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Nearly half a million people evacuated as tropical storm hits China
2016-07-09 22:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
DW: Nearly half a million people evacuated as tropical storm hits China Typhoon Nepartak made landfall in China as a strong tropical storm. It had lashed Taiwan with powerful winds and torrential rains a day earlier. Typhoon Nepartak hit the city of Shishi in Fujian province at 1:45 p.m. local time (0545 UTC) in the municipality of Quanzhou, with winds of up to 90 kilometers per hour (55 mph). More than 422,000 people had to be evacuated, according to China's official Xinhua news agency. It was,...
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Do hot climates make people more violent?
2016-07-07 08:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: Two researchers argue that climate is the primary driver of aggressionThey say there's a "general trend" between proximity to the equator and violence One of the uncomfortable facts of life is that some countries - and within the U.S., some states - are more violent than others. Figuring out what makes societies and communities more violent is a big-time quest for social scientists, since if you know what leads to killing, you'll have a better shot at defusing it. Drawing on a host of studies,...
Double shock of El Nino, La Nina could affect more than 100 mln people - UN
2016-07-06 12:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The number of people affected by the combined impact of the El Nino and La Nina weather patterns could exceed 100 million by the end of the year, the United Nations said on Wednesday. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimates that more than 60 million people, two thirds of them in east and southern Africa, are facing food shortages because of droughts linked to El Nino, a climate phenomenon that occurs when water in the Pacific Ocean becomes abnormally warm. The impact of La...
Flooding in China leaves more than 100 people dead or missing
2016-07-05 10:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Flooding in the Yangtze river basin in China has left 112 people dead or missing in recent days, with more damage feared from a typhoon expected to land within days. About 16 million people have been affected by heavy rains that have engulfed vast areas near the Yangtze, Chinas longest river, the Beijing News cited the civil affairs ministry as saying. Water levels in Lake Taihu, close to Shanghai, are at their highest since 1954, it said, adding the area faced a serious risk of flooding if...
Rain, floods in China kill around 100 people, wipe out crops
2016-07-05 09:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Severe flooding across central and southern China over the past week has killed almost 130 people, damaged more than 1.9 million hectares of crops and led to direct economic losses of more than 38 billion yuan ($5.70 billion), state media said on Tuesday. Premier Li Keqiang traveled on Tuesday to Anhui, one of the hardest-hit provinces, where he met residents and encouraged officials to do everything they could to protect lives and livelihoods. Li was also to visit Hunan province. Heavy rainfall...
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