A massive winter storm battered the United States and will continue for at least another few days. At least 28 people have died in Western New York and the total death toll across the US nears 50. (Twitter @brianrayner via REUTERS)
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The National Weather Service said that up to 9 more inches of snow (23 centimetres) could fall in some areas of western New York. (AP)
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US president Joe Biden said his prayers were with the victim's families and offered federal assistance to the hard-hit Buffalo state. (AP)
Scientists have linked the climate change crisis to the intensity of the storm. Mark Serreze, director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder said it happens because the atmosphere can carry more water vapour, which acts as fuel. (AP)
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Victor Gensini, a meteorology professor at Northern Illinois University, likened a single weather event to an "at-bat" — and the climate as your “batting average.” (AP)
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Tribals and farmers affected by the Ken-Betwa river-linking project stage a symbolic Chita Andolan (pyre protests), Jal Satyagraha and hanging satyagraha by placing nooses around their necks, over their demands of better compensation and rehabilitation, in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 15-day protest ended after police removed them from site.
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Parallelly, the crackdown on protesters to maintain law and order situation in the sensitive areas of Central Delhi continued with lathi charge, tear gas firing etc.
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Television evangilist Joni Lamb sings a praise song during 'Celebration', a show that she and her husband Marcus host on the Daystar Network, on July 30, 2001.
