WorldPingThe catastrophic flooding in July 2021 claimed the lives of more than 200 people in Germany and Belgium. The high death toll makes it clear that hazard mapping and risk communication must be improved urgently.
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WorldPingFeeding stations providing food and water for wild birds are contributing to the spread of disease-causing parasites among farmland birds, researchers have said, with birds three times more likely to catch a parasite from these resources.
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WorldPingMore than 10% of Nepal's energy generation capacity was knocked out by last week's floods.
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WorldPingOther archives and libraries around the world may also contain genetic traces of past disease outbreaks.
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WorldPingThe small Iranian town of Kuhestak is reeling after a barrage of strikes hit a house where dozens of women were gathered to celebrate a wedding…
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WorldPingRussian and Ukrainian strikes in July killed more crew than in whole war to that month, preventing grain exports A summer of hostilities in the Black Sea proved deadly for seafarers, as Russia and Ukraine attacked each other’s ships and port infrastr…
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WorldPingTwo workers were pulled alive from a Nepal hydropower tunnel nine days after catastrophic floods, and one rescued man says more people are trapped inside.
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