Natural disasters and extreme weather
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New Zealand's Christchurch hit by series of earthquakes
23 Dec 2011:The initial quake measured 5.8 magnitude, and prompted the evacuation of public buildings and the airport
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Interactive: Spinning, tropical storms are called different things around the world but they are all capable of causing terrible destruction
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10 Jan 2012:
Earthquake hits waters 260 miles off coast of Aceh province, prompting officials to briefly issue tsunami warning
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6 Jan 2012: Chatham House report says Britain could only withstand a week of disruption after a major event before spiralling into chaos
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3 Jan 2012:
Dean Baker: Deficit hawks try to scare us about the debt we're leaving. That's economic nonsense – unlike the costs of global warming
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2 Jan 2012: Matthew Dobson MeteoGroup looks at the impact of this week's cyclones
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31 Dec 2011: Awards for Britons who helped during emergency rescue efforts, youth outreach workers, school principals and police officers
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27 Dec 2011: Andrew Mitchell calls on international community to recognise responsibilities to UN's Central Emergency Response Fund
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26 Dec 2011: Even when we do know about climate-related hazards, we still fail to act
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26 Dec 2011: Authorities urged to tackle urban planning issues amid concerns climate change puts Thai capital at risk of more frequent flooding
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25 Dec 2011: Her Christmas message relates mostly to natural disasters in the Commonwealth, but seem prescient in light of duke's ill health
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23 Dec 2011:
The initial quake measured 5.8 magnitude, and prompted the evacuation of public buildings and the airport
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22 Dec 2011:
The ecologically tumultuous year saw record greenhouse gas emissions, melting Arctic sea ice, natural disasters and extreme weather – and the world's second worst nuclear disaster
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