World food prices up 10% in July
Global food prices have leapt by 10% in the month of July, raising fears of soaring prices for the planet’s poorest, the World Bank has warned. The bank said that a US heatwave and...
Global food prices have leapt by 10% in the month of July, raising fears of soaring prices for the planet’s poorest, the World Bank has warned. The bank said that a US heatwave and...
Isaac raked the Gulf Coast with punishing winds and relentless rain, causing flooding that overtopped a levee south of New Orleans on Wednesday, the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Plaquemines Parish spokesman Caitlin Campbell...
BRAWLEY, Calif. — A series of small to moderate earthquakes that shattered windows and knocked trailer homes off their foundations is putting people in this small farming town east of San Diego on edge as they continue...
Aucklanders may get only a day or two warning of a volcanic eruption and will know just hours before where it will explode, a scientific paper says. The 1.4 million people living on the...
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius near Naples, Italy, in 79 A.D. killed thousands of Pompeii residents and remains one of the most famous volcanic explosions in history. But scientists say a hidden “super volcano” in...
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Firefighters in north western Spain have worked through the night to tackle a blaze which ravaged areas of woodland. . Report by Max Akhtar.
Meteorologist Maria LaRosa has the last seasonal forecast previewing the fall and winter outlook. She also explains the how the drought may be improving for some parts of the country and getting worse in...
A raging fire on the forested Greek island of Chios burns tens of thousands of acres of pristine forest, including scores of mastic trees, that are unique to the area and a large part...
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