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UN paints bleak picture of earth's air quality
The UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday that we're on track to reach record carbon dioxide levels in 2016, despite an historic climate change deal reached by World Leaders last year in Paris, which aims to limit CO2...
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VOICED : Suben muertos por lluvias en Peru y preocupan enfermedades
El numero de muertos desde comienzos de ano por las lluvias inundaciones y avalanchas en Peru a causa del fenomeno climatico El Nino costero se elevo a 90 segun el ultimo reporte oficial
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Cattle ranchers are affected by El Nino in Peru
Cattle ranchers in northern Peru have expressed frustration over what they claim is a lack of aid and support from the government for their plight, following recent heavy rains and floods. The deadly floods from the El Nino rains...
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Experts: Expect a slightly weaker hurricane season
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Experts: Expect a slightly weaker hurricane season
U.S. weather officials say the Atlantic hurricane season should be near normal.
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CLEAN : 'Starting from nothing': despair for Peruvian climate migrants
About 2,000 families were displaced in 2017 as Peru endured a particularly brutal El Nino, and were offered refuge at camps of ramshackle zinc and straw huts and tents, north of Lima (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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Aid arrives to help victims of flood-ravaged eastern city; bite
1. Various of outskirts of Trinidad completely flooded
2. Group of children playing in the flooded water
3. Pan of flooded neighbourhood
4. Plane arriving at Trinidad airport carrying aid
5. Various of workers unloading aid from plane
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PHILIPPINES: EL NINO BLAMED FOR DROUGHT AFFECTING ANIMAL SANCTUARY
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The El Nino weather phenomenon is being blamed for a drought in the Philippines which is adversely effecting an animal sanctuary.
There has been no rain on the normally lush island of Calauit for more than six months - ...
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PERU: EL NINO WEATHER PHENOMENON FORCES FOOD PRICES TO RISE
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Food prices in Lima, Peru, rose on Wednesday following four days of torrential rain and landslides which have blocked supplies to the capital.
The city faces further price hikes and food shortages as freak weather attributed...
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PERU: EL NINO STORMS CAUSE GIANT LAKE TO FORM IN DESERT
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Months of torrential rains caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon have caused a giant lake to form in the Peruvian desert.
"Lake La Nina," as it's known, is now the second largest lake in Peru - a massive 80 kilometres (50...
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USA: NASA SAYS LA NINA WEATHER PHENOMENON IS OVER
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The La Nina weather phenomenon that caused severe drought last year in the U-S appears to be over.
NASA scientists, using satellite imagery, have determined that the unusually cold water in the Pacific Ocean last year has...
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HONDURAS: AIR TRAFFIC CUT OFF DUE TO FOREST FIRES
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Air traffic in Honduras has been cut off due to forest fires caused by El Nino weather phenomenon.
A thick cloud of smoke has curtailed visibility at all of Honduras four international airports and flights are neither...
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Food imports rise as farmers cope with weather, govt controls
FILE: Achacachi - 25 May 2011
1. Various wide shots of oat fields
2. Various of farmers picking up oats and loading into truck
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Avelino Miranda, Farmer in Achacachi, Bolivia:
"Yes, we were badly affected by the...
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PERU: TOURIST AUTHORITY TO LAUNCH PUBLICITY DRIVE
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Peru is launching a publicity drive to woo tourists back in the wake of devastation wrought by the El Nino weather phenomenon.
The number of visitors to the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu, perhaps Peru's best known tourist...
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BOLIVIA: COLLAPSED ROAD LEAVES HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE STRANDED
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Hundreds of people were stranded on Friday, as a result of a collapsed road in Bolivia.
The El Nino weather phenomenon has consistently hit Bolivia with heavy rains, and the road was swept away after torrential floods caused...
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PHILIPPINES: EL NINO SUMMIT WARNS OF FAMINE ON 3 CONTINENTS
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There could be food shortages in South Africa, Asia and Latin America if countries affected by the El Nino weather phenomenon do not take steps to curb its consequences.
That was the warning from officials attending a...
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Somalia - Severe flooding devastates
Torrential storms in southern Somalia have killed scores of people and left thousands homeless. Heavy rains have swept through the region causing the Juba river to break its banks in several areas.
The first rains came in the middle of...
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USA: STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED IN 31 STATES AFTER FLOODS
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A state of emergency has been declared across Northern California - where floods have caused extensive damage to property.
U-S Vice President Al Gore has been visiting the affected and said the American government would...
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Indonesia - Drought caused by El Nino
Dry weather conditions, brought on by the El Nino phenomenon, are wreaking havoc on the lives of the people of Samarinda in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. There has been no rain since January and the Mahakam River, an important source of...
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PERU: TUMBES: PRESIDENT FUJIMORI VISITS FLOOD DAMAGE AREAS
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Torrential rains in Peru have resulted in two deaths, ruptured dams and thousands of miles of burst river banks.
President Alberto Fujimori has visited the worst affected areas, mainly in the region of Tumbes, and said that...
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USA: HURRICANE SEASON APPROACHES
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Hurricane season in the U-S is fast approaching and the outlook isn't pretty.
Federal storm specialists predict an above-average storm season, with stronger, longer-lasting storms this year- and more of them.
The Atlantic...
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USA - La nina phenomenen
NASA scientists discussed the emergence of the "La Nina" phenomenon at a press conference at the Goddard Space Flight Center on Wednesday (15/07) "La Nina" means "little girl" and scientists say the effects are the opposite of the "El...
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PERU: SEA FISHING INDUSTRY HIT BY CLIMATIC PHENOMENON CALLED EL NINO
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Peru's sea fishing industry has been beached high and dry by the sudden arrival of unusually warm coastal waters.
The climatic phenomenon, called El Nino (Pro: Neanyo), has displaced the Humboldt current and driven...
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COLOMBIA: EL NINO PHENOMENON BRINGS WORST DROUGHT IN YEARS
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Colombia is suffering its worst drought in years, leading to crop losses worth millions of dollars.
The drought was brought about by "El Nino", a phenomenon bringing a violent change in Pacific Ocean currents that affects...