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Sydney, Nov 12 (IANS) Australian firefighters on Tuesday have said that "catastrophic" conditions like a rise in temperature, dry environment and strong winds have complicated the dowsing of the raging bushfires in New South Wales and…

Canberra, Nov 12 (IANS) A vast area of Australia's east coast -- including Sydney -- is bracing itself for one the nation's worst ever bushfire threats.More than 60 blazes are burning across the state of New South Wales (NSW) ahead of the…

San Juan, Sep 13 (IANS) Emergency services in the Bahamas have said that the number of missing following the "catastrophic" hurricane Dorian now stands at 1,300, down from the 2,500 listed earlier this week.The National Emergency…

London, Sep 10 (IANS) Researchers have found plastics in our waste streams are breaking down into tiny particles, causing potentially catastrophic consequences for human health and our aquatic systems.For the study, published in the…

San Juan, Sep 9 (IANS) The death toll in the Bahamas from hurricane Dorian which made a catastrophic landfall in the archipelago on September 1, has increased to 44, said Health Minister Duane Sands, adding that this figure would increase…

Miami, Sep 3 (IANS) Hurricane Dorian has killed at least five people in the Bahamas after making a "catastrophic" landfall in the island, the Prime Minister of the Atlantic archipelago has said. "There are questions about fatalities... Thus…

Miami, Sep 2 (IANS) The powerful Category-5 Hurricane Dorian pounded Bahamas' Abacos islands and was slowly moving toward Grand Bahama Island without losing any strength before it was expected to close on Florida's coast.The Miami-based…