A severe drought parching northern Brazil this year has shrunk the mighty Amazon River -- the world's longest river
The people of the Cartaret Islands in Papua New Guinea, who are facing inundation from rising sea levels, have
CANCUN, Mexico (AFP) – Tropical storm Karl soaked parts of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula Wednesday and headed toward Gulf oil
Tokyo (AFP) Sept 14, 2010 - At least 170 people have died from heatstroke and more than 54,000 have
Arctic sea ice melted over the summer to cover the third smallest area on record, US researchers said Wednesday,
The United States on Wednesday ordered oil and gas firms to permanently plug nearly 3,500 unused wells and dismantle
The outgoing boss of BP, Tony Hayward, has rejected claims the company's North Sea oil platforms are unsafe for
France reported a first case of dengue fever infection on its mainland Monday, in the southern city of Nice,
Civic officials in the earthquake-ravaged Christchurch region of New Zealand have delayed plans to lift a state of emergency. Local
Representatives from the 17 nations responsible for 80 percent of the emissions thought responsible for global warming will meet