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Brazil Sees Aid Measures From Floods Hitting Its Budget By At Least $2.6 Billion
Brazil estimates aid measures taken by authorities after deadly floods in its southernmost state will cost at least 13.4 billion reais ($2.6 billion) from its budget, according to finance ministry data compiled by Reuters...
May 18, 2024
Four Deaths Confirmed From Severe Storm That Ravaged Houston
A severe storm packing hurricane-force winds pummeled Houston on Thursday, killing at least four people, blowing windows out of high-rise buildings and leaving some 800,000 homes without power as much of the city was plunged into darkness, the mayor said...
May 18, 2024
Cargo Movement Slows At Brazil Southern Port Amid Flooding, Officials Say
The Rio Grande port authority said the impact of excess rains and heavy flooding on cargo shipments will only be possible to assess at the end of the month, according to a statement on Friday in response to questions from Reuters...
May 18, 2024
Uprooted By Brazil Floods, Foreign Refugees 'Start All Over Again'
Tens of thousands of Haitians and Venezuelans who found refuge in southern Brazil after escaping hunger, violence and natural disasters are being forced once more to rebuild lives now wrecked by record flooding in Rio Grande do Sul state...
May 18, 2024
Space Data Fuels India's Farming Innovation Drive
Lokeswara Reddy, an Indian farmer with two decades of experience, has seen his crops flourish after lean years, thanks to earth-observation satellites...
May 18, 2024
Rain Is Set To Help Crews Battling Blaze Near Canadian Oil City
Cloud cover and rain showers over the next few days are set to help crews battling a large wildfire near the Canadian oil sands city of Fort McMurray, Alberta, local authorities said on Friday...
May 18, 2024
Cost To Rebuild Brazil State After Floods To Be Higher Than Initially Thought, Governor Says
The governor of Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul said on Friday that the costs of rebuilding the state after devastating floods in recent weeks will be "much higher" than the 19 billion reais ($3.72 billion) initially estimated...
May 18, 2024
IMF Reaches Staff-level Agreement With Tanzania On $790 Million Climate Financing
The International Monetary Fund said on Friday that it had reached a staff-level agreement with Tanzania on reforms to bolster resilience against climate change backed by about $790 million in financing...
May 18, 2024
Thailand Frees Endangered Turtles With Trackers To Boost Conservation Hopes
Off the shore of Thailand's resort island of Phuket, marine conservationists have released 11 baby leatherback sea turtles into the Indian Ocean, hoping they can thrive in the wild and return in two decades to reproduce...
May 17, 2024
How Europe Reduced Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions Last Year
The European Union's greenhouse gas emissions fell by 5% last year, official data published this week showed, continuing a trend of declining emissions in Europe. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT Europe is the world's fastest-warming continent, where climate change is already worsening droughts, wildfires and fatal heatwaves...
May 17, 2024
