Country records highest visitor arrival in history

Mon, 27 Jan 2020 06:31:00 +0100jamaica-gleaner (en)

NASSAU (CMC): The Bahamas welcomed more than seven million visitors last year despite the setback caused by the passage of Hurricane Dorian when it swept through the archipelago, killing at least 70 people and causing damage in excess of US$3.4 billion.

Cyclone : au rythme de l’imprévisible Diane…

Mon, 27 Jan 2020 04:54:00 +01005plus (fr)

Elle a été difficile à cerner. Car, jusqu’au bout, elle a tenu le pays en haleine. Elle, c’est la tempête tropicale modérée Diane qui, pendant presque neuf heures, a fait planer son ombre sur notre île. Nous étions en classe 3 jusqu’à hier matin, samedi 25 janvier.

Flash floods kill 30 across southern Brazil; Torrential rain kills dozens in Madagascar

Sun, 26 Jan 2020 04:23:00 +0100terradaily (en)

At least 30 people have been killed in two days of intense storms in southeastern Brazil, the Minas Gerais state Civil Defense office said Saturday. Seventeen people are also missing, seven injured, and some 3,500 have been forced out of their homes following a series of landslides and building collapses, Civil Defense officials said.

Heavy rain kills dozens in Madagascar

Sat, 25 Jan 2020 02:27:00 +0100thenews-pk (en)

ANTANANARIVO: At least 21 people have died in Madagascar following almost a week of torrential rain in the north-west of the island, the government said on Friday. The tropical Indian Ocean nation is in the midst of an intense six-month rainy season that often leads to casualties and widespread damage.

Torrential rain kills dozens in Madagascar

Fri, 24 Jan 2020 22:13:00 +0100modernghana (en)

At least 26 people have died in Madagascar after almost a week of heavy rain in the north-west of the island, the government said on Friday. The tropical Indian Ocean nation is in the midst of an intense six-month rainy season that often results in casualties and widespread damage.

Heavy rain kills dozens in Madagascar

Fri, 24 Jan 2020 20:08:00 +0100gulf-times (en)

At least 21 people have died in Madagascar following almost a week of torrential rain in the north-west of the island, the government said on Friday. The tropical Indian Ocean nation is in the midst of an intense six-month rainy season that often leads to casualties and widespread damage.

Heavy rain kills dozens in Madagascar

Fri, 24 Jan 2020 19:47:00 +0100thepeninsulaqatar (en)

Antananarivo: At least 21 people have died in Madagascar following almost a week of torrential rain in the north-west of the island, the government said on Friday. The tropical Indian Ocean nation is in the midst of an intense six-month rainy season that often leads to casualties and widespread damage.

Heavy rain kills dozens in Madagascar

Fri, 24 Jan 2020 17:30:00 +0100themalaymailonline (en)

ANTANANARIVO (Madagascar), Jan 24 — At least 21 people have died in Madagascar following almost a week of torrential rain in the north-west of the island, the government said today. The tropical Indian Ocean nation is in the midst of an intense six-month rainy season that often leads to casualties and widespread damage.

Heavy rain kills dozens in Madagascar

Fri, 24 Jan 2020 16:28:00 +0100malaymail (en)

ANTANANARIVO (Madagascar), Jan 24 — At least 21 people have died in Madagascar following almost a week of torrential rain in the north-west of the island, the government said today. The tropical Indian Ocean nation is in the midst of an intense six-month rainy season that often leads to casualties and widespread damage.

Heavy rain kills dozens in Madagascar

Fri, 24 Jan 2020 16:20:00 +0100modernghana (en)

At least 21 people have died in Madagascar following almost a week of torrential rain in the north-west of the island, the government said on Friday. The tropical Indian Ocean nation is in the midst of an intense six-month rainy season that often leads to casualties and widespread damage.

Heavy rain kills dozens in Madagascar

Fri, 24 Jan 2020 15:31:00 +0100pulse (en)

The tropical Indian Ocean nation is in the midst of an intense six-month rainy season that often leads to casualties and widespread damage. Flooding in the districts of Mitsinjo and Maevatanana has claimed at least 21 lives since Sunday, and 20 more people are still missing and thousands displaced,....

Last decade was the most expensive for natural disasters, over $1 trillion increase, report says

Wed, 22 Jan 2020 20:10:00 +0100foxnews (en)

Severe such as devastating and powerful hurricanes contributed to why the last decade was the worst on record for economic losses due to natural disasters around the globe, according to a report released Wednesday. Aon said in its "Weather, Climate & Catastrophe Insight: 2019 Annual Report" that....

House panel okays budget component of DDR Bill

Wed, 22 Jan 2020 15:47:00 +0100manilastandard-ph (en)

The panel chair, Davao City Rep. Isidro Ungab, said the Taal Volcano’s eruption “requires us to act on this measure now.” But the committee has yet to identify the exact amount of the budget to be allotted for the measure once it gets enacted. Earlier, the House Committees on Government Reorganization and on Disaster Management, chaired by Reps.

Salvador, 17 ans, de Porto Rico ravagée par un ouragan, aux sommets de Davos

Wed, 22 Jan 2020 06:49:00 +0100lefigaro (fr)

Quand il a reçu le message sur le réseau social LinkedIn qu’il ne consultait presque jamais, Salvador n’en a pas cru ses yeux. Le Forum économique mondial (WEF, en anglais) l’invitait à sa réunion annuelle de Davos, aux côtés de neuf jeunes militants dont la désormais célèbre Greta Thunberg . Salvador vit sur l’île de Porto Rico dans les Caraïbes.

Meteorologist to present at BJC Social Studies coursework workshop

Tue, 21 Jan 2020 15:17:00 +0100thenassauguardian (en)

One of the first things meteorologist and author Wayne Neely does when he’s completed a book on hurricanes is ensure that his books can be found in school libraries around the country as a resource tool for students, as well as the general public who consider themselves students of history.

Aux côtés de Greta Thunberg, neuf jeunes militants sur le devant de la scène à Davos

Tue, 21 Jan 2020 14:02:00 +0100metrofrance (fr)

Autumn Peltier, Ayakha Melithafa, Naomi Wadler… Autant de noms encore inconnus sur la scène internationale mais pourtant engagés au quotidien pour la protection de l’environnement ou les droits de minorités, au même titre que celle qui est devenue égérie de la cause climatique, Greta Thunberg.

Aux côtés de Greta Thunberg, neuf jeunes militants sur le devant de la scène à Davos

Tue, 21 Jan 2020 13:41:00 +0100TF1 (fr)

Autumn Peltier, Ayakha Melithafa, Naomi Wadler… Autant de noms encore inconnus sur la scène internationale mais pourtant engagés au quotidien pour la protection de l’environnement ou les droits de minorités, au même titre que celle qui est devenue égérie de la cause climatique, Greta Thunberg.