Nepal closes schools as heavy rains bring country to standstill | Floods News
Some 150 people killed and dozens missing after bad weather triggers floods and landslides.Officials in Nepal said schools in flood-hit areas will be shut in…
The Indigenous ‘watchmen’ safeguarding Peru’s isolated tribes | Indigenous Rights
Balta, Peru – On an overcast afternoon in April, Nolasco Torres and Freddy Capitan navigate their canoe along a jungle-veiled ravine. Along the route, they…
Coastal communities face ‘catastrophic flooding’ from rising sea levels | Climate News
Surging sea levels are creating “a rising tide of misery” that threaten the future of nearly a billion people that live in low-lying coastal areas,…
At least 10 people killed, 18 missing in Nepal floods and landslides | Climate Crisis News
Government deploys more than 3,000 security personnel to assist rescue efforts with helicopters and motorboats.At least 10 people have been killed and 18 others reported…
Hurricane Helene makes landfall in Florida, moves to Georgia: What we know | Weather News
EXPLAINERHurricane Helene has been downgraded to a category one storm but authorities warn rainfall and winds are still a danger.Hurricane Helene struck Florida’s Big Bend…
Ecuador battles wildfires near capital as drought grips South America | Climate Crisis News
About 2,000 firefighters, rescue workers and members of the military are fighting blazes around Quito.Firefighters in Ecuador are working to contain a number of wildfires…
Maldives leader says Israel must be held to account for ‘genocide’ in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu has told the United Nations that Israel must be held accountable for the crimes it is committing in Gaza, including “genocide”,…
Climate Protest Crackdown | Climate
People & Power meets climate activists who’ve been labeled as ‘terrorists’ by their critics.A police crackdown against a band of climate activists in Germany is…
Japan orders thousands to evacuate quake-hit region as rains trigger floods | Weather News
A dozen rivers burst their banks in Ishikawa where the meteorological agency issued its highest alert level.Japanese authorities have told tens of thousands of people…
Could AI save Nigerians from devastating floods? | Floods News
In the small village of Ogba-Ojibo in central Nigeria, sitting at the confluence of two of the nation’s largest rivers – the Niger and Benue…
UNICEF says six million children in Southeast Asia affected by Typhoon Yagi | Weather News
UN’s children’s agency says there’s an urgent need for access to clean water, sanitation as Red Cross mobilises relief.Massive floods and landslides triggered by Typhoon…
Three firefighters die as Portugal battles dozens of wildfires | Climate Crisis News
The death toll in the latest wave of fires increases to seven as Portugal seeks help from the European Union.Three Portuguese firefighters have died in…
Flooding death toll rises to 21 in Central Europe as more areas on alert | Floods News
Volunteers and emergency workers have raced to secure river banks in the historic Polish city of Wroclaw as residents elsewhere in Central Europe have tallied…
At least 236 killed in Myanmar flooding from Typhoon Yagi | Floods News
Multiple states and regions affected in a country already plunged into crisis by the February 2021 coup.At least 236 people have been confirmed dead after…
At least 8 dead as Storm Boris continues to pound Central, Eastern Europe | Floods News
The death toll in Central and Eastern Europe has risen as Storm Boris continued to pummel the region, causing massive floods. One person drowned in…
Typhoon Bebinca hits Shanghai, strongest storm since 1949 | Weather News
Shanghai’s 25 million people advised to stay at home as Bebinca pounds city with heavy rain and strong winds.Typhoon Bebinca has made landfall in Shanghai,…
Death toll rises as Storm Boris lashes central, eastern Europe | Floods News
At least eight people dead as heavy rains hit Austria, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.One person has drowned in Poland, two people have…
Four dead as torrential rains batter Central and Eastern Europe | Floods News
At least four people have been found dead in eastern Romania after torrential storms dumped unprecedented rain, leaving hundreds stranded in flooded areas, emergency authorities…
Myanmar’s military chief says foreign aid needed after deadly floods | Weather News
More than 235,000 people have been forced from their homes after floods and landslides caused by Typhoon Yagi.Myanmar’s military chief has made a rare request…
The Hague to ban fossil fuel ads from January | Climate Crisis News
City council in third largest city in Netherlands approves the new rules, which will apply from January.The Hague will ban street advertising for fossil fuels,…