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Residents of the Pierrefonds, city of Quebec, resorted to kayaking their way through the flooded streets, Friday, as rivers continued to overflow, flooding more than 170 towns and villages. Commentators have described the floods as some of the worst in more than 50 years, pushing authorities to declare a state of emergency in 10 municipalities and causing damage in more …
May, 2017
February, 2017
- 28 February
Chile floods leave more than one million without water
Debris from days of torrential rains have blocked the intake system in the Chilean capital, cutting off water supply to more than one million people. Santiago’s water company says it hopes to re-establish supplies in the coming hours. Al Jazeera’s Lucia Newman reports from Santiago. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us …
February, 2012
- 8 February
Signs of Hope on Climate Change – in Unexpected Places
Remember the heady days of 2009? The world – or at least the world’s media – was rocked by such hot topics as the death of Michael Jackson, the spread of swine flu, the Iranian elections and the new Star Trek movie; as if that wasn’t enough, there was also something called climate change that was pushing us into global …
August, 2011
- 5 August
Typhoon Muifa to Hit Hangzhou and Shanghai
Typhoon Muifa is forecast to cross over the Chinese coast from the East China Sea over the next five days bringing gusts of up to 115 knots to major cities including Hangzhou and Shanghai. National marine forecasters in China have warned sea-goers of bad weather and high waves, issuing an orange wave warning. Officials have cautioned citizens to anchor ships, …
- 5 August
Kenya: Environment Minister Announces Series of Measures to Protect Forest Cover
In Kenya forest degradation has increased over time due to unsustainable human activities resulting in reduced forest cover, says the Minister for Environment and Mineral Resources, Mr John Michuki. Mr Michuki says degradation is caused by the adverse effects of climate change. “This has slowly transformed some high potential areas into medium potential and previous Arid and Semi Arid Areas …
January, 2011
- 3 January
Australia: Queensland Floods Cut Off Town of Rockhampton
The Queensland town of Rockhampton is now completely cut off by floodwaters as the heavy rainfall and flooding in the region continues. The Fitzroy River, already causing huge problems, including the evacuation of many hundreds of homes, is expected to rise further, to a peak of around 9.7 metres on Wednesday, 5th January 2011. At least 10 people have been …
August, 2009
- 9 August
Taiwan: Typhoon Morakot
Flights have been cancelled and the financial markets remain closed as Typhoon Morakot continues to batter the island of Taiwan. Premier Tsao-Hsuian Liu has visited the damaged areas and instructed the Central Operation Center of the National Fire Agency to establish a headquarters in Pintung County. Fishermen have been reported missing and a woman is said to have died after …