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Folks in the U.S. are sweltering under an unusually intense June heat wave, with temperatures soaring to record highs from Oregon to Texas. Heat warnings and/or advisories were in effect this week for a number of major metro areas in the West, including Las Vegas, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento and San Francisco. In Palm Springs, California, where highs were expected to … Read More

In the Persian Gulf another two oil tankers were hit, seemingly this time by torpedoes, setting the ships ablaze with the crews abandoning ship as the U.S. Navy rendered assistance. The UN warned of the danger of “a major confrontation” in the Persian Gulf after the two oil tankers were seriously damaged near the site where Iran allegedly sabotaged four … Read More

The threat of dangerous diseases as Ebola is now higher for the U.S. as African migrants cross the Texas border according to a report by Conservative Review. According to their report, over 500 African migrants were apprehended in Texas in just one week – from May 30 through June 5. They say this is according to preliminary weekly data used … Read More

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the world is entering “a new phase” where big outbreaks of deadly diseases like Ebola are a “new normal.” Previous Ebola outbreaks affected relatively small numbers of people. But the Democratic Republic of Congo is dealing with the second largest outbreak ever, just three years after the world’s largest one ended. The … Read More

Vast regions of India have been sweltering in searing temperatures that have risen to over 50 degrees Celsius (122 Fahrenheit) in areas of the nation, and the heatwave is taking its toll on both man and beast. The heatwave has exposed falling water levels in reservoirs and there have been water shortages with rationing which has brought about violence over water … Read More

There have been more than 700 earthquakes with a swarm of earthquakes recorded in the Fontana area at Los Angeles since May 25, ranging from magnitude 0.7 to magnitude 3.2. Three of the quakes have been of magnitude 3 or greater. The swarm of earthquakes has shown remarkable staying power in the area around the Southern California city. The likelihood of … Read More

After a spring of Biblical-like weather, the breadbasket of America is breaking. Corn Belt farmers are used to being at the mercy of the weather, but they are not used to the weather being like this. Through the spring, wave after wave of rain hit the nation right in the breadbasket, with April capping the wettest 12 months on record for … Read More

Israel carried out air strikes in Syria on Sunday in response to rocket fire from Syria at the Golan Heights, its military said, with a war monitor reporting 10 killed by Israel including Syrian soldiers and foreign fighters. Israel’s army said two rockets were fired from Syria at Mount Hermon in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights late Saturday and one had … Read More

Temperatures passed 122 degrees Fahrenheit in northern India as an unrelenting heatwave triggered warnings of water shortages and heatstroke. The thermometer hit 50.6 degrees Celsius (123 Fahrenheit) in the Rajasthan desert city of Churu on Saturday, the weather department said. All of Rajasthan suffered in severe heat with several cities hitting temperatures above 47 Celsius. In May 2016, Phalodi in … Read More

It’s reported Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman offered Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas $10 billion if he would accept US President Trump’s plan for peace in the Middle East, also known as the “deal of the century.” Salman briefed Abbas about the details of the deal of the century and asked him to accept it. Then  the Saudi crown … Read More