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The deadly Ebola outbreak in the Congo is now declared an international health emergency, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced today after a case was confirmed in a city of 2 million people. This is only the fifth time in history a global health emergency has been declared. Previous emergencies were declared for the devastating 2014-16 Ebola outbreak in West … Read More

The Ebola virus has spread to a city of two million people in the Congo, near the border with Rwanda, that is called a gateway to the region and the world. The chief of the World Health Organization said this is a potential game changer. The first case of Ebola was discovered in Goma, a city in the eastern Democratic … Read More

Summer is in its early stages and already the effects of this year’s record-breaking heat are being felt around the world. The European Union’s satellite agency announced that last month was the hottest June ever in recorded history as the world feels the effects of globally rising temperatures due to changes in Earth’s environment. Data showed that average global temperatures … Read More

Bird rescuers found a chilling scene in Australia where they said birds were actually “falling from the sky” and subsequently were discovered in trees and on the ground, bleeding from their beaks and eyes. Sarah King, a founder of a bird rescue group that sent a staffer to the incident, said “the scene looked like a horror movie.” It could … Read More

A state of emergency was declared in an area of Greece after a strange violent 20 minute storm that came out of nowhere tore through seaside resorts killing 7 and injuring 100 leaving dozens in the hospital. Powerful gales suddenly hammered the Halkidiki peninsula near Thessaloniki, Greece, snapping trees and power pylons, tossing vehicles, and leaving swathes of debris across … Read More

Mississippi authorities closed their beaches and told people to stay out of the water because of a toxic algae in the water causing rashes, stomach cramps, vomiting, and diarrhea. Mississippi closed all mainland beaches on the state’s coastline during the Fourth of July weekend due to toxic bacteria sweeping the state’s Gulf Coast. The toxic algae in the coastal water … Read More

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has struck Southern California this Friday night, the third major temblor in less than two days and one that rocked buildings across Southern California, adding more jitters to an already nervous region. This latest quake was also centered near Ridgecrest, the location of the July 4th 6.4 magnitude temblor that was the largest in nearly 20 … Read More

Not only are U.S. farmers facing devastation, but U.S. fisheries say they are also facing disaster from the historic extreme weather of 2019 as the flood waters reach down to them as well. The governor of Louisiana says floodwaters from the Midwest are also severely hurting people who make their living from coastal seafood. So he is asking the federal … Read More

People are suffering from record breaking heat, and fires are burning out of control, and air pollution has become so bad from increasing smoke that people cover their faces when outside. Where is it? You may would think India? … or perhaps China? But no, it’s Alaska! The farthest northern state of the U.S. and in the Arctic Circle, is … Read More

Reports say that five feet of hail has hit in the streets of Guadalajara from an intense storm that damaged homes and washed away cars in an unprecedented event that officials there say they have never seen. The hail storm struck Sunday in Guadalajara, one of Mexico’s most populous cities, shocking residents and trapping vehicles in a deluge of ice … Read More