Environment
Strong 7.1 earthquake hits border areas of Kyrgyzstan and Xinjiang
A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck a border region of Kyrgyzstan and Xinjiang on Tuesday, with several injuries and house collapses reported, China’s state media reported.
Australia’s northeast is bracing for its second cyclone in a month
A tropical low in the Coral Sea is likely to develop into a cyclone and hit northeast Australia later this week, the Bureau of Meteorology
Death toll in China landslide rises to 20
The death toll from a landslide in China’s Yunnan province rose to 20 on Tuesday afternoon as rescuers battled freezing temperatures and snow to find
Storm Isha has hit tourism and energy services across the UK
Britain’s rail network was disrupted, flights were cancelled and thousands of homes were left without power after storm Isha hit the country overnight. Scotland was
U.S. Navy says two Navy SEALs missing in the Gulf of Aden have died
Two U.S. Navy SEALs who went missing in the Gulf of Aden earlier this month during a raid on an Iranian weapons boat were not
More than 100 flights cancelled at Dublin airport due to storm
Airlines cancelled 102 flights to or from Dublin Airport due to a storm that raged through Monday. Storm Isha had also forced 24 aborted landings,
Australia suffers heatwave that increases bushfire risk
Large parts of Australia were again hit by an increasingly intense heatwave, which national forecasters said increased the risk of bushfires in an already high-risk
Army urged to rescue around 600 Spanish motorists stuck in snow
Army units have been mobilised to help some 600 drivers who were stuck on motorways due to heavy snowfall caused by storm Juan in many
Deadly winter weather maintains an icy grip across much of the US
Winter storms and severe cold weather that has gripped much of the United States in recent days with deadly consequences are expected to persist through
Water consumption in Portugal’s Algarve restricted
Portugal’s caretaker government has ordered cuts in the amount of water used to irrigate farmland and urban environments in the southern Algarve region, where a