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May 22

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Small Iowa town becomes latest community devastated in active tornado season

By Geoff Bennett, Solveig Rennan

Search efforts continue in Iowa where a devastating tornado tore through a small city and led to multiple deaths. It was part of a series of twisters hitting the state on Monday. The most powerful tornado cut through the heart…

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Mar 10

Landslide and flash floods on Indonesia’s Sumatra island leave at least 19 dead, 7 missing

By Associated Press

Torrential rains have triggered flash floods and a landslide on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, killing at least 19 people and leaving seven others missing, officials said Sunday.

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Feb 06

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Survivors face slow recovery in northwestern Syria a year after devastating earthquake

By Leila Molana-Allen, Sonia Kopelev

One year ago, a devastating earthquake laid waste to large parts of southern Turkey and northwestern Syria. Tens of thousands were killed and recovery has been slow and agonizing, especially in Syria, where more than a decade of war had…

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Jan 19

Recovering from natural disasters is slow and bureaucratic. New FEMA rules aim to cut the red tape

By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press

Federal Emergency Management Agency head Deanne Criswell says the changes are designed to simplify and speed up the process for disaster survivors to get help. Criswell describes it as the "most comprehensive update" to FEMA's program in 20 years.

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Jan 13

At least 34 killed in Colombia by mudslide on mountain highway

By Associated Press

The death toll of a mudslide in western Colombia rose to 34 on Saturday, authorities said.

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Dec 23

Deadly northwestern China earthquake estimated to have cost millions in economic losses

By Associated Press

The strong earthquake that hit northwest China this week, and killed at least 148 people, has caused economic losses estimated to be worth tens of millions in the agricultural and fisheries industries, state media reported Saturday.

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Oct 15

Another earthquake hits same region of Afghanistan suffering from multiple deadly quakes

By Associated Press

A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Sunday, just over a week after strong quakes and aftershocks killed thousands of people and flattened entire villages in the same province.

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Apr 02

Why the U.S. is leading the world in extreme weather catastrophes

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

Blame geography for the U.S. getting hit by stronger, costlier, more varied and frequent extreme weather than anywhere on the planet, several experts said. Then add climate change, and “buckle up. More extreme events are expected,” said Rick Spinrad, head of…

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Jan 10

Hurricane Ian, drought conditions amplified 2022 U.S. weather extremes

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

America's onslaught of costly weather disasters remains stuck in high gear. Federal climate scientists say that 2022 had 18 climate extremes that caused at least $1 billion in damage.

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Nov 25

Indonesia earthquake toll reaches 310 as more bodies found

By Achmad Ibrahim, Associated Press

The death toll from an earthquake that struck Indonesia's Java island early this week has risen to 310 after rescuers found more bodies under landslides.

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