Strong winds return to whip up Los Angeles fires
LOS ANGELES – Wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles on Sunday confronted the return of dangerous winds, as officials vowed firefighters were ready to combat any new blazes whipped up by furious gusts.…
Los Angeles wildfires devour thousands of homes, death toll rises to 10
LOS ANGELES – Wildfires menacing Los Angeles have killed at least 10 people and devoured nearly 10,000 structures, with five fires burning into a third night on Thursday as dry…
Last 2 years crossed 1.5C global warming limit: EU monitor
The last two years exceeded on average a critical warming limit for the first time as global temperatures soar “beyond what modern humans have ever experienced”, an EU agency said…
Quake in China’s Tibet kills 126 with tremors felt in Nepal, India
A devastating earthquake in China’s remote Tibet region killed at least 126 people and damaged thousands of buildings on Tuesday, state media reported, with tremors also felt in neighbouring Nepal’s…
Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes Antofagasta, Chile, EMSC says
An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck Antofagasta, Chile on Thursday, KOIKI Media reports, citing Reuters. The quake was at a depth of 104 km (64.62 miles), the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre…
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…