Climate ups odds of ‘grey swan’ superstorms

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NOAA’s GOES-13 satellite captured this visible image of the massive Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 28 at 1302 UTC (9:02 a.m. EDT). Photo from NASA GOES Project

PARIS, France (Sep. 1, 2015) — Climate change will boost the odds up to 14-fold for extremely rare, hard-to-predict tropical cyclones for parts of Australia, the United States, and Dubai by 2100, researchers said on Monday, August 31.

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Calls for action on migrant crisis after Austrian tragedy

Forensic experts investigate a truck in which refugees were found dead as it stands on freeway autobahn A4 between Parndorf and Neusiedl, Austria, 27 August 2015. Photo by Roland Schlager/EPA

RöSZKE, Hungary (Aug. 31, 2015) — Calls multiplied Sunday, August 30, for Europe finally to get to grips with its ever-deadlier migrant crisis after Austria’s horrific truck tragedy.

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Tropical storm Erika drenches parched Cuba

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View before the arrival of Tropical Storm Erika in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 28 August 2015. Photo by Orlando Barria/ EPA

HAVANA, Cuba (Aug. 30, 2015) — Tropical storm Erika broke up as it raked across Cuba on Saturday, August 30, drenching the drought-parched island in heavy rain after killing at least 20 people on the Caribbean island of Dominica.

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More children in PH at risk of losing parental care

HOME. SOS Children’s Villages Philippines provides home for the orphaned, abandoned, neglected, and abused children. Photos by Pamela Oñate-Cruz

MANILA, Philippines (Aug. 30, 2015) — The number of children without and at risk of losing parental care are increasing across the Philippines.

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