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During the early morning hours of November 9, national weather agency SMHI recorded 21 cm (8.26 inches) of snow with another 15 to 20 cm during the day, SMHI meteorologist Elisabeth Saarnag said.
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Heavy rainfalls have caused the rivers in Albania to swell. Several regions reported floods and landslides while Tirana observed more than 100 mm (3.93 inches) of precipitation in a 24 hour period. Flood waters were up to 50 cm (19.68 inches) deep on some roads, prompting road closures.
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At least one person died and dozens of cars were stranded on roadways that quickly became inundated Wednesday afternoon as flooding swamped Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Floods in Vietnam's central, central highland and southern provinces have left 15 people dead and six missing and displaced thousands, the Department of Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said on Monday.
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The storm spread over Phoenix during the late afternoon hours (local time), surprising the residents and causing traffic disruptions across the affected areas.
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When the Atlantic hurricane season begins to quiet down in late October and November, it’s time to cast an eye toward the Mediterranean Sea for “medicanes”--a nickname for storms that develop tropical characteristics just off the coast of southern Europe.
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Days of heavy rains and flooding have swept tons of silt into the Nile River.The murky brown water has forced the closure of several main water treatment stations.Egypt is almost entirely dependent on the Nile for drinking water....
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Article excerptA tropical storm formed Halloween weekend, not in the typical Atlantic or Pacific, but in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Fall heat breaks records across the southern and central US
A persistent upper-level ridge of high pressure developed in late-October 2016 and brought unseasonal heat to much of the central US.[1] Daily record highs have fal
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[R]ecent reports have presented disturbing findings on the potential demise of entire bird populations. Over 300 species are “on the brink,” according to the Audubon Society, including the D.C. area’s beloved osprey....
