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Worst wildfire season in decades in Canada’s Northwest Territories

The wildfire season continues to get worse in Canada’s Northwest Territories. Already listed as the worst season for fires in memory, it’s now estimated to be costing the territorial government Canadian $1 million (U.S. $931,000) a day to fight the fires.…

At least 20 dead in Philippines after Typhoon Rammasun passes through

At least 20 people have been killed and seven others injured in a typhoon that ripped through the Philippines, government officials said Wednesday.   Typhoon Rammasun, which made landfall early Tuesday, blasted the island nation with 105-mph winds and heavy…

Flooding, damaging winds bring down trees, wires in Massachusetts and Southern New Hampshire USA

A tornado warning was issued for northeast Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire Tuesday afternoon after severe weather moved through the area and brought down trees and wires.   Trained weather spotters reported “pockets of trees and wires down” in Lowell,…

TYPHOON SLAMS INTO PHILIPPINES; TENS OF THOUSANDS EVACUATE

A typhoon slammed into the northeastern Philippines late Tuesday night, flooding low-lying villages, ripping off roofs and knocking down trees and electric posts in a disaster-prone region where tens of thousands of people fled to safety ahead of the deluge.…

Landslide causes carnage; One dead in Switzerland

An 82-year-old woman was found dead in a Swiss stream Sunday, police said, as heavy rain and landslides halted train and road traffic near the capital Bern Police said that the woman died in Thoerishaus, a village southwest of Bern…

Deadly tornado killed four before forecasters could even see it in Madison County, New York, USA

The tornado that killed four people Tuesday happened so fast nobody saw it coming. The tornado popped up just below a 1,400-foot ridge in central Madison County about 7:02 p.m. In four minutes, it was over. It takes the National Weather…

Violent storm hits Bulgaria’s Lovech, leaves 11 villages without electricity

In the latest blow from heavy weather in Bulgaria this summer, a violent storm broke over the town of Lovech on July 10, bringing a barrage of rain and hail and leaving 11 villages without power. Local media reports said…

Severe storm Kills Four in New York State and Child at Maryland Camp, USA

Severe storms brought destruction and tragedy across the Northeast on Tuesday evening, with one child dying at a Maryland summer camp and a tornado killing four people, including a 4-month-old baby, in an upstate New York town. At about 7:15…