Iraq

Floods in Baghdad threaten Iraq's internally displaced

The Iraqi capital’s internally displaced have been swamped following heavy rains. Flood waters are said to have carried away a three-year-old girl

29 October 2015

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Do you know: why is the sky blue?

26 October 2015

Mexico

Patricia downgraded to tropical storm but flooding extends north to Texas

Now just a tropical storm, Patricia has nonetheless caused chaos in Mexico following its landfall. Although it was feared it would be the

24 October 2015

Mexico

Hurricane Patricia: Storm weakens after hitting Mexico but remains highly dangerous

Patricia, one of the most powerful hurricanes in history, has slammed into Mexico’s Pacific coast. But as efforts continued to evacuate thousands

24 October 2015

Mexico

'Colossal' hurricane barrels towards Mexico's Pacific coast

Mexico is bracing itself for one of the most powerful hurricanes in history. Hurricane Patricia is barreling towards the country’s Pacific Coast. The

23 October 2015

Mexico

Hurricane Patricia: Mexico braced for 'most intense' storm

Mexico is bracing itself for the arrival of Hurricane Patricia, described as the most powerful to hit the region in recent memory. Weather officials

23 October 2015

Philippines

Koppu: typhoon devastates northern Philippines

Typhoon Koppu is continuing its deadly path across the northern Philippines. At least 16 people have died, seven of whom perished when a ferry sank

19 October 2015

Philippines

Typhoon Koppu begins battering the Philippines

Powerful typhoon Koppu has begun battering the northern Philippines – whipping up coastal surges, destroying homes and displacing some 10,000 people

18 October 2015

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Winter is coming in Germany

14 October 2015

Economy

Italy becomes world's largest wine producer ahead of France

Italy has overtaken France to become the world’s largest wine producer this year, according to European Union data. Moderate weather conditions have

8 October 2015

Indonesia

Indonesian forest fires blanket region in smoke

Forest fires continue to rage in Indonesia as provincial disaster management team attempt to water bomb them from helicopters. A total of six

6 October 2015

USA

At least eight dead in floods in South and North Carolina

At least eight people have died after torrential rainfall triggered floods in South and North Carolina. The storm dumped more than 45 centimetres of

5 October 2015

China

Typhoon Mujigae rips through Southern China

At least four have been killed after the tropical storm made landfall, and sixteen others were reported missing.

5 October 2015

Italy

Rare cyclone wreaks havoc across Mediterranean

A rare Mediterranean cyclone has wreaked havoc in Sardinia, as more than two months of rain hit the island in just 24 hours. There are no reports of

2 October 2015

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UK: a sinkhole appears overnight in a residential area

2 October 2015

USA

North Carolina braces for Hurricane Joaquin

Hurricane Joaquin strengthened to a dangerous category 4 storm as it battered the Bahamas with torrential rain and powerful winds on Thursday

2 October 2015

United Kingdom

Residents evacuated as huge sinkhole appears in St Albans near London

A huge sinkhole has appeared overnight in a British residential area. Aerial footage shows extent of St Albans sinkhole http://t.co/sdHFu4T3Zy

1 October 2015

China

Costly clear up in China after Typhoon Dujuan hits Fujian

Chinese authorities face a huge clear up in the eastern province of Fujian after Typhoon Dujuan battered the coastal region. Super Typhoon Dujuan

30 September 2015

Hungary

Migrants face growing numbers of challenges

“Anti-migration sentiment in Europe is unnecessarily endangering the lives of migrants,” William Lacy Swing, Director General of the International

28 September 2015

Italy

Meltdown on Mont Blanc: mountain 'shrinks' 1.3 metres

Mont Blanc seems to be in a meltdown. The latest measurements of western Europe’s highest mountain appear to show it has shrunk a full 1.3 metres

10 September 2015