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A fast-spreading wildfire caused by hurricane-force winds spread to the outskirts of Athens on Monday, burning trees, homes and cars and forcing the evacuation of

Tens of thousands of people rallied in central Belgrade to demand a halt to Rio Tinto’s lithium mining project in western Serbia, fearing it could

Heavy rains and severe flooding in China caused nearly double the economic losses from natural disasters in July compared to last year, the government said.

The remnants of Storm Debbie caused flash flooding in northern Pennsylvania and southern New York State. Several people were rescued by boats and helicopters across

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck southwestern Japan on Thursday, triggering tsunami warnings, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said, but so far there are no signs

At least two people have died of heatstroke in a Chinese city and many others have fallen ill as temperatures hovered at 40 degrees Celsius

Water temperatures in and around Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have reached their warmest level in 400 years in the past decade, endangering the world’s largest

Tropical Storm Debby lashed the Georgia and South Carolina coast with a deluge of rain that could cause “catastrophic flooding” in Charleston, Savannah and other

Poland’s climate ministry and mining companies are working on a plan to build desalination facilities to improve water quality in the Oder and prevent a

A wind-driven wildfire over the southern California city of San Bernardino burned several homes and forced evacuations before it was brought under control, firefighters reported.