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News Articles: natural disasters

Visitors walk near damaged Maha Aungmye Bonzan Monastery, commonly known as the Me Nu Brick Monastery, in the aftermath of Friday's earthquake in Innwa, Tada-U township, Mandalay, Myanmar on Friday.

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  • Asia

Forecast of a week of rain adds to Myanmar earthquake woes, as death toll tops 3,500

Rescuers temporarily shut down electrical equipment and machines used in search operations due to the rain over the weekend, making recovery operations more difficult.

April 07, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Officials in Dublin, Ga. compared Hurricane Helene to a once in a generation bomb knocking down trees--and knocking out power— across all of the city about 50 miles east of Macon.

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  • Environment

Georgia will see more natural disasters. How are state leaders preparing for the next one?

To move on to long-term recovery, communities affected by recent hurricanes will need further support from the state and federal government.

November 21, 2024
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
Villagers search through debris from a landslide in Yambali village in the highlands of Papua New Guinea, on Monday, May 27, 2024. Authorities fear a second landslide and a disease outbreak are looming at the scene because of water streams trapped beneath tons of debris and decaying corpses seeping downhill.

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  • Asia

Fears rise of a second landslide and the spread of disease in Papua New Guinea

The blanket of debris covering a village has become more unstable with rain and streams trapped under it, officials say, and villagers digging with bare hands through muddy rubble is also concerning.

May 28, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Villagers search through a landslide in Yambali, in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, on Sunday, May 26, 2024. The International Organization for Migration feared Sunday the death toll from a massive landslide is much worse than what authorities initially estimated.

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  • Asia

Papua New Guinea tells the U.N. that a landslide buried more than 2,000 people

The government figure is roughly triple the U.N. estimate of victims killed in the South Pacific island nation's interior. Estimates of the casualties have varied widely since the disaster occurred.

May 27, 2024
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  • The Associated Press

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  • Economy

Hazard maps: The curse of knowledge

What happens when small town politics collide with the climate crisis? And how do hazard maps—maps that show which homes in your neighborhood are at risk of getting destroyed or damaged by a natural disaster—come into play? On today's episode, how some people—from Indiana to Oregon to Alaska—are facing some very real concerns about insurance and the ability to sell their houses.

May 07, 2024
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  • Nate Hegyi,
  • Wailin Wong,
  • and 2 more
Children wade through floodwater on Nyangai Island, Sierra Leone. Most of the island has already been lost to the sea, and what remains is routinely flooded at high tide.

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  • Global Health

A disappearing island: 'The water is destroying us, one house at a time'

The island of Nyangai off the coast of Sierra Leone is on the frontline of climate change. More frequent and intense weather has eroded Nyangai to a nubbin. Residents who remain fear for its future.

November 19, 2023
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  • Tommy Trenchard
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell (left) along with NAACP President & CEO Derrick Johnson (right) signed an agreement this week outlining ways in which the two organizations will work together to center equity in disaster preparedness and response efforts.

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  • National

NAACP signs agreement with FEMA to advance equity in disaster resilience

As part of the collaborative effort, the NAACP's Emergency Management Task Force will regularly meet with FEMA to advance its progress on equity within disaster preparedness.

September 22, 2023
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  • Jonathan Franklin
President Joe Biden arrives on Air Force One at Roland R. Wright International Guard Base in Salt Lake City on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

The Biden administration is seeking billions in additional funding for Ukraine

The funding request for Ukraine could set up a showdown with Congress, where far-right Republicans as well as the left of the Democratic Party are skeptical of additional funding for the conflict.

August 10, 2023
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  • Washington Desk
A vehicle drives by an almond orchard in Firebaugh, Calif., last year. City manager Ben Gallegos told NPR he doesn't want small cities like his to be overlooked as California prepares for a potential megastorm, a weather event made more likely by climate change.

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  • Weather

This city manager wants California to prepare for a megastorm before it's too late

Ben Gallegos, the city manager of Firebaugh, Calif., believes a megastorm could wipe out his city. He's urging state and federal officials to invest more proactively in flood prevention measures.

August 22, 2022
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  • Adam Bearne
Volunteers and community members attend the WPKY toy drive in Princeton, Ky.

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  • National

For kids who survived tornadoes, Santa comes 'a little bit differently' this year

Holiday gift donations have poured in from across the country for children who survived the tornadoes in western Kentucky.

December 23, 2021
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  • Sarah McCammon
Jason Marone cools down a hot spot burning close to homes last week in the Christmas Valley area of Meyers, Calif.

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  • Environment

Weather Disasters Have Become 5 Times As Common, Thanks In Part To Climate Change

There has been a fivefold increase in the number of documented weather-related disasters in the last 50 years, driven in large part by climate change, a U.N. agency says.

September 07, 2021
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  • Eric McDaniel

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