Tsunami & tectonics

Rescuers lifted muddy bodies into trucks, and aid convoys choked the road into the remote Chinese town where hundreds died and more than 1,100 were missing Monday from landslides caused by heavy rain that has flooded swaths of Asia and spread misery to millions.

A senior United Nations official has said the scale of Pakistan's floods is worse than the 2004 tsunami in Asia and the Haiti earthquake.

The United Nations said Monday that massive floods in Pakistan had affected 13.8 million people and eclipsed the scale of the devastating 2004 tsunami, as anger mounted among survivors.

Right across the globe the weather is dominating the headlines and I believe that we are now looking at close to 200 million people being directly affected by the flooding in Asia, the flooding in Europe and the wildfires across Europe/Russia....

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A noted historian and a clear-eyed chronicler of his battle withamyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Tony Judt passed away at age 62

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Bad weather grounded helicopters carrying emergency supplies to Pakistan's flood-ravaged northwest Friday amid warnings the worst monsoon rains in decades would bring more destruction to a nation already reeling from Islamist violence. Pakistan - Asia - Monsoon - Helicopter - Government

Bad weather grounded helicopters carrying emergency supplies to Pakistan's flood-ravaged northwest Friday amid warnings the worst monsoon rains in decades would bring more destruction to a nation already reeling from Islamist violence. Pakistan - Flood - Monsoon - Asia - Earth Sciences

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U.S. Army choppers flew their first relief missions in Pakistan's flood-ravaged northwest Thursday, airlifting hundreds of stranded people to safety from a devastated tourist town and distributing emergency aid. Pakistan - Government - Asia - Arts and Entertainment - Business and Economy

The plight of those who have lost their homes in the recent Pakistani floods is a vivid reminder of the danger of inaction, a United Nations official said on Thursday.

The USS Mercy docks in Darwin today with 900 sailors and medical staff on board.

Pedestrians walk along a street destroyed by a massive earthquake that rocked Haiti, in Port-au-Prince, on Jan. 13. Planeloads of rescuers and relief supplies headed to Haiti as governments and aid agencies launched a massive relief operation after a powerful earthquake that may have killed thousands.

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JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A powerful earthquake struck waters off of eastern Indonesia on Tuesday, but there were no immediate reports of damage and officials said there was no threat of a tsunami. Indonesia - Asia - Earthquake - Manado - Government

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