The frozen Arctic has shrunk to its second lowest level since satellites began measuring it in 1979, capping a
BANGKOK (Reuters) - Monsoon rains, floods and mudslides in Thailand have killed at least 98 people since July, including
KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) – The death toll in the May 22 tornado that tore through Joplin, Missouri, has
TOKYO – A magnitude-6.2 earthquake struck off Japan's battered northeastern coast Thursday, but there was no risk of a
A major rescue operation is under way after four miners became trapped in a flooded colliery. Three other staff managed
The final US government report into last year's Gulf of Mexico oil spill has blamed the companies involved in
A considerable amount of volcanic ash both from the eruption in Eyjafjallajökull in 2010 and Grímsvötn in 2011, combined
Pakistani authorities, already under pressure to help hundreds of thousands of flood victims, are struggling to contain dengue fever
Europe's seas are changing at an unprecedented rate as ice sheets melt, temperatures rise and marine life migrates due
Monsoon rain crippled Pakistan's biggest city Karachi on Tuesday, and the unpopular government came under pressure to provide relief