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Breaking News Fri, 30 Jul 2010
Pakistani villagers wade through water after heavy rain fall caused flooding in Nowshera near Peshawar, Pakistan on Thursday, July 29, 2010.
Aid   Emergency   Floods   Pakistan   Photos  
 The New York Times 
400 Killed in Flooding in Pakistan, Officials Say
| PESHAWAR, Pakistan — More than 400 people have died and thousands of others were made homeless as some of the worst floods in Pakistan’s history hit this northwestern region, provincial ... (photo: AP / B.K.Bangash)
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, white shirt, surveys the area as he visits the village of Verkhnyaya Vereya, Russia, on Friday, July 30, 2010.
Photos   Russia   Weather   Wikipedia: Wildfire   Wildfire  
 The Star 
Wildfires sweeping Russia kill at least 25
| MASLOVKA, Russia (Reuters) - Forest fires sweeping across European Russia on Friday killed at least 25 people and forced the evacuation of thousands in the hottest weather since records began 130 ye... (photo: AP / RIA Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, pool)
A local resident runs near a peat fire in a forest near the town of Lubertsi, southeast of Moscow in Shatura, late Thursday, July 29, 2010.  The New York Times 
Heat Wave Batters Russia
| RYBKHOZ, Russia — Ivan Tyurkin trudged along a pier and surveyed the breeding ponds all around him. He did not need a thermometer to know that the water was treacherously tepid. Dead trout, dr... (photo: AP / Sergey Ponomarev)
Health   Photos   Russia   Weather   Wikipedia: Heat wave  
A Pakistani army soldier collects evidence at the site of Wednesday's deadly plane crash, in the mountains surrounding Islamabad, Pakistan on Thursday, July 29, 2010.  Gulf News 
DNA tests on to identify remains of crash victims
| Islamabad: Paramedics were taking blood samples Thursday from close relatives for DNA tests to identify the remains of those who died in the plane crash in Pakistan. | Pakistani private airline... (photo: AP / Anjum Naveed)
Airline   Disaster   Pakistan   Photos   wikipedia : Airblue Flight 202  
Top Stories
Devotees being carried on ponies to the shrine of Hindu God 'Shiva' during the annual Amarnath Yatra (Pilgrimage), some 14 Km from Baltal in Indian-administered Kashmir on June 16, 2009,Some 600,000 pilgrims are expected to visit the holy Amarnath Cave this season where a Shiva Lingam, an ice stalagmite shaped as a fallus and symbolising the Hindu God Shiva, stands for worship. The Lingam which forms naturally every year in the Himalayan region of Kashmir, measures 12 feet in height, the Shrine Board authorities said. Deccan Chronicle
Amarnath yatra suspended for the second day from Jammu
Amarnath yatra suspended for the second day from Jammu | Share ARTICLEURL | Authorities have suspended the Amarnath yatra from here for the second consecutive day on Thur... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Kashmir   Photos   Religion   Weather   Wikipedia: Amarnath Temple  
DNA India
Amarnath yatra suspended for the second day from Jammu
| Jammu: Authorities have suspended the Amarnath yatra from Jammu for the second consecutive day today as a large number of pilgrims were stranded at Baltal and Pahlagam ... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
India   Jammu   Photos   Srinagar   Weather  
In this photo taken on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, sand bags are used to block the flood water outside women's house in Changchun in northeast China's Jilin province. Al Jazeera
China flood death toll nears 1,000
| China's worst flooding in more than a decade has killed nearly 1,000 people across the country and stranded tens of thousands in the northeast without power. ... (photo: AP)
China   Environment   Flood   Photos   Wikipedia: People's Republic of China  
Pakistani rescue workers look for survivors at the site of plane crashed in Islamabad, Pakistan  on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. Khaleej Times
Investigators seek clues to Pakistan air crash
ISLAMABAD ' Pakistan on Thursday observed a day of mourning for the 152 people killed in the country's worst aviation disaster, as rescue workers searched for the aircraf... (photo: AP / Mohammad Sajjad)
Airline   Disasters   Pakistan   Photos   Wikipedia: List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft  
China's claims that its massive Three Gorges Dam can withstand the worst floods only seen every 10,000 years have lost mileage this week as the dam reached record higher water levers, with more torrential rains and typhoons expected in the country's worst flooding in a decade. The Guardian
Worst floods in a decade in China, 30,000 trapped
| CHI-CHI ZHANG | Associated Press Writer= BEIJING (AP) — Floods caused by heavy rains in northeastern China stranded tens of thousands of residents without power Wedne... (photo: AP / Xinhua, Cheng Min, File)
China   Floods   Photos   Weather   Wikipedia: China floods  
Many parts of India receiving excessive rains in July.- Monsoon The Hindu
Excessive rain in Raichur district worries farmers
| Staff Correspondent | Plentiful:The irrigation tank at Buradipad village on the banks of the Krishna in Raichur taluk is overflowing owing to excessive rainfall. | Raic... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
India   Karnataka   Monsoon   Photos   Wikipedia: Raichur district  
