Science & Environment
Extreme heat kills hundreds, millions more sweltering worldwide as summer begins
By Gloria Dickie Reuters Deadly heatwaves are scorching cities on four continents as the Northern Hemisphere marks the first day of summer, ...Indian heatwaves, floods kill 11, with four buried alive
By Tora Agarwala Reuters India was battling on Wednesday extreme weather that caused severe heatwaves, landslides and floods, killing at least 11 ...At least 13 killed in Central America as heavy rains trigger floods, landslides
Thirteen people have died in flooding and landslides in El Salvador and Guatemala as heavy rains pound Central America, authorities from the ...Greece shuts schools and Acropolis as heatwave hits
Greece shut the ancient Acropolis tourist site, suspended schools and stationed medics across Athens on Wednesday as it faced the first heatwave ...Eruption of Indonesia’s Mt Ibu forces seven villages to evacuate
A volcano on the remote Indonesian island of Halmahera has spectacularly erupted, spewing a grey ash cloud into the sky, and people ...Brazil’s flooded south paralyzed as rivers swell, again
By Florian PLAUCHEUR AFP Rivers in south Brazil rose anew as flood rescue efforts intensified and President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ...Floods kill 37 in Indonesia’s West Sumatra, 17 missing
Flash floods and mud slides in Indonesia’s West Sumatra province killed at least 37 people this weekend while the search for 17 missing people ...More than 200 dead in Afghanistan flash floods
Flash floods that have ripped through northern Afghanistan left more than 200 people dead in a single province, the United Nations said ...Rains return to flooded southern Brazil, interrupting rescues
By Leonardo Benassatto and Debora Ely Reuters Authorities interrupted rescue efforts in flood-ravaged southern Brazil on Wednesday amid more rain and the ...Race against time to rescue Brazil flood victims after dozens killed
By Carlos FABAL AFP Authorities were racing against time on Sunday to rescue people from raging floods and mudslides that have killed ...