Cyclone Chido death toll rises to 94 in Mozambique
Cyclone Chido killed at least 94 people in Mozambique in its deadly rampage through the Indian Ocean last week, the country’s disaster management agency said Sunday, raising a previous death…
Power cuts and train cancellations as Storm Darragh batters UK
London – Tens of thousands of people across the UK were left without power on Saturday morning after Storm Darragh hit the country with strong winds and caused pre-Christmas travel…
Developing nations blast $300 billion COP29 climate deal as insufficient
BAKU – Countries at the COP29 summit in Baku adopted a $300 billion a year global finance target on Sunday to help poorer nations cope with impacts of climate change,…
Deadly storm pounds Northwest US, leaving 600,000 without power
WASHINGTON, U.S. – A powerful storm clobbered Washington state on Wednesday, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people while disrupting road travel and causing at least two deaths…
Super Typhoon Man-yi batters Philippines’ most populous island
Super Typhoon Man-yi pummelled the Philippines’ most populous island on Sunday, with the national weather service warning of flooding, landslides and huge waves as the storm sweeps across the archipelago…
COP29 fight for climate money ‘humiliating’: Bangladesh’s Yunus
Bangladesh’s interim leader on Wednesday slammed the “humiliating” fight for climate finance at the COP29 talks, demanding rich countries and emitters pay for the problems they caused. Muhammed Yunus, who…
COP29: Pay up or face climate-led disaster for humanity, warns UN chief
BAKU, Azerbaijan – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told world leaders at the COP29 summit on Tuesday to “pay up” to prevent climate-led humanitarian disasters, and said time was running…
Power grid collapses as Hurricane Rafael lashes Cuba
HAVANA – Cuba’s national electrical grid collapsed on Wednesday as Hurricane Rafael slammed into the island’s southwest shore, packing sustained winds of 115 mph (185 kph) and wreaking havoc on…
Hurricane Rafael barrels through Cayman Islands
Hurricane Rafael is passing through the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean and is forecast to rapidly intensify before making landfall in western Cuba, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center.…
UN COP16 nature summit creates permanent body for Indigenous peoples
CALI, Colombia – Countries at the U.N. COP16 summit on nature on Friday approved a measure to create a permanent body for Indigenous peoples to consult on United Nations decisions…