Further catastrophic flooding is expected as the death toll from Florence rises to 11.
Turkey warns attack on Syria's Idlib would cause humanitarian disaster
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Many Major Airports Are Near Sea Level. A Disaster in Japan Shows What Can Go Wrong.
Airports in Shanghai, Rome, New York and other major cities, often designed before global warming was fully understood, face a threat from rising seas and extreme weather.
Powerful quake paralyses Hokkaido in latest disaster to hit Japan
A powerful earthquake paralyzed Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido on Thursday, killing at least seven people, triggering landslides and knocking out power to its 5.3 million residents.
Yet another natural disaster hits Japan in a summer of chaos
Yet another natural disaster has struck part of Japan, continuing a summer of chaos that has seen the country weather deadly floods, typhoons, earthquakes, landslides and heatwaves.
The US Government Is Updating Its Nuclear Disaster Plans And They Are Truly Terrifying
“We are looking at 100 kiloton to 1,000 kiloton detonations,” a FEMA official said.
Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party is floating the idea of a new form of compulsory national service in Germany for all young people and migrants. The program would see some young people join the military, the fire service, or help with disaster relief.
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