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 Cyclone Kills 90 in 
 Bangladesh, India 

Hundreds of thousands flee as Aila lashes Bengal region

May 26, 09 4:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least 90 people were killed when a cyclone ripped into Bangladesh and eastern India yesterday, Reuters reports. Tens of thousands of others lost their homes and crops as Cyclone Aila caused tidal waves and flooding. Troops in both countries are scrambling to rescue marooned people and deliver emergency supplies.... More »

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India • cyclone • Bangladesh • West Bengal • Cyclone Aila

 Battered Australia a Preview 
 of Climate Devastation 

Country grapples with drought, wildfires, and heat

Apr 9, 09 9:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pummeled by drought, wildfires, and heat, Australia may be offering the world a preview of what’s to come as the planet warms, experts say. “Australia is the harbinger of change,” says a paleontologist. Many say climate change has already taken a human toll in the 173 killed... More »

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climate change • environment • Australia • drought • global warming • cyclone • heat wave • flooding • extinction • wildfires

 Global Warming 
 Makes Storms 
 Worse: Study 

Scientists argue whether climate change strengthens hurricanes

Sep 4, 08 1:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Global warming is causing intensifying hurricanes around the world, a new study shows. Scientists analyzed 2,000 “tropical cyclones” occurring from 1980 to 2006 and found that the “strongest storms are getting stronger, especially over the Atlantic and Indian Oceans,” USA Today reports. Warmer water “has... More »

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climate change • cyclone • typhoon • hurricane • Hurricane Gustav • Hurricane Hanna

Burma Indicts Dissident Comedian

Leading opposition figure faces prison for aiding cyclone victims

Aug 7, 08 9:54 AM CDT
(AP) - A popular comedian who became one of the most prominent critics of Burma's military government has been formally charged with several political offenses. Zarganar, who had been leading a citizen effort to aid victims of Cyclone Nargis, has been indicted on five counts, including unlawful association and creating public unrest. More »

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cyclone • Myanmar • Burma • dissidents • military junta • Cyclone Nargis • Zarganar

 Burma Aid Delays
 Less Deadly Than Feared 

Villagers tough it out through cyclone's aftermath

Jun 18, 08 5:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - Delays in getting help to cyclone survivors in Burma's Irrawaddy Delta have not caused the catastrophe initially feared, according to aid workers. Hardy villagers have managed to survive on fish and coconuts, helped by aid from private Burmese citizens and monks, reports the New York Times. Expected massive outbreaks of... More »

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cyclone • aid • Myanmar • Burma • Doctors Without Borders • junta • disaster zones • Cyclone Nargis • Irrawaddy Delta

Burma Arrests Activist Linked to Cyclone Aid

Dissident comedian Zarganar taken away
by secret police

Jun 5, 08 6:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Burmese junta has arrested a leading activist who led a private aid program for victims of last month's Cyclone Nargis. Zarganar, a top comedian in Burma who was also arrested during September's protests, was taken away by secret police last night, Reuters reports. The junta continues to block aid... More »

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cyclone • Myanmar • Burma • junta • Cyclone Nargis • emergency aid

 Gates: Junta Aid
 Delays Killed Thousands

Defense Secretary slams 'deaf and dumb' Burmese rulers

May 31, 08 6:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tens of thousands of Burmese have died because of their government's refusal to allow in foreign aid after Cyclone Nargis, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday. Gates accused the military leaders of being "deaf and dumb" to the plight of their people, Reuters reports. American ships in the region... More »

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Robert Gates • cyclone • aid • Myanmar • Burma • junta • Cyclone Nargis • Irrawaddy Delta

 Burma Rips 'Chocolate Bar' Aid; US Ships Threaten to Sail

Junta rails on stingy pace of int'l donations

May 29, 08 6:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Burma's military junta ripped international cyclone relief efforts today, slamming demands for access to the disaster zone and proclaiming "The people from Irrawaddy can survive without chocolate bars donated by foreign countries," Reuters reports. The slam comes a day after a US admiral threatened to yank warships from... More »

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cyclone • relief • Myanmar • Burma • military junta • disaster zones • Cyclone Nargis • Irrawaddy Delta

 Burma Agrees to Accept All Aid 

Junta drops opposition to aid workers entering country

May 23, 08 5:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Burma has agreed to let international disaster relief workers into the country to help with the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, Bloomberg reports. The junta's about-face came after  UN chief Ban Ki-moon, who flew in yesterday, met the nation's  reclusive military leader, Senior Gen. Than Shwe. The UN hopes to ramp... More »

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cyclone • relief • aid workers • Myanmar • Burma • Than Shwe • military junta • disaster zones • Cyclone Nargis • Irrawaddy Delta • Ban Ki-Moon

Burmese Buy Up Black-Market Cyclone Videos

People want 'to see what's happening,' says vendor

May 19, 08 8:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Black-market videos of floating bodies, famished survivors, and cyclone-ravaged villages have become best-sellers in Burma, AP reports. The tapes are illegal because the nation's military junta wants to hide the extent of the devastation. "People buy them because they are interested in seeing what happened out there," said... More »

