1500 Evacuated as Spain’s Fire Season Starts Early March 27, 2023 By By Jennifer O'Mahony MADRID (AP) — More than 1,500 people were evacuated as a major forest fire raged in Spain’s eastern Castellon province... Read More
Oil Spills and Near Misses: More Ghost Tankers Ship Sanctioned Fuel March 24, 2023 By Jonathan Saul LONDON –– An oil tanker runs aground off eastern China, leaking fuel into the water. Another is caught in a... Read More
Families of Montreal Fire Victims Facing Agonizing Wait March 23, 2023 MONTREAL (AP) — Family and friends of the presumed victims of a deadly fire in Old Montreal faced an agonizing... Read More
Sleepless Night After Pakistan, Afghanistan Quake Kills 13 March 23, 2023 ISLAMABAD (AP) — A magnitude 6.5 earthquake that struck much of Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan has killed at least 13... Read More
Natural Catastrophes Cost Insurers $125 Billion in 2022: Swiss Re March 22, 2023 By L.S. Howard Natural disasters in 2022 brought global economic losses of US$275 billion, of which insurance covered 45%, or US$125 billion, according... Read More
Ecuador Earthquake Kills at Least 12, Causes Wide Damage March 20, 2023 By Gonzalo Solano QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A strong earthquake shook southern Ecuador and northern Peru on Saturday, killing at least a dozen... Read More
Spain: Long-Term Drought to Bring More Heatwaves, Wildfires March 20, 2023 By Ciarán Giles MADRID (AP) — Spain has officially entered a period of long-term drought, owing to high temperatures and low rainfall over... Read More
Cyclone Freddy Wanes After Battering Malawi, Mozambique March 17, 2023 By Vitus-Gregory Gondwe and Wanjohi Kabukuru BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Cyclone Freddy has dissipated after killing hundreds of people and displacing thousands in Mozambique and Malawi... Read More
Miner BHP Potentially Faces $44B Bill in Brazil Dam Case March 16, 2023 LONDON –– Mining group BHP Group is potentially facing a 36 billion pound ($44 billion) lawsuit in London over Brazil’s... Read More
Floods Kill 14 in Turkish Earthquake-Battered Provinces March 16, 2023 ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Floods caused by torrential rains hit two Turkish provinces that were devastated by last month’s catastrophic... Read More