BEIJING, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Infectious diseases claimed 1,530 lives on the Chinese mainland last month, and nearly one
Floods, storms, drought and other climate-related natural disasters drove 20 million people from their homes last year, nearly four
From tsunamis in Britain to huge avalanches in the Alps and volcanic eruptions in Germany, some of the world's
NAIROBI, Kenya -- Poaching and drought-related hunger have killed more than 100 of Kenya's famous elephants in the north
The Middle East is famously a place of paradoxes, and perhaps the oddest paradox of all is this: the
Scientists at a London conference next week will warn of earthquakes, avalanches and volcanic eruptions as the atmosphere heats
Days like Thursday, the temperature could be 120 degrees in Phoenix instead of the current 111, according to a
Below normal monsoon rains have been responsible for the drought Nearly half of India's districts have been hit by
Climate change conjures up images of melting glaciers, polar bears floating on tiny ice bergs, massive flooding, and severe
More than 200,000 people were killed in the January 12 earthquake that hit Haiti, Prime Minister Jean-Max Bellerive said