Worst-Ever Storm to Hit South Korea Threatens Catastrophic Damage South Korea is bracing for the strongest storm in the nation’s history with Super Typhoon Hinnamnor forecast to hammer its... Read More
Number of Brazil Amazon Fires Hits Five-Year High in August MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — More fires burned in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest this August than in any month in nearly... Read More
Cargo Ship Beached After Collision in Bay of Gibraltar MADRID (AP) — Gibraltar authorities said Tuesday that a cargo ship has been beached to prevent it from sinking after... Read More
UN Appeals for $160M to Help Pakistan amid ‘Epochal’ Floods CHARSADDA, Pakistan —The United Nations appealed on Tuesday for $160 million to help Pakistan as army helicopters rescued stranded families... Read More
Floods, Other Water-Related Disasters Could Cost Global Economy $5.6 Trillion by 2050 Worsening droughts, storms and torrential rain in some of the world’s largest economies could cause $5.6 trillion in losses to... Read More
Pakistan Flooding Deaths Pass 1,000 in ‘Climate Catastrophe’ ISLAMABAD (AP) — Deaths from widespread flooding in Pakistan topped 1,000 since mid-June, officials said Sunday, as the country’s climate... Read More
Tropical Storm Ma-on Makes Landfall in Southern China HONG KONG (AP) — Tropical Storm Ma-on made landfall in southern China’s Guangdong province on Thursday after bringing rain and... Read More
Floods Wreak Havoc Across Pakistan; 903 Dead Since Mid-June ISLAMABAD (AP) — Heavy rains have triggered flash floods and wreaked havoc across much of Pakistan since mid-June, leaving 903... Read More
Weather Whiplash: Summer Lurches from Drought to Flood Parts of northern Texas, mired in a drought labeled as extreme and exceptional, are flooding under torrential rain. In a... Read More
Large Section of Smoldering Beirut Port Silos Collapses BEIRUT (AP) _ Another significant section of the devastated Beirut Port silos collapsed on Tuesday morning in a cloud of... Read More