Here’s a scary thought: scientists are testing the idea of pumping water into the sides of a dormant volcano in Oregon at pressures great enough to evoke small earthquakes. Why? Apparently, the boiling bowels...
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Huge thunderstorms have swept across London as torrential downpours threaten several Olympic events today, with the velodrome roof leaking under the strain. Huge storms have already left parts of Britain under water, with driving...
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(CNN) — More than half of all U.S. counties have been designated disaster zones, the Department of Agriculture reported, blaming excessive heat and a devastating drought that’s spread across the Corn Belt and contributed to...
The worst drought in decades now covers two thirds of the United States. And forecasters think the dry conditions will linger well into the fall. Karen Brown is traveling across the nation, investigating the...
(Reuters) – Severe flooding across North Korea has killed 88 people and left tens of thousands homeless, state media reported late on Saturday, threatening to make the poverty-stricken country’s already chronic food shortage still worse. The...
(multimedia) Historic floods in China and Russia, scorching heat waves and drought in the United States may be among the early stages of climate change, scientists say. Meanwhile, many cities remain unprepared for future...
WASHINGTON — From highways in Texas to nuclear power plants in Illinois, the concrete, steel and sophisticated engineering that undergird the nation’s infrastructure are being taxed to worrisome degrees by heat, drought and vicious storms. On...
Food prices are likely to rise in the US next year due to a drought gripping large parts of the Midwest, the US department for agriculture has warned. It forecasted that the price of...
