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Four devastating plant viruses found in England, UK

England’s fledgling wine industry is threatened by a group of devastating plant diseases discovered in the country for the first time.   Experts at the Royal Horticultural Society in recent months have identified four separate viruses which can obliterate grape…

Worst drought in 84 years and water rationing to 200 million in Brazil

Brazil is struggling to supply enough water to its 200 million people, amid the worst drought in 84 years.   São Paulo’s 20 million citizens face having their tap water cut off five days a week, in a bid to…

State Of Emergency After Historic Extreme Flooding Strikes Albania

At least four rivers have overflowed and the largest bridge in the Balkans has been destroyed due to extreme flooding in southern Albania and Greece, flooding that the Albanian prime minister has called some of the worst the country has…

Flooding and landslides kill 53 in the Philippines

The death toll from flooding and landslides in the Philippines wrought by tropical storm Jangmi rose to 53 on Wednesday (Dec 31), officials said, with some regions saying they were caught off guard by the deluge.   In Catbalogan town…

Apocalyptic hailstorm destroys over 50 houses in Lilongwe, Malawi, Africa

From worries that rain may not come this year now to worries brought about by disasters caused by the same much anticipated rain, this is the situation at Group Village Headman Senda and surrounding villages in Traditional Authority Kalumbu, in…

Apocalyptic flooding with the threat of landslides strikes Malaysia and Thailand

Even by Malaysian standards, this flooding is epic.   Neighborhoods turned into islands surrounded by a sea of murky brown water. Streets doubled as rivers. Cars were swept away and toppled over.   The flooding has forced more than 132,000…