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• Trump to release $8.2B in disaster aid for Puerto Rico after earthquakes

  Last year, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to divert disaster-recovery funds from Puerto Rico to help pay for a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border.

  World

  Jan 15, 2020
• From wildfires to ISIS: These satellite images tell the story of a decade

  Spanning the globe, some stories were expected while others caught the world off guard. Some, including the Rohingya exodus, Arab Spring, BP oil spill and the melting of glaciers so massive they were visible from space through the satellite imagery of Maxar Technologies.

  Dec 23, 2019
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• Tropical Storm Michael batters Caribbean, expected to hit U.S. Gulf Coast as a hurricane

  Michael is forecast to be a hurricane on Monday night or Tuesday and approach the U.S. Gulf Coast on Wednesday, making landfall along Florida's northern Panhandle region, it said.

  Environment

  Oct 7, 2018
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• Puerto Rico concedes Hurricane Maria killed over 1,400 people; official death toll was pegged at 64

  Hurricane Maria, as well as Hurricane Irma two weeks later, knocked out power and water to the island and caused widespread flooding that left many sick and elderly people unable to get medical treatment.

  Environment

  Aug 9, 2018
• Names of 2017’s most costly hurricanes have been retired. Here’s why.

  The names of four deadly hurricanes that slammed parts of the United States, Central America and the Caribbean last year are being retired.

  Environment

  Apr 13, 2018
• One Million Meals Peterborough steps up for Haiti

  500 volunteers packed food in Peterborough Saturday for people living in Grand-Goâve, Haiti.

  Canada

  Apr 7, 2018
• Climate-related disasters cost U.S. record $306B in 2017: NOAA

  NOAA said western wildfires and hurricanes Harvey, Maria, and Irma contributed to making 2017 the costliest year on record.

  Environment

  Jan 8, 2018
• Year in Review 2017: Massacres, hurricanes, a sexual misconduct reckoning and North Korea

  Here is a look back at the five biggest stories from around the world in 2017.

  World

  Dec 30, 2017
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• Record-setting hurricane season will leave trail of disaster for years

  Mother Nature produced six major hurricanes, which contributed to making 2017 the costliest hurricane season on record.

  Environment

  Dec 23, 2017
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• Solar eclipse, snownados and firefalls: Rare natural phenomena of 2017

  Here is a roundup of some of the most notable natural phenomena from the year that stirred up a lot of discussion on social media.

  World

  Dec 22, 2017