Pakistani rescue workers look for survivors amid the wreckage of a plane that crashed in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. A government official says all 152 people on board the plane that crashed in the hills surrounding Pakistan's capital were killed. The Independent
Air traffic blunder may have caused crash that left 152 dead in Pakistan
| Pakistan is marking a national day of mourning after the largest plane crash in the country's history yesterday left no survivors. | Airblue flight 202 was carrying 152... (photo: AP / Irfan Haider)
Aviation   Disaster   Pakistan   Photos   wikipedia : Airblue Flight 202  
A Pakistan army helicopter searches for survivors of a plane crash at the crash site in Islamabad, Pakistan in Islamabad, Pakistan on Wednesday, July 28, 2010. Al Jazeera
No survivors in Pakistan air crash
| All 152 people on board a Pakistani plane have been killed after the aircraft plunged into the Margalla Hills near the capital, Islamabad. | The interior minister&... (photo: AP / B.K.Bangash)
Aviation   Disaster   Pakistan   Photos   wikipedia : Airblue Flight 202  
Devotees on ponies make their way through rugged terrains of  baltal area of the Ganderbal district 110 Kms from Srinagar on Thursday, July 1, 2010, to reach the cave of Hindu god, Shiva,  the summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir. Around 10,000 devotees this morning left for the pilgrimage amid heightened tension in the valley over the death of 11 civilians in the recent days, in alleged police and CRPF firing. Around 2,50,000 devotees are likely to visit the Indian administered Kashmirduring the two-month yatra. Deccan Chronicle
Amarnath yatra suspended due to bad weather
Amarnath yatra suspended due to bad weather | Share ARTICLEURL | Jammu, Jul 28: The Amarnath yatra was today suspended from Jammu due to inclement weather prevailing in t... (photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
India   Kashmir   Photos   Weather   Wikipedia: Amarnath Temple  
INDIA-PADDY-FIELD The Hindu
Poor monsoon hits 'kar' paddy cultivation
| P. Sudhakar | TIRUNELVELI: Vast stretch of cultivable lands, which usually have green cover during the month of July with 'Kar' paddy saplings, remain arid as the south... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
Agriculture   India   Monsoon   Photos  
Climate Change Storms & Hurricanes
- Labor's great climate change choke
- Great Barrier Reef corals unveil sea level and climate chang
- A Lively Debate on Climate Change
- EPA Rejects Petitions to Reverse Climate Change Endangerment
Barack Obama features in banned commercial from dutch online shop Wehkamp
Obama must take a lead on climate change âEuro" and soon
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- Wildfires sweeping Russia kill at least 25
- GOES-13 Watching Two Atlantic Lows for Tropical Development
- Dozens killed in Russian forest fires (Roundup)
- Stand Back There's A Hurricane Coming Through: Google Ad
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, white shirt, surveys the area as he visits the village of Verkhnyaya Vereya, Russia, on Friday, July 30, 2010.
Wildfires sweeping Russia kill at least 25
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Floods Droughts
- Two dredgers in Kosi to ease pressure on embankments
- Floods kill at least 267 as rains trigger landslides
- Indian opposition forces adjournment
- Two die as rain wreaks havoc across state
Pakistani villagers wade through water after heavy rain fall caused flooding in Nowshera near Peshawar, Pakistan on Thursday, July 29, 2010.
400 Killed in Flooding in Pakistan, Officials Say
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- Booze drought on verge of breaking
- After record highs, many NC counties in drought
- Tough road for Ford Kenseth hopes to end victory drought at
- Buying Local causes Droughts | DumbAgent.com
In this photo taken on July 18, 2009, a wind turbines are seen at the Da Bancheng Wind Farm, south of Urumqi, in Xinjiang, China.
U.N. ends Kyoto CO2 offset drought ahead of key meet
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Environment Pollution
- Trial set over ownership of $550m emerald
- Whistleblower site's greatest hits
- FBI on the trail of Afghan leaks
- Quiet country church became a marriage machine
Russian  - Vladimir - Putin
Russia mobilizes army to fight fires that kill 25
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- Letters: July 31, 2010
- Plan to 'sponsor' carbon comment
- EPA strongly reaffirms scientific basis for regulating emiss
- Ex-Homeland Security boss joins gas drilling group
Air pollution in Pune is on the alarming level- India
Pune's task on hand is to clear the air
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Wildlife Natural Disasters
- Wildlife Rescue Escalates In Mich. Oil Spill
- Wildlife rescue escalates at Mich. river oil spill
- Editorial: Wildlife lesson
- Tadcaster East Community Primary School pupils visit wildlif
Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus)at zoo
Cheetah to return to India as part of wildlife sanctuary plan
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- Uniform threat to monsoon
- Signs of oil spill recovery entering new phase
- Signs of oil spill recovery entering new phase
- Signs of oil spill recovery entering new phase
In this photo taken on Wednesday, July 28, 2010, a man carries his belonging on a flooded path in Changchun in northeast China's Jilin province.
Floods dump scores of chemical containers into China river
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