Jan 07 Watch 2:03 Magnitude 6.4 tremor causes Puerto Rico’s worst earthquake damage in decades By John Yang Puerto Rico is under a state of emergency after experiencing a magnitude 6.4 earthquake Tuesday morning. The tremor, part of a series that has shaken the U.S. territory since Christmas, caused substantial damage along the southern coast. One man died… Continue watching
Jan 03 Indonesia capital floods leave 43 dead and 397,000 displaced By Niniek Karmini, Associated Press Monsoon rains and rising rivers submerged at least 182 neighborhoods in greater Jakarta and caused landslides in the Bogor and Depok districts on the city's outskirts as well as in neighboring Lebak, which buried a dozen people. Continue reading
Jan 03 Heat and strong winds threaten to worsen Australia wildfires By Shonal Ganguly, Steve McMorran, Associated Press More than 200 fires were burning, and warnings of extreme danger to come Saturday prompted mass evacuations. Continue reading
Jan 02 Indonesia floods death toll rises to 30 as waters recede By Niniek Karmini, Associated Press Monsoon rains and rising rivers submerged at least 182 neighborhoods in greater Jakarta and caused landslides in the Bogor and Depok districts on the city's outskirts. Continue reading
Dec 13 What a UN ruling could mean for climate refugees By Stephanie Garcia The World Bank estimates that by 2050, there will be 143 million climate change-driven migrants from the regions of Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. Continue reading
Dec 10 Witnesses recall horror of deadly New Zealand volcano eruption By Nick Perry, Associated Press Survivors of the eruptions suffered serious burns, witnesses who helped some of the victims said. Continue reading
Dec 09 5 dead, dozens missing in New Zealand volcano eruption By Mark Baker, Nick Perry, Associated Press Police said the site was still too dangerous hours later for rescuers to search for the missing. Continue reading
Dec 03 Powerful typhoon leaves at least 4 dead in Philippines By Jim Gomez, Associated Press The Philippines is battered by about 20 typhoons and tropical storms each year and has frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Continue reading
Nov 27 Search teams race to find Albania earthquake survivors By Llazar Semini, Associated Press The earthquake that hit Albania on Tuesday killed at least 26 people and injured more than 650. Continue reading
Nov 26 Albania earthquake kills several; rescuers search for survivors By Llazar Semini, Visar Kryeziu, Associated Press The 6.4 magnitude quake was felt across the southern Balkans and was followed by multiple aftershocks. Continue reading