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Siberian Wildfires Doubly Dangerous to Distracted Russia

May 20, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Siberian Wildfires Doubly Dangerous to Distracted Russia

By Benjamin Seidman

KRASNOYARSK, Russia, May 20, 2022 (ENS) – Early season wildfires in Siberia this spring threaten yet another record-breaking fire season in Russia, while the Russian government continues [...]

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Africa Starves Under The Blazing Sun

April 21, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Africa Starves Under The Blazing Sun

DUBLIN, Ireland, April 21, 2022 (ENS) – Trucking water into communities who are somehow surviving the drought gripping the East African country of Somalia, has got Ireland’s largest aid organization [...]

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Communication Lost With Russian-Held Chernobyl Nuclear Site

March 11, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Communication Lost With Russian-Held Chernobyl Nuclear Site

VIENNA, Austria, March 11, 2022 (ENS) – Ukraine’s nuclear regulator lost all communications with the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, the disaster site where radioactive spent fuel is stored, on Monday, [...]

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Russia-Ukraine War Creates a Million Refugees, EU Admits Them

March 6, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Russia-Ukraine War Creates a Million Refugees, EU Admits Them

GENEVA, Switzerland, March 6, 2022 (ENS) – On a press call to Geneva from Ukraine, Poland and Moldova on Friday, United Nations officials confirmed the vast numbers of Ukrainians who [...]

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Russians Break Safety Rules at Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant

March 6, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Russians Break Safety Rules at Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant

VIENNA, Austria, March 6, 2022 (ENS) – Ukraine informed the International Atomic Energy Agency today that although regular staff continues to operate the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant, the plant management [...]

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Madagascar Trapped in Cycles of Cyclones and Droughts

February 28, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Madagascar Trapped in Cycles of Cyclones and Droughts

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar, February 27, 2022 (ENS) – Cyclone Batsirai smashed into the east coast of Madagascar on February 5, destroying many buildings and disrupting power and communication services to the [...]

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UK Local Governments Demand Plutonium Safety Upgrades

February 12, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on UK Local Governments Demand Plutonium Safety Upgrades

MANCHESTER, UK, February 12, 2022 (ENS) – At least 50 local governing councils across England, Scotland, and Wales are worried about radioactive contamination in their communities, as about half of [...]

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Pipeline Break Spills Oil Into Amazon Rainforest Reserve

February 4, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Pipeline Break Spills Oil Into Amazon Rainforest Reserve

QUITO, Ecuador, February 4, 2022 (ENS) – An oil spill has contaminated a protected area of rainforest in the Ecuadorian Amazon and polluted the Coca River that supplies water to [...]

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Oil Ship Explodes in Nigeria Emitting Clouds of Black Smoke

February 3, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Oil Ship Explodes in Nigeria Emitting Clouds of Black Smoke

ABUJA, Nigeria, February 3, 2022 (ENS) – The floating production, storage and offloading vessel Trinity Spirit exploded and sank early Wednesday morning at the Ukpokiti Terminal, around Excravos, Warri South-west, [...]

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Fisheries Crime Tied to Explosives, Drugs, Human Trafficking

January 30, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Fisheries Crime Tied to Explosives, Drugs, Human Trafficking

LYON, France, January 30, 2022 (ENS) – Fisheries crime is linked to other serious crimes such as human trafficking and the smuggling of drugs and explosives, Interpol’s environmental and maritime [...]

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Tonga Tsunami Blamed for Oil Spill Fouling Peru’s Beaches

January 20, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Tonga Tsunami Blamed for Oil Spill Fouling Peru’s Beaches

LIMA, Peru, January 20, 2022 (ENS) – Peru’s President Pedro Castillo today signed a decree declaring a climate emergency due to an oil spill triggered by last week’s volcanic eruption [...]

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Undersea Volcano Erupts in Tonga, Triggering Pacific Tsunami

January 15, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Undersea Volcano Erupts in Tonga, Triggering Pacific Tsunami

HONOLULU, Hawaii, January 15, 2022 (ENS) – A tsunami advisory was issued across the Pacific for the coasts of Australia, Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington after an undersea volcano [...]

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Philippines Super Typhoon Triggers Mounting Health Crisis

January 6, 2022 News Editor Comments Off on Philippines Super Typhoon Triggers Mounting Health Crisis

MANILA, Philippines, January 6, 2022 (ENS) – A health crisis is gathering strength in the eastern Philippines after Super Typhoon Rai, locally called Odette, destroyed hospitals and affected more than [...]

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Philippines Face Holiday Recovery From Typhoon ‘Odette’

December 25, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Philippines Face Holiday Recovery From Typhoon ‘Odette’

MANILA, Philippines, December 25, 2021 (ENS) – More than 100 towns in areas devastated a week ago by Typhoon Odette, internationally known as Typhoon Rai, have no electricity this Christmas. [...]

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Tornadoes Claim 80+ Lives Across Six U.S. States

December 11, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Tornadoes Claim 80+ Lives Across Six U.S. States

WASHINGTON, DC, December 11, 2021 (ENS) – President Joe Biden has approved an emergency declaration requested by Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear today after more than 30 tornadoes swept across Midwestern [...]

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Indonesia’s Volcanic Mt. Semeru Claims 22 Lives, Erupts Again

December 6, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Indonesia’s Volcanic Mt. Semeru Claims 22 Lives, Erupts Again

JAKARTA, Indonesia, December 6, 2021 (ENS) – Mt. Semeru, the tallest mountain on the Indonesian island of Java, erupted Saturday, killing at least 22 people, and again today, sending pillars [...]

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Trudeau Activates Troops as Floods, Slides Isolate Vancouver

November 19, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Trudeau Activates Troops as Floods, Slides Isolate Vancouver

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Canada, November 19, 2021 (ENS) – Vancouver, Canada’s third-largest city, as well as smaller cities across southern British Columbia are blocked off from the rest of the [...]

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Back-to-back Hurricanes Forecast to Double on U.S. Gulf Coast

November 11, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Back-to-back Hurricanes Forecast to Double on U.S. Gulf Coast

WASHINGTON, DC, November 11, 2021 (ENS) – The interval between tropical storms making landfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast has been getting shorter over the past 40 years. By the [...]

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COP26: Climate Activists March Against Net-Zero ‘Greenwash’

November 7, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on COP26: Climate Activists March Against Net-Zero ‘Greenwash’

GLASGOW, Scotland, November 7, 2021 (ENS) – Thousands marched peacefully in the streets of Glasgow Saturday demanding more funding and action as week one of the UN climate summit here [...]

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Afghanistan Starves, Health System on ‘Brink of Collapse’

October 3, 2021 News Editor Comments Off on Afghanistan Starves, Health System on ‘Brink of Collapse’

KABUL, Afghanistan, October 3, 2021 (ENS) – Some 18 million Afghans are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, health services across the country are at risk of collapse and widespread [...]

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