Science & Environment
Floridians flee looming catastrophe as Hurricane Milton approaches
By Julio-cesar Chavez and Evan Garcia Reuters Floridians on Wednesday had one final day to evacuate or hunker down ahead of the ...Bolivia wildfires burn record area, scorching homes and farms
By Monica Machicao and Daniel Ramos Reuters Wildfires in Bolivia have burned through more than 10 million hectares (24.7 million acres) this ...Fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest region surge for third month
By Stefanie Eschenbacher Reuters Fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest region surged to the highest number for September in almost a decade and ...Nepal closes schools as deaths from heavy rains hit 129
By Gopal Sharma Reuters Nepal has shut schools for three days after landslides and floods triggered by two days of heavy rain ...Wildfire rages in Ecuador’s drought-stricken capital
A raging wildfire filled Ecuador’s capital of Quito with smoke and threatened homes on Tuesday as authorities rushed to control the blaze ...Hurricane John makes landfall in Mexico as major category 3 storm
By Fredy Garcia Reuters Hurricane John hit Mexico’s southern Pacific coast late on Monday as a major category 3 storm, with authorities ...More rivers spill banks in central European floods, death toll rises
More rivers in central Europe spilled their banks on Monday in flooding that has killed at least 10 people from Poland to ...Central Europe braces for heavy rains and flooding
By David W Cerny and Marek Strzelecki Reuters One person drowned in southwest Poland and thousands were evacuated across the border in ...North Korea shows first photos of banned uranium enrichment site
By HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG, Associated Press North Korea offered a rare glimpse into a secretive facility to produce weapons-grade uranium ...North Korea’s Kim Jong Un vows to exponentially boost nuclear arsenal
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country is now implementing a nuclear force construction policy to increase the number of ...