Science & Environment
Bus passengers use rope to pull themselves to safety as floods hit Kenya’s Mombasa
Heavy rains pounded the streets of Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa, with some passengers evacuated from a flooded bus by holding on ...Amsterdam marchers demand climate action as Dutch election nears
By Toby Sterling Reuters Tens of thousands of protesters marched through Amsterdam on Sunday demanding immediate action against climate change, 10 days ...Hundreds of thousands still without power days after storm hits Brazil’s largest city
By Anthony Boadle and Camila Moreira Reuters Half a million residents of Sao Paulo remained without electricity on Monday three days after ...South America’s Lake Titicaca nears record low water level as El Nino bites
By Marco Aquino Reuters The water level at Lake Titicaca on the Peru-Bolivia border is edging towards a record low, exacerbated by ...Storm Ciaran kills six, lashes Europe with strong winds and rain
Storm Ciaran smashed into western Europe on Thursday, killing six people and forcing schools, airports and train services to shut down. A ...China’s smog-covered north on highest pollution alert as visibility drops
By Liz Lee Reuters Authorities issued their highest warnings for fog and haze on Tuesday as smog enveloped major cities in northern ...El Salvador declares state of emergency over coming tropical storm Pilar
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele declared a state of emergency on Sunday over tropical storm Pilar, which the U.S. National Hurricane Center ...Home countries of major rainforests agree to work together to save them
By Ange Adihe Kasongo Reuters Countries that are home to the world’s three major rainforests agreed on Saturday to cooperate to overcome ...Hurricane Otis kills at least 27, hammers Acapulco as damage seen in billions
Hurricane Otis claimed the lives of at least 27 people, Mexico’s government said on Thursday after one of the most powerful storms ...Ukraine heads into winter with a hobbled energy system
By Olena Harmash Reuters Ukraine faces a second winter of lengthy power outages amid relentless Russian missile and drone attacks that have ...