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IRIN: Better understanding of disaster impact on lives needed

… "no longer optional", she noted. Earthquakes, floods, a heat-wave and cold-wave were among the 373 natural disasters … in Haiti killed over 222,500 people in January, and a heat wave in the Russian summer caused around 56,000 …
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With extreme weather events and other disasters on the rise, how well are Americans prepared?

… Powerful storms ,  wildfires ,  heat waves  and other extreme climate-related events are … two-thirds live in places that experienced a multiday heat wave. In an  April Pew Research Center survey , half of …
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Canadians at risk: our exposure to natural hazards

… cold snaps, drought, fire, flood, fog, hail storms, heat waves, hurricane, storm surge, thunderstorms, tornadoes, … cold snaps, drought, fire, flood, fog, hail storms, heat waves, hurricane, storm surge, thunderstorms, tornadoes, …

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