Environment
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3 killed in fire broke out in hospital in Murshidabad, India
Aug 27, 2016News Hour: At least two persons have been killed and several others injured in a major fire that broke out at a government hospital in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal Saturday, a senior police... -
Two earthquakes hit northern state in India
Aug 27, 2016News Hour: Two earthquakes hit the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh on Saturday, a senior disaster management official said, reports BSS. However, there have been no reports of any casualty or damage to properties in... -
Tropical Storm Lester off the northwest Mexican coast strengthened to hurricane status
Aug 27, 2016News Hour: Tropical Storm Lester off the northwest Mexican coast strengthened to hurricane status on Friday, the US National Hurricane Center said, reports BSS. The center of Lester is located some 550 miles (885 kilometers) southwest... -
Ceres, Investors and Companies celebrate passage of California Climate Bill
Aug 26, 2016News Hour: The nonprofit sustainability group Ceres welcomed today’s passage of California’s signature climate bill, stating it is a “huge step forward in the global fight against climate change.” The climate law, Senate Bill 32, extends... -
Earthquake in Italy kills at least 73 people
Aug 24, 2016News Hour: A powerful earthquake devastated a string of mountain towns in central Italy on Wednesday, trapping residents under rubble, killing at least 73 people and leaving thousands homeless, reports Reuters. The quake struck in the... -
500 flights grounded as powerful typhoon struck near Tokyo
Aug 22, 2016News Hour: A powerful typhoon struck near Tokyo on Monday, the first for 11 years to hit the densely populated region, temporarily shutting down Japan’s biggest airport and grounding more than 500 flights nationwide, reports BSS.... -
Japan braces for 2 typhoons on course to make landfall
Aug 21, 2016News Hour: Japan was on alert on Sunday for high winds, heavy rain and landslides as the country braces for two typhoons on course to make landfall, reports BSS. Typhoon Kompasu was expected to hit northern... -
At least 27 people died in rain-related incidents in 3 states of India
Aug 21, 2016News Hour: At least 27 people have died in rain-related incidents in the three Indian states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttarakhand in the past two days, a senior police official said on Sunday, reports BSS.... -
Typhoon Dianmua killed 7 people in northern Vietnam
Aug 21, 2016News Hour: Typhoon Dianmua has killed seven, leaving two others missing in northern Vietnam as of Sunday morning, said the Central Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, reports BSS. After making landfall in northern... -
Donald Trump visits flood-ravaged Louisiana
Aug 20, 2016News Hour: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump visited flood-ravaged Louisiana on Friday, criticizing the US president for not doing the same, as the region grapples with a historic disaster that killed 13 people, reports BSS. Trump...
