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# Disasters

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# Disasters
Death toll from extreme weather in Europe 'could rise by factor of 50 by 2100'
Two in three people living in Europe may be affected by disasters, according to a new study.
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Aug 5th 2017, 6:15 AM
# food fails
13 food fails that would make any Irish person murderous
Upsetting stuff.
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Mar 3rd 2016, 1:17 PM
# Migrants
'We're looking at the worst massacre ever seen in the Mediterranean'
A crisis meeting is being held today over the migrant disaster.
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Apr 20th 2015, 7:48 AM
# Migrants
Explainer: Why migrants are being smuggled to Europe on ghost ships
This week, one ship narrowly avoided crashing into the coast of Italy.
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Jan 2nd 2015, 4:27 PM
# Your Say
Poll: Following this year's air disasters, are you more afraid to fly?
Do all of these incidents play on your mind?
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Dec 30th 2014, 9:26 AM
# take cover
These are the ten cities most at risk of being hit by natural disasters
Spoiler: Ireland is grand.
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Sep 6th 2014, 9:45 AM
# Duck and Cover
These 10 cities are most at risk of natural disasters
Take cover.
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Mar 30th 2014, 10:15 AM
# Day of the Girl
Women and children 14 times more likely to die during disasters
Adolescent girls in disasters are being drastically failed when they are at their most vulnerable, says CEO of Plan Ireland.
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Oct 11th 2013, 3:00 PM
# China
Locked doors a sign of China work-safety failings
The country’s economy has surged into second place globally, but industrial safety conditions are not good.
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Jun 5th 2013, 7:30 AM
Voices
Column: How to stop crises becoming disasters
On World Humanitarian Day, Concern Director in Kenya Anne O’Mahony writes from Nairobi on tackling the underlying causes of vulnerability to the worst effects of manmade and natural shocks.
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Aug 19th 2012, 1:00 PM
# Miracle Escape
Driver films the terrifying moment his car is engulfed by the tsunami (Video)
Driver had a miracle escape as his car was hit by a wall of water on March 11 – but kept going.
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Mar 21st 2011, 11:38 AM
# Wildfires
Moscow smog blamed for doubling death rate
Fires causing air quality to seriously deteriorate.
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Aug 9th 2010, 3:55 PM
# Disasters
The world in turmoil
Dramatic photos of weekend’s disasters.
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Aug 9th 2010, 11:30 AM