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Spain ice industry in crisis amid extreme heatwave
By Fermín Cabanillas Coria del Río, Spain, Aug 5 (EFE).- Spain’s ice industry is facing a crisis amid an extreme…
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Natural disasters caused global losses of $72 billion in first half of 2022
Geneva, Aug 2 (EFE).- Natural catastrophes around the world have led to an economic loss of $75 billion (73 billion…
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Rain, snow fall on drought-parched Chile
Farellones, Chile, Jul 23 (EFE).- Chile’s wettest winter in four years has left Andean peaks covered in snow and raised…
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Bangkok wakes to find streets underwater after biggest storm of year
Bangkok, Jul 21 (EFE).- Bangkok residents woke up Thursday to find many of the capital’s streets under water after a…
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UK swelters in 40C+ heat on hottest ever day, ‘major’ fire in London
(Update: adds London fires, Sadiq Khan statements) London, Jul 19 (EFE).- The United Kingdom registered its hottest ever day on…
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UK swelters in 40C+ heat on hottest ever day
London, Jul 19 (EFE).- The United Kingdom registered its hottest ever day on Tuesday, with temperatures exceeding 40C (104F) for…
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Intense, record-breaking heat wave grips western Europe
Madrid Desk, Jul 18 (EFE).- Large swathes of Europe were baking amid record breaking hot weather on Monday. A combination…
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Paris ‘beaches’ offers escape from summer heat
Paris, Jul 17 (EFE).- Parisians have resorted to the ‘beaches’ of the French capital to escape soaring temperatures brought on…
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Pilot dies tackling Portugal blaze, 360 deaths in Spain amid fierce heat wave
(Update 1: Updates Spanish death toll) Madrid, Jul 16 (EFE).- A firefighting pilot was killed in a crash while tackling…
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Pilot dies tackling Portugal blaze, 237 deaths in Spain amid fierce heat wave
Madrid, Jul 16 (EFE).- A firefighting pilot was killed in a crash while tackling a blaze in northern Portugal and…
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