United States President Joe Biden has declared a major disaster in the state of California, as the latest in a succession of storm systems brought heavy flooding to already waterlogged regions and threatened snowfalls of up to two metres (six…
Storms bring mudslides, evacuations to California
The latest Pacific storm unleashed torrential downpours and damaging winds in California, knocking out power and turning city streets into rivers as mudslides cut off highways and entire communities faced evacuation orders. More than 33 million Californians were threatened by…
Man dies in avalanche in northern Italy while searching for his dogs
A 60-year-old man on Tuesday died in an avalanche in northern Italy while looking for his two dogs, local media reported on Wednesday. Michele Buga, originally from Romania, was initially surprised by bad weather and got lost on Saturday while…
Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano erupts again as the summit crater glows
Hawaii’s Kilauea began erupting inside its summit crater Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said, less than one month after the volcano and its larger neighbor Mauna Loa stopped releasing lava. The Hawaiian Volcano Observatory detected a glow in webcam images…
European weather: Winter heat records smashed all over continent
Temperatures for January have reached an all-time high in a number of nations across Europe. National records have fallen in eight countries – and regional records in another three. Warsaw, Poland, saw 18.9C on Sunday while Bilbao, Spain, was 25.1C…
Historic biodiversity deal agreed to at U.N. conference
Negotiators reached a historic deal at a U.N. biodiversity conference early Monday that would represent the most significant effort to protect the world’s lands and oceans and provide critical financing to save biodiversity in the developing world. The global framework…
Mauna Loa alert downgraded as scientists believe Hawaii volcano may stop erupting soon
The active volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island has been downgraded from a warning to a watch as scientists believe Mauna Loa’s eruption is coming to an end. On Saturday, a bulletin from the U.S. Geological Survey’s Hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported…
Young Indians help revive coastal towns reeling from climate change
Chilika Lake, the largest brackish water lagoon in the Indian state of Odisha, is a prominent biodiversity hotspot along the east coast with thousands of migratory birds visiting from different parts of the world every year. But over time, this…
Nigeria, Canada can do much more together – Osinbajo
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that Nigeria and Canada can do much more together by improving trade, deepening ongoing educational collaboration, continuing dialogue on the global energy transition issues and climate change, amongst others. This was the highlight of…
Solomon Islands: 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Pacific nation
An earthquake of 7.0 magnitude has struck the Solomon Islands in the Pacific Ocean, near the south-west region of Malango. No injuries or deaths have been reported yet, but people in the capital Honiara reported significant shaking and tremors for…