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India Firefighters Now Battle Polluted Air in New Delhi, Too
A motorcyclist and his passenger ride wearing pollution masks in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018. Authorities have ordered fire services to sprinkle water from high-rise buildings to settle dust particles. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) At a Glance New Delhi's air pollution level on Thursday was 13 times worse than what is considered safe.Firefighters are being told to spray water from high-rises to settle dust.The pollution comes mostly from diesel vehicles, coal-fired power plants and crop burning. The air...
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FEMA Rules Against Renewing National Flooding Insurance Program During Partial Government Shutdown
At a Glance FEMA says it will not sell or renew policies as long as the shutdown continues,Existing policies will remain in effect until their expiration date. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said Thursday it will not extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) during the partial government shutdown, meaning policies will not be sold and renewed throughout the shutdown. An extension for the insurance program was part of a temporary funding bill that stalled in the Senate last week...
Four Dead After Winter Storm Eboni Creates Treacherous Travel Conditions
At a Glance A teenager died in a crash in Kansas Thursday as Winter Storm Eboni's impacts intensified.A second fatality linked to the storm occurred during a crash in Minnesota.A driver was killed on a snow-covered road in North Dakota Thursday. A pedestrian was struck and killed by a pickup truck with a plow blade in Minnesota's Crow Wing County. Roadways were still snowy and slick a day after Winter Storm Eboni closed interstates, highways and spawned treacherous travel conditions...
Mount Etna Triggers Damaging Earthquake; 10 Injured
At a Glance Italy's Mount Etna erupted Monday, spewing ash and lava from a new fracture.On Tuesday, a magnitude 5 earthquake injured 10 people in Sicily.A swarm of 1,000 tremors was recorded following the eruption. Continued eruptions at Italy's Mount Etna triggered a magnitude 5 quake Wednesday morning that injured at least 10 people. Italy's Civil Protection officials said the quake, which struck at 3:19 a.m., was part of a swarm of some 1,000 tremors, most of them barely perceptible,...
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