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Tag: Hurricanes and Tropical Storms
Earthquake and floods have set back Haiti’s faltering effort to curb the pandemic.
Disaster victims are competing with coronavirus patients for the island’s scarce health care resources, and vaccination efforts had barely begun, the W.H.O. warned.
Earthquake-Struck Haiti is Lashed by Heavy Rains After Storm Hits
The new casualty figures from Saturday’s quake, including 10,000 injured, come as victims struggled with a storm deluge that could complicate relief efforts.
Quake-Struck Haiti Is Lashed by Heavy Rains After Storm Hits
The deluge could complicate the relief efforts that followed a 7.2-magnitude temblor that devastated the southwest of the country on Saturday.
Tropical Storm Grace Heads Toward Earthquake-Ravaged Haiti
The tropical depression is expected to batter Haiti late Monday or early Tuesday.
Haiti lies in the possible path of Tropical Storm Grace.
The storm is projected to pass near Haiti sometime on Monday, the National Hurricane Center said, but it is possible the storm will spare the beleaguered country.
New Extreme Weather Record? Not So Fast.
The process of formally vetting an extreme weather record can require months or years of investigation. A few have been rejected.
Ana Becomes First Named Storm of Atlantic Hurricane Season
Ana formed as a subtropical storm and was upgraded to a tropical storm, making it the seventh consecutive year that a named storm has developed in the Atlantic before the official start of the season.
Even Amid a Pandemic, More Than 40 Million People Fled Their Homes
Storms, floods, wildfires and to a lesser degree, conflict, uprooted millions globally in 2020 — the largest human displacement in more than a decade.
How Debt and Climate Change Pose ‘Systemic Risk’ to World Economy
With dozens of countries struggling to manage both staggering debt and mounting climate disasters, some financial leaders are calling for green debt relief.