day from Jammu
Amarnath yatra suspended for the second day from Jammu | Share ARTICLEURL | Authorities have suspended the Amarnath yatra from here for the second consecutive day on Thur... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
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DNA India
Amarnath yatra suspended for the second day from Jammu
| Jammu: Authorities have suspended the Amarnath yatra from Jammu for the second consecutive day today as a large number of pilgrims were stranded at Baltal and Pahlagam ... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
India   Jammu   Photos   Srinagar   Weather  
In this photo taken on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, sand bags are used to block the flood water outside women's house in Changchun in northeast China's Jilin province. Al Jazeera
China flood death toll nears 1,000
| China's worst flooding in more than a decade has killed nearly 1,000 people across the country and stranded tens of thousands in the northeast without power. ... (photo: AP)
China   Environment   Flood   Photos   Wikipedia: People's Republic of China  
Pakistani rescue workers look for survivors at the site of plane crashed in Islamabad, Pakistan  on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. Khaleej Times
Investigators seek clues to Pakistan air crash
ISLAMABAD ' Pakistan on Thursday observed a day of mourning for the 152 people killed in the country's worst aviation disaster, as rescue workers searched for the aircraf... (photo: AP / Mohammad Sajjad)
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China's claims that its massive Three Gorges Dam can withstand the worst floods only seen every 10,000 years have lost mileage this week as the dam reached record higher water levers, with more torrential rains and typhoons expected in the country's worst flooding in a decade. The Guardian
Worst floods in a decade in China, 30,000 trapped
| CHI-CHI ZHANG | Associated Press Writer= BEIJING (AP) — Floods caused by heavy rains in northeastern China stranded tens of thousands of residents without power Wedne... (photo: AP / Xinhua, Cheng Min, File)
China   Floods   Photos   Weather   Wikipedia: China floods  
Many parts of India receiving excessive rains in July.- Monsoon The Hindu
Excessive rain in Raichur district worries farmers
| Staff Correspondent | Plentiful:The irrigation tank at Buradipad village on the banks of the Krishna in Raichur taluk is overflowing owing to excessive rainfall. | Raic... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
India   Karnataka   Monsoon   Photos   Wikipedia: Raichur district  
Climate Change Storms & Hurricanes
- Labor's great climate change choke
- Making sense of the impasse on U.S. climate change policy
- Great Barrier Reef corals unveil sea level and climate chang
- A Lively Debate on Climate Change
Barack Obama features in banned commercial from dutch online shop Wehkamp
Obama must take a lead on climate change âEuro" and soon
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- BP oil spill: A Louisiana tragedy
- Wildfires sweeping Russia kill at least 25
- Heat wave develops: high temperatures in upper 90s to low 10
- Florida's Everglades put on world heritage endangered li
A camp is seen on an island near cypress trees killed by saltwater intrusion in wetlands near Houma, La., Wednesday, July 28, 2010.
BP oil spill: A Louisiana tragedy
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Floods Droughts
- Troops brave weather to fight chemical spill
- Pakistani Floods Affect Nearly a Million People
- Aid For North-Western DR Congo
- Heavy rains forecast for next two months
Rainfall-monsoon -India
Heavy rains forecast for next two months
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- Booze drought on verge of breaking
- Drought-resistant shrubs require little maintenance
- After record highs, many NC counties in drought
- Tough road for Ford Kenseth hopes to end victory drought at
In this photo taken on July 18, 2009, a wind turbines are seen at the Da Bancheng Wind Farm, south of Urumqi, in Xinjiang, China.
U.N. ends Kyoto CO2 offset drought ahead of key meet
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Environment Pollution
- Our mother was the best, say daughters of baby killer
- Cranston seeks $2 million in dispute over sewage
- Russia mobilises army to fight fires
- Everglades: Heritage Site in Danger
A camp is seen on an island near cypress trees killed by saltwater intrusion in wetlands near Houma, La., Wednesday, July 28, 2010.
BP oil spill: A Louisiana tragedy
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- U.N. panel to probe further Kyoto CO2-cut projects
- Building green for a better tomorrow
- Letters: July 31, 2010
- Plan to 'sponsor' carbon comment
Air pollution in Pune is on the alarming level- India
Pune's task on hand is to clear the air
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Wildlife Natural Disasters
- India, Nepal agreement on wildlife conservation
- BP oil spill: A Louisiana tragedy
- Wildlife rescue escalates at Mich. river oil spill
- Super Sava: Find beauty, wildlife and history on the shores
A camp is seen on an island near cypress trees killed by saltwater intrusion in wetlands near Houma, La., Wednesday, July 28, 2010.
BP oil spill: A Louisiana tragedy
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- BP to try well kill Tuesday, House passes reforms
- Heavy rains forecast for next two months
- UNESCO declares U.S. Everglades endangered site
- Benny Hinn, Paula White affair? National Enquirer photo and
Rainfall-monsoon -India
Heavy rains forecast for next two months
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