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250,000 Children Killed Next Year Due To Climate Change

Telegraph | Louise Gray | Posted 11.04.2009 | Green

Read More: Starvation, Drought, Natural Disasters, Children, Flood, Malaria, Climate Change, Save the Children, Water Shortages, Global Warming, Green News

In a new report Save the Children claims that climate change is the biggest global health threat to children in the 21st century[.]...

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Sicily Mud Flooding Kills At Least 14

AP | ARIEL DAVID | Posted 12.02.2009 | World

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ROME — Rivers of mud unleashed by heavy rains overnight flooded parts of the Sicilian city of Messina, killing at least 20 people, sweeping away...

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Socially Networked Rescue Relief in Manila

Piers Fawkes | Posted 11.29.2009 | World

Read More: Social Media, Philippines, Piers Fawkes, Manila, Filipinos, Psfk, Red Cross, Flood, Jason Tran, Google Maps, Facebook, World News
Piers Fawkes

Typhoon Ondoy was a tragedy. Hundreds have died in the Philippines. But without the rapid-response heroism of ordinary Filipino citizens enabled by technology, it could have been much worse.

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The Chicago Floods: When Tragedy Hits Home

Ari Bendersky | Posted 10.16.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Des Plaines River, Midwest Floods, Albany Park, Chicago River, Flood, Chicago River Evacuation, Chicago Flood, Midwest Flooding, Chicago River Sewage, Record Rainfall, Extreme Weather, Chicago News
Ari Bendersky

News reports and official city press conferences tell one side of the story. Hearing first hand accounts from residents you learn a different side.

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No Time for Subtlety

Arthur Fournier | Posted 10.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Natural Disasters, Extreme Weather, Flood, Miami, Water, Haiti, Hurricanes, Disaster Relief, Disaster Relief Organizations, Politics News
Arthur Fournier

Most of Haiti's 8-12 million people live in an inaccessible interior, rarely visited by the press, who focuses more on the coastal areas of the country.

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Tropical Warming Tied To Flooding Rains

New York Times | Andrew C. Revkin | Posted 09.08.2008 | Green

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Scientists studying variations in tropical heat and rainfall since the mid-1980s have found a strong link between warm periods and a rise in the frequ...

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Biofuel Future Threatened By Severe Weather

New York Times | Jad Mouawad | Posted 07.09.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Biofuel Future, Ethanol Flood, Corn-Based Ethanol, Corn Bumper Crop, Corn Prices, Flood, Flood Biofuel, Corn Crop, Crazy Weather, Extreme Weather, Midwest Flood, Green News

The record storms and floods that swept through the Midwest last month struck at the heart of America's corn region, drowning fields and dashing hopes...

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