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Storm dumps heaviest rain ever recorded in desert nation of UAE, flooding roads and Dubai's airport
Heavy thunderstorms have lashed the United Arab Emirates, dumping the heaviest rain ever recorded in the country in the span of hours as it flooded out portions of major highways and Dubai’s international airport
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Myanmar’s military says Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure in a heat wave
Myanmar’s military says Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest as a health measure in a heat wave
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Much of central US faces severe thunderstorm threat and possible tornadoes
Tens of millions of Americans stretching from Lincoln, Nebraska, to Baltimore could face strong thunderstorms Monday night through Wednesday, with tornadoes possible in a few states
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Colombia's capital announces new measures to cut water consumption as dry weather persists
The mayor of Colombia’s capital has announced new measures to reduce water consumption in the city of eight million people, where a drought associated with the El Niño weather pattern has already prompted officials to ration water in most neighborhoods and ask residents to change their showering habits
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Water guns are in full blast to mark Thai New Year festivities despite worries about heat wave
It’s water festival time in Thailand where many are marking the country’s traditional New Year, splashing each other with colorful water guns and buckets in an often raucous celebration that draws thousands of people, even as this year the Southeast Asian nation marks record-high temperatures causing concern
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Heavy rain across Kauai prompts rescues from floodwater, but no immediate reports of injuries
Several people on the Hawaiian island of Kauai needed to be rescued from floodwaters during heavy rain, but there were no immediate reports of injuries
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At least 13 people are killed and an estimated 15,000 displaced by flooding in Kenya
The United Nations say heavy rains pounding different parts of Kenya have led to the deaths of at least 13 people and displaced some 15,000 people
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Severe weather takes aim at parts of the Ohio Valley after battering the South
Powerful storms are rumbling over parts of the southeastern U.S. as more severe weather takes aim at parts of the Ohio Valley
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Storms bring floods and damaging wind across the South; 1 dead in Mississippi
Officials in a Louisiana city are assessing the damage from a tornado spawned by a system of severe weather also blamed for a death in Mississippi and damage from Texas to the Florida panhandle
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Farmers in India are hit hard by extreme weather. Some say expanding natural farming is the answer
India's southern Andhra Pradesh state has become a positive example of the benefits of natural farming, a process of using organic matter as fertilizers and pesticides that makes crops more resilient to bad weather, and advocates say active government support is the primary driver for the state’s success
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