It’s official: Wet season begins
The six-month wet season in this Southeast Asian republic has begun, the state weather agency said Wednesday. Using temperature and ...
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Tropical Storm Nicholas threatens to swamp Texas coast
Tropical Storm Nicholas gained strength as it tracked up the Texas coast hours before its expected landfall late Monday, threatening ...
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At least 21 dead in flooding in US state of Tennessee
Devastating floods after record rainfall in the southern US state of Tennessee have left at least 21 people dead and ...
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China rushes to contain floods after record rainfall
Soldiers erected sandbag flood barriers in a city near China's largest freshwater lake after the heaviest rainfall in nearly six ...
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Yangtze swells, scramble on to contain floods
Shanghai"•Soldiers erected sandbag flood barriers in a city near China’s largest freshwater lake after the heaviest rainfall in nearly six ...
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Red rainfall alert raised in eight areas
The Low Pressure Area (LPA) outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) has been located 290 kilometers south of Mindanao. ...
Read moreEastern PH faces 2-month rain woes
Expected near-normal to above-normal rainfall in the next two months could trigger new landslides and flash floods in the eastern ...
Read moreRed rainfall warning up over Siquijor and Bohol
PAGASA has placed Siquijor and Bohol under red rainfall warning on Thursday morning. This means that heavy rains brought by ...
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