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Catastrophic floods can be difficult to prepare for. Sometimes evacuation is the right call, but if it’s too late the…
BENGALURU, India (news agencies) — Each year from June to September, a series of heavy rains known as monsoons sweep…
WASHINGTON (news agencies) — Human-caused climate change is responsible for killing about 1,500 people in last week’s European heat wave,…
WASHINGTON (news agencies) — The Trump administration is dropping plans to allow continued use of the last type of asbestos…
WASHINGTON (news agencies) — Filmmaker Peter Jackson owns one of the largest private collections of bones of an extinct New…
Intense downpours like those in Texas are more frequent, but there’s no telling where they’ll happen
It’s not just Texas and North Carolina. Intense rain is falling more frequently in many areas of the U.S. —…
MAUMERE, Indonesia (news agencies) — Residents wore masks to protect themselves from thick volcanic ash that blanketed roads and green…
Submerged in about 40 meters (44 yards) of water off Scotland’s coast, a turbine has been spinning for more than…
JAKARTA, Indonesia (news agencies) — Indonesia’s rumbling Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki erupted Monday, sending a column of volcanic materials as…
WASHINGTON (news agencies) — Incredible amounts of moisture in the air fueled a storm that barely moved over central Texas,…