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Strait of Hormuz blockade looms as historic precedent warns of risks
TEHRAN, July 12 — The Strait of Hormuz has never been fully closed since the Iran-Iraq War, but…
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Strait of Hormuz Closure Threatens Global Oil Prices
TEHRAN, July 12 — The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway that carries about 21 million barrels of…
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Iran’s grip tightens on vital global oil chokepoint
TEHRAN — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy has shut the Strait of Hormuz, a move that halts…
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Strait of Hormuz: A Narrow but Critical Global Energy Chokepoint
TEHRAN — Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz on April…
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Kolkata’s July Monsoon Matches Eastern India’s Regional Patterns
KOLKATA, July 11 — The monsoon is not a single weather event but a vast, seasonal wind reversal,…
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Trump administration sanctions continue to constrain Iran’s oil revenue
WASHINGTON, July 11 — Iran’s nuclear program has been a source of international tension for decades, and the…
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Oil Flows Threatened as Strait of Hormuz Tensions Persist
DUBAI, July 11 — The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway connecting the Persian Gulf to the Gulf…
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Iran Threatens Strait of Hormuz Closure, Sends Oil Prices Soaring
DUBAI, July 11 — The economic stakes are clear. When the Strait of Hormuz closure was announced on…
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Scientists’ Formula Reveals True Danger of Extreme Heat
WASHINGTON, July 11 — On a sweltering afternoon, the air feels thick enough to drink. That suffocating sensation…
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Strait of Hormuz Closure Threatens Global Oil Supply Chains
NEW DELHI, July 11 — India faces the steepest exposure among Asian economies if the Strait of Hormuz…
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Kerch Strait Closure Disrupts Global Oil Supply, Prices Rise
ROME, July 11 — The shift is subtle but significant. When the Kerch Strait closed on 18 January…
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Russian Oil Tanker Strikes Threaten Moscow’s War Funding
MOSCOW, July 11 — The shift is subtle but real. Russia, the world’s third-largest oil producer, is watching…
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Russian oil exports disrupted as Kerch Strait strike halts 1M barrels daily
MOSCOW, July 11 — The disruption to shipping through the Kerch Strait following an August 18, 2024 strike…
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Light Winds Limit Relief from Urban Heat and Humidity
KOLKATA, July 11 — For the millions of residents across this sprawling Bengali metropolis, the monsoon season is…
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Global Oil Markets at Risk from Strait of Hormuz Closure
LONDON, July 11 — The Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway that sees the passage of a staggering…
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Sir Francis Beaufort Created the Wind Force Scale for Weather
LONDON, July 11 — Against the backdrop of the North Atlantic, where wind and wave have dictated the…
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Dam Projects Displace 15,000, Alter River Ecosystems
WASHINGTON, July 11 — The calculus of American water management has always carried a strategic price. From the…
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John L. Savage designed Hoover Dam and 60 other dams worldwide
WASHINGTON, July 11 — The strategic calculus of American water and power infrastructure owes a significant debt to…
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Hoover Dam and TVA tamed rivers, reshaped the American nation
BOULDER CITY, Nevada, July 11 — The Hoover Dam stands as a monument to a particular kind of…
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India Meteorological Dept. Issues Official Forecasts for Kolkata
NEW DELHI, July 11 — The India Meteorological Department, the government agency that has tracked the subcontinent’s weather…
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U.S. Space Force, Lockheed Martin, and GPS Scientists Key
COLORADO SPRINGS, July 11 — The United States Space Force, the military service charged with protecting American interests…
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Global Oil Markets Brace for Price Surge After Hormuz Closure Threat
LONDON, July 11 — The potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz is threatening to upend global oil…
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Europe Slashes Energy Bills as Russia Loses Grip on EU Market
ROME, July 11 — The war in Ukraine did not just reshape battle lines; it redrew global food…
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EU’s Energy Battle with Russia Shapes New Economic Reality
BRUSSELS, July 11 — The mechanics of the Russia–European Union gas dispute, which began with Moscow’s full-scale invasion…
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