Natural disaster

The US state of California sued five of the world's largest oil companies on Friday, alleging the firms caused billions of dollars in damages and misled the public by minimizing the risks from fossil fuels, according to a court…

South Korean rescue workers pulled seven bodies from a flooded tunnel where around 15 vehicles were trapped in muddy water, as days of heavy rain triggered flash floods and landslides and destroyed homes, leaving at least 33…

Seven people have been killed and three were missing as heavy rains flooded South Korea, officials said Saturday, with thousands told to evacuate their homes due to an overflowing dam. Issued on:…

Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant will soon release more than one million metric tons of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean.The decision was made after a UN-backed International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safety…

A rare 5.8 magnitude earthquake hit large parts of western France on Friday evening, with the seismology bureau BCSF calling it "very strong" amid reports of damage to buildings. Issued on: 17/06/2023 -…

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.9 struck southern Haiti early Tuesday, killing at least four people and injuring 36 others, authorities said. Issued on: 07/06/2023 - 04:52…

Issued on: 20/05/2023 - 19:36 More than 36,000 people have now been forced from their homes by deadly floods in northeast Italy, regional officials said Saturday, as…

Issued on: 18/05/2023 - 17:23 The death toll from floods that devastated an area of northeastern Italy rose to 11 Thursday after the bodies of two more people were found,…

Issued on: 17/05/2023 - 14:43 It is near-certain that 2023-2027 will be the warmest five-year period ever recorded, the United Nations warned Wednesday as greenhouse…

Issued on: 09/05/2023 - 01:56 Cooler weather across Alberta on Monday helped firefighters battling widespread wildfires in Canada's main oil-producing province, but the…