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Japan rescue teams look for 20 missing in landslide
Jul 04, 2021 12:09Rain hampered Japanese rescuers seeking to find 20 missing people on Sunday (July 4) after landslides triggered by torrential rains hit the central city of Atami, killing at least two, Kyodo news agency said.
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UN confirms 18.3C record heat in Antarctic continent
Jul 02, 2021 01:33The United Nations on Thursday recognized a new record high temperature for the Antarctic continent, confirming a reading of 18.3 degrees Celsius (64.9 degrees Fahrenheit) made last year.
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480 plus sudden deaths reported as heat wave hits Canada
Jul 01, 2021 09:13At least 486 sudden deaths have been reported in Canada’s British Columbia since Friday, in what seems to be related to a record-breaking heat wave sweeping the province.
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Scores dead as record-breaking heat wave grips Canada, US
Jun 30, 2021 09:19Scores of deaths in Canada's Vancouver area are likely linked to a grueling heat wave as the country recorded its highest ever temperature amid scorching conditions that extended to the US Pacific Northwest.
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Oil-based spill pollutes coast of Taboga Island, Panama
Jun 11, 2021 08:22An oil-based substance spill pollutes the beaches of Taboga Island, in Panama, killing wildlife and affecting locals who say the spill compromises the fishing industry and tourism. Authorities have not been able to identify the source of the spill and have been cleaning it for the past four days.
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Iran unhappy with water right from river shared with Afghanistan
Jun 08, 2021 23:57Iranian Energy Ministry officials have renewed their dissatisfaction over the share of water coming from the Helmand River in Afghanistan, saying the eastern neighbor should fully observe the terms of a 1973 river-sharing agreement between the two countries.
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Aerials of deadly Sri Lanka flooding and mudslides
Jun 06, 2021 07:22Flash floods and mudslides triggered by heavy rains in Sri Lanka have killed 14 people and left two missing, while more than 5,000 are displaced, officials said Sunday.
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California already in throes of drought as summer looms
May 30, 2021 09:04Summer has not even begun and Lake Oroville, the second-largest reservoir in California that provides drinking water to more than 25 million people, is at less than half of its average capacity at this time of year.
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Cyclone Yaas batters eastern India, 1.2 million seek shelter
May 26, 2021 08:39Heavy rains and howling winds lashed eastern India on Wednesday as the COVID-stricken country's second cyclone in as many weeks battered the coast, forcing more than 1.2 million people to seek shelter.
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Arctic region warmed three times faster than Earth since 1971: Report
May 20, 2021 11:22A new scientific report shows the Arctic region of the Earth has warmed three times faster than the rest of the planet as a whole between 1971 and 2019, a higher rate than previously thought.