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US experts expect slightly weaker hurricane season
U.S. weather officials say the Atlantic hurricane season should be near normal.
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PERU: HEAVY RAINFALLS ATTRIBUTED TO THE EL NINO PHENOMENON
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On Tuesday, heavy rainfalls attributed to the effects of El Nino, have had disastrous results in Peru's capital city of Lima
People were stranded on river banks as the waters swelled and firemen were called in to the...
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PERU: EMERGENCY SUPPLIES ARRIVES FOR VICTIMS OF EL NINO STORMS
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Emergency supplies have been arriving in Peru to help the thousands of victims of El Nino storms which have devastated the country.
Clean drinking water is the most pressing need of people forced from coastal towns up and...
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NICARAGUA: DELEGATES GATHER TO DISCUSS EL NINO PHENOMENON
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Delegates from Central America have been meeting in Nicaragua to discuss the possible effects of climatic changes caused by the so-called 'El Nino' phenomenon.
Some delegates attending said El Nino was the worst weather...
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USA: GOVERNMENT PLEDGE TO HELP MEXICO FIGHT FOREST FIRES
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The United States has pledged equipment and funds to help Mexico battle forest fires that have spread smoke from Central America through southwestern U-S states.
The US Government announced in Washington late on Tuesday that...
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PANAMA: EL NINO PHENOMENON CAUSING LENGTHY DROUGHT
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Whilst the El Nino phenomenon is causing torrential floods and devastation in many Latin American countries, Panama is experiencing its own kind of freak weather pattern.
The country should be in the grip of the wet season...
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A massive wildfire in the New Mexico wilderness that already is the largest in state history spread in all directions Thursday
HEADLINE Record NM fire spreading in all directions
CAPTION: A massive wildfire in the New Mexico wilderness that already is the largest in state history spread in all directions Thursday. (June 1)
[Location - Date:RESERVE, NEW MEXICO -...
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BRAZIL: EL NINO STRIPS COPACABANA AND IPANEMA BEACHES OF SAND
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Some of the most famous beaches in Brazil are facing an uncertain summer this year.
The beaches of Ipanema, Leblon and Copacabana in Rio de Janeiro have been losing sand for a year, due to El Nino effect.
This is...
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Over 50 people killed and hundreds injured by tornadoes
Lafayette, Tennessee
1. Wide of damaged church and power line
2. Mid of damaged church
3. Turned over cars in field
4. Close of turned over car
5. Wide of flattened house
6. Wide of field with debris strewn across
7. Bricks in field
8....
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PHILIPPINES: SOCIO ECONOMIC DIRECTOR ECONOMY PRESS CONFERENCE
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The latest economic figures show Philippine's economy shrank in the second quarter of this year.
However the government says it is still hopeful that it can still attain its 1998 growth target, and that a recession is...
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ARGENTINA: EFFORTS TO CONTROL MOSQUITO-CARRIED ILLNESSES
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While tropical illnesses such as dengue fever have not yet become an epidemic in Argentina, officials are worried about the possibilities.
Climate changes produced by El Nino are now facilitating the reproduction of the...
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WRAP Over 50 people killed and hundreds injured by tornadoes
Jackson, Tennessee
1. Various of house damaged by tornado
2. Debris
3. Toy truck lying in the debris
4. Various of storm shelter
5. Pan from damaged house to storm shelter
6. SOUNDBITE: Barbie McCuan, storm survivor:
"We were in the...
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Indonesia-People suffering from prolonged drought
The people of South Sumatra are suffering from an unusually
prolonged dry season. Rivers and wells, the main source of water
in rural areas, have all but dried up. The meagre supply of
water available is often dirty, putrid and unfit for...
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PERU: LIMA: 'ANTI-LUST' BILL BANS MINI SKIRTS IN THE WORKPLACE
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Two Peruvian Congressmen have presented an "anti-lust" bill that would ban women from wearing mini-skirts and short dresses in the workplace.
If approved by Congress, the bill would require women working in public and...
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+4:3 Forecasters predict tough hurricane season ahead
FILE: Tamaulipas - July 2010
1. Various of street with damage caused by hurricane, rain
Mexico City - 31 May 2011
2. Wide of room at National Weather Service
3. Close-up of screen showing satellite image
4. Medium of screens showing...
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USA: SATELLITE PICTURES WARN EL NINO WILL BRING STORMS THIS WINTER
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Earth-orbiting satellites are providing powerful, new confirmation that a strong, globally disruptive El Nino is growing and could push storms into the southwest of the United States this winter, NASA scientists say.
During...
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BRAZIL: RIO DE JANEIRO: 3 DAYS OF TORRENTIAL RAIN LEAVES 7 DEAD
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Three days of torrential rains in Rio de Janeiro have left seven people dead and some two-thousand homeless.
The city's mayor has declared a state of alert and said the city will need two (b) billion dollar for...
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PERU: EL NINO STORMS CAUSE DEVASTATION ACROSS MUCH OF COUNTRY
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Months of torrential rains caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon have had devastating effects on much of Peru.
Extensive flooding affecting drinking supplies has prompted the European Union and the Red Cross to intervene...
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Dying Coral May Threaten Island Population
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus053185The coral on the sea floor around the Pacific island of Kiritimati, sometimes called Christmas Island, looked like a boneyard in November — stark, white and lifeless. But there was still...
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USA: EL NINO WEATHER PHENOMENON SAID TO BE DYING OUT
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"El Nino" -- the weather phenomenon that has caused unusual weather patterns since the beginning of 1997 is said to be dying out.
Using the latest satellite technology, NASA researchers say that for the first time they can...
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CLEAN : Climate change: 2015 sees exceptional temperature increase
CLEAN : Climate change: 2015 sees exceptional temperature increase
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CLEAN : 32 million face hunger in drought hit southern Africa: WFP
CLEAN : 32 million face hunger in drought hit southern Africa: WFP
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CLEAN : Drought affects Colombias main river
CLEAN : Drought affects Colombias main river
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VOICED : Pinguinos en peligro
La actividad humana la corriente El Nino y las ratas hacen peligrar la supervivencia de los pinguinos de Humboldt una especie amenazada que anida solo en Chile y Peru. VOICED : Pinguinos en peligro on April 27, 2013 in Algarrobo, Chile...