The disasters that plagued the globe this year will send 2011 into the record books as the most costly
A state of emergency has been declared in New Zealand's Tasman district after the worst flooding there in decades. Communities
Trees are dying in the Sahel, a region in Africa south of the Sahara Desert, and human-caused climate change
An environmental monitor Tuesday identified 19 new sites across the United States where groundwater near coal-ash dumps from power
PORT LAVACA, Texas – In better days, the loading dock in this East Texas harbor city would be a
A 7.3 magnitiude earthquake has struck off the coast of Papua New Guinea. The US geological survey said the quake's
At least five states in Mexico's northwest say they are on the verge of disaster following the worst drought
The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.1 earthquake has struck off the shore of a central Indonesian island.
Canada became the first country to formally withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol, saying the pact on cutting carbon emissions
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