Severe floods in Brazil kill at least 44 people and force thousands
to abandon their homes.
Officials said 250,000 homes had lost power and at least three towns had to
ration water to cope with ...   more »

The first winter storm of the year causes traffic problems, power
outages and flight delays in many parts of Sweden.

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The storm headed out to the Baltic Sea and about 2,300 households in ...   more »

Swarms of butterflies flock open spaces in India's southern Coimbatore
turning the sky into a mélange of colours as the delicate winged creatures
embark on their annual migration from the higher reaches of India's southern
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Snowfall in parts of Germany interrupts the journeys of some motorists
while others manage to clear their path and continue.

BROCKEN MOUNTAIN, GERMANY (NOVEMBER 21, 2008) REUTERS -
Winter arrived in parts of Germany early ...   more »

Close monitoring of glaciers vital as climate change and global
warming kicks in.

Glaciers are melting at record rates because of global warming and
climate change. A new report calls for better monitoring, especially in
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New research findings indicate that climate-related sea level rise is
likely to put 80 percent of Nigeria's coastline at risk of being swept away by
the Atlantic Ocean.

LAGOS, NIGERIA (NOVEMBER 17, 2008) REUTERS -
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Weather officials in India's southern Andhra Pradesh sound a warning as a
cyclone Khai Muk over Bay of Bengal threatens to hit the coast.

VISAKHAPATNAM (NOVEMBER 15, 2008) ANI-
Weather officials in India's southern Andhra ...   more »

Indonesia launches a tsunami early warning system created with Germany's
assistance across the archipelago of 17,000 islands that lies across a ring of
volcanoes and fault lines.

(ASIA) JAKARTA, INDONESIA (NOVEMBER 11, 2008) REUTERS -

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