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UK: Snow causes travel and power disruption

BBC Weekend March 23/24 Snow, sleet and rain have disrupted transport and power supplies as wintry weather continues in much of the UK. A number of roads and airports have closed, with many of the weekend’s sporting fixtures affected too….

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Warning about the catastrophic impact on lowlands from sea level rises

Scientific evidence indicates that global warming could well lead to a sea-level rise of 1 meter or more in the 21st century. A rise in sea levels by a meter from climate change could destroy more than 60 percent of…

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Storms leave two dead in Georgia and Tennessee

A sprawling storm system has brought havoc to a swathe of the US, leaving two people dead and thousands of households without electricity. One person died when an apparent twister hit the state of Georgia, overturning cars on a motorway….

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Snow shuts schools and hits travel

More than 5,000 schools were closed across the UK as snow and icy conditions continued for a fourth day. Travel has also been affected, with disruption to road and rail journeys. Gatwick’s chief executive criticised Heathrow Airport after it cancelled…

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Storm Sandy: New York marathon cancelled after protests

This year’s New York City marathon has been cancelled in the aftermath of the super storm Sandy, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced. In a statement, he said: “We would not want a cloud to hang over the race or its…

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BWA assessing hurricane damage

Baptists are working to meet immediate human needs left in the path of Hurricane Sandy in the Caribbean. By Eron Henry Baptist World Aid, the relief and development arm of the Baptist World Alliance, has granted an initial sum of…

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Storm Sandy: Obama surveys devastation in Atlantic City

US President Barack Obama visited the state of New Jersey, to survey the devastation two days after the huge storm, Sandy, made landfall nearby. With Republican Governor Chris Christie, he met rescue workers and residents in Atlantic City. The massive…

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Hurricane Sandy closes in on US East Coast

An intensified Hurricane Sandy is roaring up the US East Coast, threatening major floods and power cuts that could affect 60 million people. Hundreds of thousands of residents have been ordered to evacuate New York City and New Jersey. Public…