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More Than 50 Million People Face Hunger Crisis Due to African Drought
At a Glance Drought and other climate-related disasters are hitting 18 African nations especially hard.Crop production has been wiped out in some areas.Some 2.6 million people have been displaced by the climate crisis in Africa. More than 50 million people in 18 African nations face a hunger crisis due to extreme drought and other climate-related disasters, an international aid group says. "We are witnessing millions of already poor people facing extreme food insecurity and exhausting their reserves because of compounding...
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Wedding Ring That Survived Two Fires Is All California Woman Has Left After House Burns in Wildfire
At a Glance Patty Shales' home was destroyed by the Getty Fire near Los Angeles.A firefighter found a tiny box in the street in front of the rubble.The ring had previously survived a house fire. As embers from a rapidly approaching wildfire rained down from above, Patty Shales and her daughter fled their home outside Los Angeles as fast as they could. They saw the house catch fire as they drove away. They had nothing but the clothes on their...
Iron Barge Trapped for 100 Years at Niagara Falls Dislodged by Storm
At a Glance The iron scow grounded in shallow rapids in 1918. It moved closer to the edge of Horseshoe Falls during a storm last week.For now, officials do not think it is in danger of going over the falls. Strong winds and heavy rain have dislodged an iron barge that had been wedged on the rocks at Niagara Falls for more than 100 years. Known as a dumping scow, the barge became stuck at the top of Canada's Horseshoe...
Beach Erosion Has Claimed Iconic Southwest Florida Dome Homes Built to Withstand Hurricanes
At a Glance The structures were part of a six-building complex with solar power and a water-collecting system.They were beachfront property when built in the 1980s.Erosion, hastened by hurricanes and storms, has destroyed the domes. An iconic Southwest Florida landmark built to be self sustainable and stand up to hurricanes is being washed away into the Gulf of Mexico. The "dome homes" on Cape Romano near Marco Island were a complex of circular concrete structures designed by a Tennessee man...
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