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Deadly Dubai floods made worse by climate change
But it rains so rarely in the region that scientists do not have enough data to be fully sure.BBC News - Top stories - Climate -
Flash Floods Kill at Least 45 in Kenya
Heavy rains have been pounding parts of East Africa for weeks, and the flooding has killed hundreds of people in recent days.The New York Times - World -
Flooding Inundates Kenya, Killing at Least 32 and Displacing Thousands
Heavy rains also pounded other nations in East Africa, including Tanzania, where at least 155 people were killed, according to the country’s prime minister.The New York Times - World -
Flooding Inundates Kenya, Killing at Least 32 and Displacing Thousands
The devastating rains also killed farm animals and destroyed thousands of acres of crops, while major highways were closed and rail services suspended.The New York Times - Top stories -
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Global heating and urbanisation to blame for severity of UAE floods, study finds
World Weather Attribution group says intensified El Niño effects caused torrential rain, but rules out cloud seeding as cause. Fossil fuels and concrete combined to worsen the “death trap” conditions during recent record flooding in the United ...The Guardian - World -
WWA Study Points to Role of Hot Oceans in Recent Dubai Floods
An international team of researchers found that heavy rains were intensifying in the region, though they couldn’t say for sure how much climate change was responsible.The New York Times - Science -
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Deadly Rains and Floods Sweep Cities Across East Africa
Downpours have killed at least 200 people and submerged homes and farms in Tanzania, Kenya and Burundi.The New York Times - World -
Weather tracker: heavy rainfall causes flooding and death in east Africa
Rain in Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi kills at least 90 people and damages farmland and infrastructure . Eastern Africa has experienced heavy rain in recent weeks, with flooding in Kenya, Tanzania and Burundi. About 100,000 people have been ...The Guardian - World -
Flooding in Tanzania and Kenya kills hundreds as heavy rains continue
In Tanzania, heavy rains have affected more than 200,000 people and ruined major infrastructure, officials said.CBS News - Top stories -
Flooding in Tanzania and Kenya kills hundreds as heavy rains continue
In Tanzania, heavy rains have affected more than 200,000 people and ruined major infrastructure, officials said.CBS News - World -
Kenya flood death toll rises as more torrential rain forecast
Total deaths reach 76 and more than 130,000 displaced as weeks of flooding also affects east African neighbours. Seventy-six people in Kenya have died because of flooding triggered by torrential downpours since March, the government has said, ...The Guardian - World -
What’s a ‘storm’? Butlin’s sues Aviva over definition after flood damage
Holiday group to go head to head with insurers in High Court after rains shut down Somerset resortFinancial Times - Business -
Oklahoma and Iowa Tornadoes Kill at Least 5, Officials Say
An infant was among those killed, officials said. Parts of five states — Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Missouri and Texas — were under a tornado watch on Sunday.The New York Times - Top stories -
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Kenya postpones reopening of schools as flood-related deaths near 100
Kenya has postponed the reopening of its schools by one week due to ongoing flooding caused by heavy rains, as flood-related deaths since mid-March in the East African country neared 100ABC News - World -
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Deadly storms, tornadoes and flash floods hammer Plains states and Texas
Extreme weather that battered parts of the Midwest and caused death and destruction over the weekend turned to Texas overnight and will move into the lower Mississippi Valley on Monday, bringing the risk of storms and flash flooding.NBC News - Top stories -
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Campus protests threaten commencement ceremonies
Students at Columbia University and other schools are worried ongoing protests against the Israel-Hamas war could impact commencement ceremonies.NBC News - Politics -
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Flooding in Tanzania has killed 155 people as heavy rains continue in Eastern Africa
Tanzania's prime minister says flooding caused by weeks of heavy rain has killed 155 people and affected more than 200,000 othersABC News - World -
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At least 70 people killed by flooding in Kenya as more rain is expected through the weekend
Flooding and heavy rains in Kenya have killed at least 70 people since mid-March, a government spokesperson, twice as many as were reported earlier this weekABC News - World -
Dubai property boss says floods were overexaggerated: 'Things like that happen in Miami regularly'
Hussain Sajwani, the chairman of Damac Properties, one of the United Arab Emirate's largest private real estate developers, sought to downplay the severity of flooding.CNBC - Business -
BHP plans £31bn bid for Anglo American but attracts ire from South Africa and shareholders
Legal & General and Abrdn criticise offer as undervaluing UK-listed minerFinancial Times - Business -
BHP plans £31bn bid for Anglo American but attracts ire from South Africa and shareholders
Legal & General and Abrdn criticise offer as undervaluing UK-listed minerFinancial Times - Business -
BHP plans £31bn bid for Anglo American but attracts ire from South Africa and shareholders
Legal & General and Abrdn criticise offer as undervaluing UK-listed minerFinancial Times - Business -
BHP plans £31bn bid for Anglo American but attracts ire from South Africa and shareholders
Legal & General and Abrdn criticise offer as undervaluing UK-listed minerFinancial Times - Business -
BHP plans £31bn bid for Anglo American but attracts ire from South Africa and shareholders
Legal & General and Abrdn criticise offer as undervaluing UK-listed minerFinancial Times - Business -
BHP plans £31bn bid for Anglo American but attracts ire from South Africa and shareholders
Legal & General and Abrdn criticise offer as undervaluing UK-listed minerFinancial Times - Business -
Murder accused threatened ex with bath of bleach
Jonathan Creswell, who was on trial for the murder of Katie Simpson, was found dead earlier this week.BBC News - Top stories -
LSE Group investors back doubling chief’s pay to US levels
David Schwimmer could earn up to £13.1mn this year and become one of the best-paid FTSE 100 executivesFinancial Times - Business -
PwC picks consultant Marco Amitrano as next UK senior partner
Big Four firm names new head after three-way race that included female candidates for first timeFinancial Times - Business - United Kingdom