A magnitude-7.6 earthquake struck off northern Japan late Monday, injuring more than 20 people and triggering a tsunami of up to 70 centimetres in Pacific coast communities, according to the Japanese Meteorological Agency (JMA). Reuters reported that about 90,000 people … Read More
It has been a long, lucrative ride Finally, thankfully, the global warming craze is dying out. To paraphrase Monty Python, the climate parrot may still be nailed to its perch at the recent COP summit in Belém, Brazil – or … Read More
Cyclone Ditwah highlights: Cyclone Ditwah has weakened into a deep depression and now lies over the southwest Bay of Bengal, off the north Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coast, and south coastal Andhra Pradesh, IMD Amaravati director Stella Samuel told ANI news agency. … Read More
A landslide in the city of Cilacap has killed at least 16 people, officials said, while two people died in a landslide in another region of Central Java province. JAKARTA, Indonesia — Rain-triggered landslides in two regions in Indonesia’s Central … Read More
NHA TRANG, Vietnam (AP) — Typhoon Kalmaegi lashed Vietnam with fierce winds and torrential rains as it made landfall on Thursday after leaving more than 100 people dead and dozens missing in the Philippines. Three fishermen were reported missing after … Read More
A powerful 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck northern Afghanistan early Monday local time, according to the USGS and local authorities, sparking fears of mass casualties as the country’s Taliban government said at least 20 people died. Afghan Health Ministry spokesperson Sharafat Zaman … Read More
More than two years after the mpox outbreak in the U.S. was declared over, a new crop of cases in California has infectious disease experts on edge. The mpox outbreak that spread through men who have sex with men was … Read More
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba early Wednesday, leveling homes with 120 mph sustained winds and a speed of 10 mph. Forecasters are describing it as an “extremely dangerous” Category 3 hurricane. Twenty-five people were killed in Haiti when a … Read More
Melissa has made an historic landfall in Jamaica, and continues to unleash catastrophic flooding, landslides and destructive winds. It will then target eastern Cuba and the southeast Bahamas. Here’s the very latest. Hurricane Melissa is now moving across Jamaica and … Read More
Taiwanese authorities say 14 people had been confirmed dead as of Wednesday and 46 others were missing due to Typhoon Ragasa. The powerful storm dumped torrential rain on Taiwan’s eastern region. The downpour caused a barrier lake in the eastern … Read More