Science & Environment
Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi erupts again, government to widen restricted zone
Indonesia’s Mount Lewotobi Laki-laki erupted at least three times early on Saturday, spewing an ash column 9 km (5.6 miles) high, as ...Cuba keeps schools closed, workers home during recovery from power failure, hurricane
Cuba said on Wednesday it would keep schools closed and non-essential workers home through Sunday as the crisis-racked Caribbean island nation struggled ...Storm Nadine weakens over Guatemala after pummeling Belize, Mexico’s Yucatan
Storm Nadine weakened to a tropical depression on Saturday as it chugged across Guatemala, after dumping heavy rain and bringing strong winds ...SpaceX catches giant Starship booster in fifth flight test
By Joey Roulette Reuters SpaceX in its fifth Starship test flight on Sunday returned the rocket’s towering first stage booster back to ...More than 3 million without power as Hurricane Milton slams Florida, causes deaths and flooding
BY TERRY SPENCER and KATE PAYNE AP Hurricane Milton plowed into Florida as a Category 3 storm, bringing misery to a coast still ...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 ...












