Environment

Rescuers in boats negotiated muddy waters on Thursday to reach thousands stranded in central Myanmar after a dam overflowed, sending a torrent of water across farmland and villages. No casualties have yet been reported but state...

Hurricane Maria killed 2,975 people in Puerto Rico, according to the results of a long-awaited independent investigation commissioned by the government of the US island territory. After nearly a year of controversy over the true toll...

By slashing food waste and improving waste management and recycling, 23 global cities and regions representing 150 million people pledged Tuesday to significantly cut the pollution-causing garbage they generate by 2030. Places like New York, Tokyo,...

Monsoon rains caused a central Myanmar dam to overflow early Wednesday, inundating about 100 villages and blocking the country’s biggest highway, a government official said. No casualties have been reported but thousands were displaced and took...

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake jolted near New Caledonia on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The powerful quake, which occurred at 0351 GMT, was centered 209 km west of Ile Hunter, New Caledonia, with a depth...

The death toll from devastating floods in the southern Indian state of Kerala rose to 445 on Sunday with the discovery of 28 more bodies as the waters recede and a massive cleanup gathers pace, government...

One person was killed and dozens injured in a strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake that struck western Iran near the border with Iraq early Sunday, local media reported. The shallow quake hit 26 kilometres (16 miles) southwest of...

Six people have been killed by floodwaters in Taiwan, officials said on Saturday, after days of heavy rain forced thousands to evacuate their homes. A tropical depression has been dumping torrential rain in central and southern...

Changes in climate, especially a rising temperature and reduced precipitation, will influence the ecological stability in desert regions, according to the latest research from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Researchers of the CAS Shapotou Desert...

A strong typhoon slammed into western Japan on Thursday, with forecasters warning of heavy rains and landslides, including in areas hit by deadly flooding last month. Typhoon Cimaron made landfall in Tokushima prefecture around 9:00 pm...