A key question in the wake of the disaster

A key question in the wake of the disaster

Water covers a main street after the rainstorm in Volos, central Greece, Wednesday. ‘In the case of Volos and Thessaly in general, mayors, governors, ministers and generals acted individually without coordination,’ this author notes. [AP] My family moved to the city of Volos in 1965 and, with a few breaks in between, most of them live … Read more

Joe Biden’s Visit to Live Oak, Florida: Assessing the Damage Caused by Hurricane Idalia and Political Tensions with Ron DeSantis

Joe Biden’s Visit to Live Oak, Florida: Assessing the Damage Caused by Hurricane Idalia and Political Tensions with Ron DeSantis

With our correspondent in Houston, Thomas Harms In the small town of Live Oak in Florida, a few kilometers from the border with Georgia, Idalia caused serious damage. Joe Biden was able to see this during his visit: “ Can you imagine that tree running through your house and bedroom? If he had fallen a … Read more

Rising Interest in Traveling to Cold Countries in August: Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Latvia, and the Netherlands

Rising Interest in Traveling to Cold Countries in August: Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Latvia, and the Netherlands

Travel agencies have observed a huge increase in interest in traveling to colder countries in August, including Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Latvia and the Netherlands, the “Dailymail” portal reports. According to the popular leisure travel booking site Expedia.com, hotel demand in Copenhagen has increased by 34% compared to last August. A 45% increase was also … Read more

Severe Flooding in South Korea: More Than 10 People Missing, Landslides, Flooded Highways, and Evacuations

Severe Flooding in South Korea: More Than 10 People Missing, Landslides, Flooded Highways, and Evacuations

More than 10 people are considered missing. The highest number of victims is in the mountainous province of Gyeongsanbukto in the east of the country, where many landslides have occurred, destroying buildings. In Chungcheongbukto province, a 685-meter-long highway flooded with 15 vehicles, including a bus, in the middle of the country. Nine people were rescued … Read more

Natural Disaster Claims 22 Lives, Leaves 10 Missing: Impacts, Causes, and Future Predictions

Natural Disaster Claims 22 Lives, Leaves 10 Missing: Impacts, Causes, and Future Predictions

In the natural disaster, 22 people died, nine were injured, and ten people were missing. Sixteen fatal cases were registered in the northern part of the country, which was heavily affected by landslides. Two more people lost their lives in the city of Nonsan, where a building collapsed due to landslides. Due to the floods, … Read more

Governor Hochul Declares State of Emergency in Orange and Ontario County as Heavy Rainfall Sparks Flash Floods

Governor Hochul Declares State of Emergency in Orange and Ontario County as Heavy Rainfall Sparks Flash Floods

Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency in Orange County, northwest of New York City, and Ontario County, in the center of the state, where 200 mm of rain have been noted. “Life-threatening conditions due to flash floods“said the governor.”We are approaching a critical point in this weather event“, she added. 2023-07-10 11:16:13 #VIDEO … Read more

Mesmerizing Eruption: Piton de la Fournaise Awakens with Bubbling Lava and Deafening Noise

Mesmerizing Eruption: Piton de la Fournaise Awakens with Bubbling Lava and Deafening Noise

Bubbling fountains of lava, straight out of the bowels of the earth, and a deafening noise. This is what we discover in the TF1 report above; the Piton de la Fournaise is erupting for the first time this year, and many are trying to enjoy the spectacle below from the Route des Laves. All night … Read more

Volunteers Take Action to Protect Vegetation Amidst Dangerous Fire Conditions

Volunteers Take Action to Protect Vegetation Amidst Dangerous Fire Conditions

Watering to soak the vegetation and checking the equipment are part of the missions of the volunteers filmed by the 20H of TF1 in the report visible at the top of this article. The Bouches-du-Rhône are currently experiencing gusts at 70 km / h and temperatures at 30 ° C, ideal conditions for the start … Read more

Destruction of Kahovka Hydroelectric Power Station: Dried Up Reservoir and Environmental Consequences Revealed

Destruction of Kahovka Hydroelectric Power Station: Dried Up Reservoir and Environmental Consequences Revealed

Destruction of Kahovka Hydroelectric Power Station Causes Reservoir to Dry Up In a shocking turn of events, the Kahovka hydroelectric power station has been destroyed, leading to the complete drying up of the reservoir. Journalist Sergej Nikitenko from Kherson captured the dire situation in a series of videos and photos that have since been published. … Read more

Fitch Solutions predicts the largest global rice shortfall in two decades in 2023, causing decade-high prices, due to weather challenges and the Ukraine conflict.

Fitch Solutions predicts the largest global rice shortfall in two decades in 2023, causing decade-high prices, due to weather challenges and the Ukraine conflict.

Rice production is set to experience its largest shortfall in two decades, leading to decade-high rice prices, according to Fitch Solutions. There are several contributing factors including the ongoing war in Ukraine, weather problems in rice-producing economies such as China and Pakistan, and rice being substituted for other grains due to their surging prices. The … Read more