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As Milton takes aim at Florida, why is Tampa Bay so vulnerable to hurricanes?

As Milton takes aim at Florida, why is Tampa Bay so vulnerable to hurricanes?

The last time the eye of a major storm like Hurricane Milton struck Tampa Bay, in 1921, the city was a sleepy backwater of a few hundred thousands people.
Mozambique headed for crucial elections amid jihadist insurgency and drought-induced hunger

Mozambique headed for crucial elections amid jihadist insurgency and drought-induced hunger

MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Mozambicans will vote this week for a new president who many hope will bring peace to an oil- and gas-rich northern province that has been ravaged by a jihadist insurgency for nearly seven years.
The world's rivers faced the driest year in three decades in 2023, the UN weather agency says

The world's rivers faced the driest year in three decades in 2023, the UN weather agency says

GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. weather agency is reporting that 2023 was the driest year in more than three decades for the world's rivers, as the record-hot year underpinned a drying up of water flows and contributed to prolonged droughts in some places.
International rescue teams arrive in Bosnia after devastating floods and landslides

International rescue teams arrive in Bosnia after devastating floods and landslides

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Rescue teams from Bosnia's neighbors and European Union countries on Sunday were joining efforts to clear the rubble and find people still missing from floods and landslides that devastated parts of the Balkan coun
Central Thailand braces for inundation as rain stops in flooded Chiang Mai

Central Thailand braces for inundation as rain stops in flooded Chiang Mai

CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AP) — Several provinces in central Thailand braced for floods Sunday after the Irrigation Department announced it was releasing water from a major dam after weeks of frequent heavy rain.
Rainstorms and heavy floods hit large parts of Bosnia, killing at least 16 people

Rainstorms and heavy floods hit large parts of Bosnia, killing at least 16 people

KISELJAK, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A severe rainstorm struck Bosnia overnight Friday, killing at least 16 people in floods and landslides in several towns and villages in central and southern parts of the country, with surging waters rushing into pe
Flooding from seasonal rains threatens residents in northern Thailand, including elephants

Flooding from seasonal rains threatens residents in northern Thailand, including elephants

BANGKOK (AP) — Flooding in northern Thailand forced many residents of the city of Chiang Mai and its outskirts to seek safety on higher ground on Friday, with members of the animal world under similar threat.
Drought has dried a major Amazon River tributary to its lowest level in over 122 years

Drought has dried a major Amazon River tributary to its lowest level in over 122 years

MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — One of the Amazon River’s main tributaries has dropped to its lowest level ever recorded, Brazil’s geological service said Friday, reflecting a severe drought that has devastated the Amazon rainforest and other parts of the coun

Dunedin, New Zealand, records its wettest day in a century as flooding cuts the city off by road

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The New Zealand city of Dunedin was cut off by road due to flooding Friday after recording its wettest day in more than a century.
Florida communities hit three times by hurricanes grapple with how and whether to rebuild

Florida communities hit three times by hurricanes grapple with how and whether to rebuild

HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It was just a month ago that Brooke Hiers left the state-issued emergency trailer where her family had lived since Hurricane Idalia slammed into her Gulf Coast fishing village of Horseshoe Beach in August 2023.
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