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More than 1,300 Hajj pilgrims died this year when humidity and heat pushed past survivable limits. It’s just the start

YoopyaDecember 20, 2024December 20, 2024

by YoopyaDecember 20, 2024December 20, 20240577

Every year, hundreds of thousands of Muslims undertake the Hajj –the sacred pilgrimage to Mecca. In 2024, the pilgrimage took place in mid-June, the start...

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From a US$300 billion climate finance deal to global carbon trading, here’s what was – and wasn’t – achieved at the COP29 climate talks

YoopyaNovember 24, 2024November 24, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 24, 2024November 24, 20240438

The petroleum-laden dust has settled on this year’s United Nations climate summit, COP29, held over the past fortnight in Baku, Azerbaijan. Climate scientists, leaders, lobbyists...

Technology

How to prepare a construction site in an urban area

YoopyaNovember 7, 2024November 7, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 7, 2024November 7, 20240270

Establish a construction site within an urban area that prioritizes safety for others and the environment. Consider the neighboring communities in your plans. Construction sites...

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Valencia floods: Our warming climate is making once-rare weather more common, and more destructive

YoopyaNovember 5, 2024November 5, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 5, 2024November 5, 20240400

In the last few days, a seasonal weather system known in Spain as the “cold drop” or DANA (an acronym of depresión aislada en niveles altos:...

Environment

Oklahoma storms injure at least 11 and leave thousands without power

YoopyaNovember 4, 2024November 4, 2024

by YoopyaNovember 4, 2024November 4, 20240433

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Severe storms and tornadoes battered Oklahoma early Sunday, tossing cars and ripping roofs off buildings in the middle of the night...

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Hurricane Kristy strengthens into a Category 4 storm in the Pacific Ocean

YoopyaOctober 24, 2024October 24, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 24, 2024October 24, 20240364

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Kristy strengthened into a Category 4 storm in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday and was expected to remain away from...

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Hurricane Kristy strengthens into a Category 2 storm in the Pacific Ocean

YoopyaOctober 23, 2024October 23, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 23, 2024October 23, 20240438

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Kristy strengthened into a Category 2 storm in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday and was expected to remain away from...

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Florida counts cost of Hurricane Milton amid political storm

YoopyaOctober 11, 2024October 11, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 11, 2024October 11, 20240558

FORT PIERCE/ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Florida on Friday was clearing downed trees and power lines and mopping up flooded neighborhoods after Hurricane...

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Time to evacuate is running out as Hurricane Milton closes in on Florida

YoopyaOctober 9, 2024October 9, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 9, 2024October 9, 20240654

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Milton churned Wednesday toward a potentially catastrophic collision along the west coast of Florida, where some residents insisted they would...

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Milton increases to a Category 2 hurricane as Florida prepares for massive evacuations

YoopyaOctober 7, 2024October 7, 2024

by YoopyaOctober 7, 2024October 7, 20240504

FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (AP) — Milton increased to a Category 2 hurricane early Monday as Florida gears up for what could be its biggest evacuation...