Dam disaster in Dominica

Dam disaster in Dominica

Officials declared a disaster in Dominica, after rainfall caused a dam to fail Wednesday night. It appears several inches of rain fell in a few hours during big thunderstorms. That rainfall was channeled down the mountainside into a small reservoir, overtopping the

Russia battles fires amid tropical heat

Russia battles fires amid tropical heat

Russia on Thursday sweltered in abnormally hot summer weather as the emergency services sought to control expanding countryside blazes to prevent a repeat of last year’s devastating wildfires. The central city of Volgograd was Russia’s hottest city with temperatures

Philippines on alert for landslides

Philippines on alert for landslides

Geologists in the Philippines warn of further landslides in the wake of Tropical Storm Nock-Ten.According to the country’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), at least 31 people are now confirmed dead and more than 600,000 have been

The heaviest downpours in a century pounded South Korea

The heaviest downpours in a century pounded South Korea

The heaviest downpours in a century pounded Seoul and its surrounding areas on Tuesday and Wednesday, killing at least 36 and triggering multiple landslides, urban traffic chaos, power outages and flooded streets, roads and residential areas.The National Emergency

Bangladesh floods displace thousands

Bangladesh floods displace thousands

The homes of more than 20,000 people have been completely destroyed by the floodwaters with another 84,000 homes partially damaged. Heavy flooding in southeastern Bangladesh has forced more than 20,000 people from their homes in Cox’s Bazar and Teknaf districts, say

Worsening drought threatens the Mauritania’s livestock

Worsening drought threatens the Mauritania’s livestock

An association of cattle breeders from south-eastern Mauritania on Tuesday called for urgent government assistance as a worsening drought threatens the region’s livestock. Normally it should be 40 days into the rainy season, but this year the lateness of the rain is

Snow causes travel havoc in South Africa

Snow causes travel havoc in South Africa

Parts of South Africa on Tuesday transformed into a winter wonderland, but the cold and frosty weather caused travel havoc as major highways and railways closed down. Most of the interior in the Eastern Cape and high grounds of KwaZulu-Natal are covered in snow, which

Swarm of earthquakes rattles Gulf of California

Swarm of earthquakes rattles Gulf of California

Swarm of earthquakes rattles Gulf of California with strongest recorded as 5.9 magnitude according to USGS with epicentre 86 km (53 miles) SW of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico at depth of 10.2 km (6.3 miles). Nine earthquakes was above magnitude 5. SCSN Recent

Receding Aral sea sees some recovery

Receding Aral sea sees some recovery

The size of the Aral Sea has long hinged on the Amu Darya, which flows from the high Pamir Mountains in central Asia, across the desert, and into the southern sea. While two rivers empty into the lake—the Amu Darya and the Syr Darya—the Amu Darya is the largest and

Green algae to continue spread off China’s east coastline

Green algae to continue spread off China’s east coastline

A break-out of algae bloom, or “green tide,” has spread nearly 20,000 square km in waters off China’s east coastline, sources with the country’s maritime authorities said Sunday. The North China Sea Marine Forecasting Center of State Oceanic Administration