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cyclone • black market • Myanmar • Burma • junta • military junta • Cyclone Nargis

 Myanmar Junta Claims
 Win on Constitution 

Anti-government groups enraged by timing of announcement

May 15, 08 7:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Burmese voters overwhelmingly approved a constitution legitimizing military rule, the junta announced to widespread skepticism today. The vote held Saturday did not include two cyclone-ravaged areas where aid to victims is still largely being blocked by the government, but state media said those votes couldn't change the outcome. Turnout elsewhere... More »

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cyclone • constitution • Myanmar • Burma • junta • referendum • Cyclone Nargis

 Cyclone's Toll Worsens 

UN says 2.5M people have been 'severely affected' by the storm

May 14, 08 8:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - The UN today nearly doubled its estimate of the number of people "severely affected" by the cyclone in Burma to up to 2.5 million and said they were in dire need of immediate aid, Reuters reports. The frustrated UN chief urged the creation of a "high-level pledging... More »

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cyclone • natural disaster • Myanmar • Burma • Cyclone Nargis

 Thailand, UN Seek Aid Route
as New Burma Storm Builds

Latest tropical storm likely to become a cylcone

May 14, 08 5:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Thailand and the United Nations are working to open a land route from northern Thailand into Burma to get desperately needed help to cyclone survivors, reports the Wall Street Journal. The frantic efforts to deliver aid quickly have been stepped up as the UN's weather center is warning that another... More »

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United Nations • Thailand • cyclone • aid • relief • Myanmar • Burma • Cyclone Nargis

 Junta Hinders 
 Cyclone Coverage 

Foreign journalists must hide to do their jobs

May 13, 08 1:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Journalists trying to cover the cyclone’s devastation in Burma find themselves obstructed and under surveillance by the military junta, the AP reports. The majority of foreign journalists, like aid workers, have simply been denied entry. Those inside must disguise themselves as tourists, watch out for government phone taps, and... More »

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cyclone • journalist • rescue • Myanmar • Burma • junta • military junta • Cyclone Nargis

 Rain Lashes Cyclone
 Survivors, UN Lashes Junta 

UN chief 'immensely frustrated' by Burmese junta's lack of swift action

May 13, 08 6:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two more American relief planes were scheduled to take off for Burma today, but the nation's military junta came in for another UN pounding for refusing to allow more desperately needed supplies to cyclone-stricken regions. "We are at a critical point. Unless more aid gets into the country very... More »

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United Nations • cyclone • aid • relief • Myanmar • Burma • junta • Cyclone Nargis • Ban Ki-Moon

UPDATED

As US, Burma Talk, Volunteers Say Junta Is Selling Aid

American troops stand ready to help relief

May 12, 08 3:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - A US admiral met with Burma's military command today in continued attempts to persuade the government to allow US servicemen into the country to assist in relief efforts, the Washington Post reports. Meanwhile, a Burmese volunteer operating his own supply effort tells the Daily Telegraph that government officials are commandeering... More »

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cyclone • US military • aid • relief • Myanmar • Burma • junta • military junta • Cyclone Nargis

 Burma Votes
 Amid Cyclone Chaos 

Junta ignores calls to delay vote and focus on helping cyclone victims

May 10, 08 6:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - Burma plowed ahead with a referendum on its constitution today despite cyclone devastation that has left much of the country in ruins, AFP reports. The junta has postponed the vote for two weeks in the worst-hit areas, including the capital and the Irrawaddy delta, where hundreds of thousands have been... More »

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cyclone • constitution • Myanmar • Burma • Aung San Suu Kyi • junta • Rangoon • referendum • Cyclone Nargis

 World 'Knew' About 
 Cyclone, Expert Says 

Burma says it warned citizens 5 days before landfall

May 9, 08 9:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Burma says it warned its people of Cyclone Nargis 5 days before landfall, when it learned of the storm over news wires—but one expert believes Burma's media outlets were too primitive to spread the message. With Burma's death toll as high as 100,000, Newsweek talked to a global... More »

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weather • cyclone • natural disaster • Myanmar • Burma • Pacific Tsunami Warning Center • disaster preparedness • Cyclone Nargis • World Meteorological Organization

UPDATED

 UN Resumes Food Aid to Burma 

Agency bristles at junta's intervention

May 9, 08 10:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - The UN World Food Program reversed its decision to cut off food shipments to cyclone-stricken Burma, Reuters reports. The WFP had stopped the flow of aid this morning after the junta confiscated a two-plane food shipment. Nonetheless, "discussions continue with the government of Myanmar on the distribution of the... More »

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cyclone • Myanmar • Burma • junta • military junta • food aid • World Food Program • Cyclone Nargis

 Irate UN Cuts Burma Off
 After Junta Seizes Aid 

No reason given after goods confiscated

May 9, 08 8:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - An enraged UN has shut off all further cyclone aid to Burma after its military junta seized two planes carrying a massive food shipment, CNN reports. “This is another example of them actively getting in the way of relief getting to the victims,” said the UN's Asia World... More »

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United Nations • cyclone • Myanmar • Burma • junta • humanitarian aid • World Food Program • Cyclone Nargis

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