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Canadian Wildfire Smoke Triggers Air Quality Crisis Across US Cities

According to Reuters, smoke from wildfires burning across Canada has triggered a major cross-border air pollution crisis in the United States. Hundreds of wildfires remain active across Canada, sending vast
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Guangxi Flood Disaster Raises Questions Over Infrastructure, Emergency Response

By Qing Feng, Vision Times Large areas of China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region remain under water after days of torrential downpours stemming from Tropical Storm Maysak have triggered severe flooding
As Guangxi Flood Victims Waited for Rescue, Beijing Announced New Aid to Venezuela
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Guangxi Floods Devastate Zoo, Leave Thousands of Dead Pigs Floating at Submerged Farm
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Thousands of Students Stranded as Severe Flooding Sweeps Southern China
Severe Storms and Rare Tornado Kill at Least 11 Across Hubei Province
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Eight Women Farmworkers Killed When Overloaded Pickup Truck Plunges Off Rural Road in China
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Venezuela’s Worst Earthquake in a Century Hits a Country Now Under US Oversight
Venezuela's Worst Earthquake in a Century Hits a Country Now Under US Oversight
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Xi Jinping Emerges After Noticeable Absence While China Was Plagued By Natural Disasters
After China struggled with nearly a month of back-to-back natural disasters, including unprecedented...
How Lahaina Is Fighting To Safeguard Its Legacy in the Face of Unprecedented Tragedy
Beginning Aug. 8, the idyllic island paradise of West Maui found itself grappling with an unprecedented...
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Northwest Territories Wildfire Evacuees Face Harrowing Escape After Over 20,000 Ordered to Evacuate
For the first time in Canadian history an entire capital city has been ordered to evacuate due to wildfires...
Maui Wildfires Claim Over 110 Lives, Leaving Thousands Homeless as Rescue Efforts Continue
On Aug. 8, the towns of Lahaina and Kula in West Maui, Hawaii bore witness to unprecedented wildfires...
Unprecedented Flooding in China Leads to Resentment, Protests
The Chinese authorities’ response to severe flooding in and around Beijing has sparked widespread anger...
Major Floods Strike Northern China, Killing 20 and Causing Widespread Destruction
Torrential rains bearing down on China’s capital of Beijing and its neighboring cities have resulted...
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Tragedy Strikes After School Gym Roof Collapses in China Killing 11
Eleven people, mostly children, are confirmed dead after the roof of a middle school gym collapsed in...
Tropical Storm Doksuri to Evolve Into a Super Typhoon, Threatens Taiwan, Hong Kong and the Chinese Mainland
On Monday, July 23, tropical storm Doksuri evolved into a typhoon and is expected to further develop...
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NY: Orange County Authorities Manage Impacts as Cleanup Continues Following Unprecedented Floods
Almost a week after historic flooding ripped through Orange County, New York, the cleanup continues with...