Environment/Science
Environment/Science
At least nine people died, and three others went missing after flash floods hit a wild camping site in northern China, with heavy rains continuing to wreak havoc in the world's second-largest economy. more
Chinese man pleads guilty to smuggling 850 protected turtles to Hong Kong

A Chinese man has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York for falsely labelling live turtles as fake toys prior to exporting them in delivery boxes on a ...

UN weather agency WMO says extreme weather is breaking records worldwide

Extreme heat is breaking records around the world, with wildfires and poor air quality compounding the crisis, according to a report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) relea ...

Pakistan: 71 dead, 86 injured in KP rains, flash floods amid raging Monsoon

The KP Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) has said 71 people, mostly children, died in rain-related incidents in Khyber Paktunkhwa, media reports said.

Four die after cloudburst triggers massive landslide in north India's Uttarakhand, scores missing

A cloud burst and resultant massive landslide in Uttarkashi’s Dharali village in north Indian state of Uttarakhand on Tuesday left at least four people dead and 50 others injured, m ...

Plastic pollution talks get underway in Geneva

Efforts are getting underway in Geneva to finalize a global agreement to tackle the staggering and growing amount of plastic waste and its impact on human health, marine life and the econ ...

Magnitude 3.0 earthquake rocks New York, no casualties

An earthquake measuring 3.0 on the Richter Scale hit New York on Saturday, with no casualties reported due to the tremor that shook the American city.

Tsunami hits Japan, Russia after 8.8 magnitude earthquake rocks Pacific

An earthquake measuring 8.8 on the Richter Scale, one of the strongest recorded in recent times, hit Russia's Far East on Wednesday, triggering a tsunami in the northern Pacific regio ...

Pakistan: Nine children among 13 killed in rain-related incidents in KP

Severe monsoon-related incidents in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region have left at least 13 people, including nine children, dead in the past 48 hours, media reports said.

UN-backed report shows droughts are causing record devastation worldwide

Worldwide, some of the most widespread and damaging drought events in recorded history have occurred in recent years due to climate change and resource depletion.