Oil will impact Gulf for years to come

As BP works to finally kill its runaway well and anxious coastal residents breathe a sigh of relief, experts

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Floods hit North Korea

SEOUL (AFP) – Floods caused by torrential rain have washed away homes, roads, railways and farmland in North Korea,

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Rapid Warming of Permafrost

Permafrost warming continues throughout a wide swath of the Northern Hemisphere, according to a team of scientists assembled during

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Floods kill at least 6 in Eastern Europe

WARSAW, Poland – Flooding caused by heavy rains has killed at least seven people in Poland, Germany and the

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Floods kill 132 in Kashmir, hundreds missing

LEH, India (AFP) – Rescuers waded through mud to seek survivors Saturday after floods caused by freak rains killed

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Ice island breaks from Greenland

An ice island measuring 260 square kilometres broke off from one of Greenland's two main glaciers, scientists say, the

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Bubonic and Pneumonic plagues in Peru

An outbreak of bubonic and pneumonic plague in Peru has killed a 14-year-old boy and infected at least 31

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Toxic smog blankets Moscow as fires rage

Wearing sanitary masks or clutching wet rags to their faces, residents of Moscow struggled round the city as the

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Methane seeping from sea bed at capped BP Site

Video Report: In the short video below, methane gas can be seen seeping from the sea bed at the

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Russia: Fires head for Chernobyl

Fires that are sweeping across Russia threaten to re-release nuclear contamination from the Chernobyl disaster into the air, but

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