#Thousands of flamingos die in drought in central Turkey

#Thousands of flamingos die in drought in central Turkey

“#Thousands of flamingos die in drought in central Turkey” ISTANBUL, July 15 – Thousands of baby flamingos have died at Turkey’s Lake Tuz in the past two weeks from a drought that environmentalists said was the result of climate change and agricultural irrigation methods. Drone footage of the large saline lake in Turkey’s central province…

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#Flood watch issued as stormy weather expected to slam NYC

#Flood watch issued as stormy weather expected to slam NYC

“#Flood watch issued as stormy weather expected to slam NYC” Stormy weather is expected to slam the Big Apple on Monday — four days after the city was saturated with torrential downpours that flooded several highways and subway stations. In anticipation of the heavy rains, the National Weather Service on Sunday issued a Flash Flood…

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#Oregon adopts most protective heat rules for workers in US

#Oregon adopts most protective heat rules for workers in US

“#Oregon adopts most protective heat rules for workers in US” SALEM, Ore. — Oregon adopted an emergency rule Thursday that strengthens requirements for employers to safeguard workers from extreme heat, including expanding access to shade and cool water in what advocates called the nation’s most protective heat rules following deadly record-high temperatures in the Pacific…

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#Tropical Storm Elsa leaves one dead and several injured

#Tropical Storm Elsa leaves one dead and several injured

“#Tropical Storm Elsa leaves one dead and several injured” SAVANNAH, Ga.— A weakened but resilient Tropical Storm Elsa killed at least one person in Florida on Wednesday and injured several others when a possible tornado struck a campground at a Navy base in southeast Georgia. The National Hurricane Center said Elsa still packed 45 mph…

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#Florida condo rescuers battle wind from Tropical Storm Elsa

#Florida condo rescuers battle wind from Tropical Storm Elsa

“#Florida condo rescuers battle wind from Tropical Storm Elsa” Moving video shows dozens of rescuers battling through powerful high winds from the fast-approaching Tropical Storm Elsa to continue searching through remains of the collapsed Florida condo building. Footage posted by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue shows heroic workers wearing hard hats scattered throughout the Champlain Towers South…

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#Amid drought, Colorado rafters flock to oases

#Amid drought, Colorado rafters flock to oases

“#Amid drought, Colorado rafters flock to oases” FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Across Colorado, parched rivers are at some of their lowest levels on record. But on one still spared by the drought, boisterous children and guides bob along as water splashes into their blue inflatable rafts. The summer activity on the Cache La Poudre River…

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