More than 1300 dead from floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand
Emergency crews raced to reach survivors and recover more bodies Wednesday as the death toll from last week’s…
Perpetually broke: How New Zealand could (eventually) afford its future
December 15 marks 50 years since newly elected prime minister Robert Muldoon cancelled a contributory superannuation scheme, and…
Super Typhoon slams Philippines, killing 2 and displacing 1 million
Super Typhoon Fung-wong slammed ashore overnight on the northeastern coast of the Philippines, where the massive storm had…
Nearly a million people evacuate as super typhoon threatens the Philippines
Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the biggest storm to threaten the Philippines this year, started battering the country’s northeastern coast…
Jamaica tallies losses from Hurricane Melissa as more than 2 dozen communities remain cut off
Officials in Jamaica say that Hurricane Melissa ripped the roofs off 120,000 structures when it struck last week,…
Deforestation boosts flash flood, landslide risk from Hurricane Melissa
Hurricane Melissa pummeled areas of the Caribbean already vulnerable to landslides and flash flooding because of factors made…
Woman killed by lightning at football training in Queensland
A woman has died after being struck by lightning amid warnings of more extreme weather ahead over the…
Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba pick up pieces after destructive Hurricane Melissa
People across the northern Caribbean were digging out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa on Thursday as deaths…
Dozens dead as Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction
Hurricane Melissa left dozens dead and widespread destruction across Cuba, Haiti and Jamaica, where roofless homes, toppled utility…
15 Natural Disasters That Were So Extreme They Sound Made Up
Natural disasters have a way of reminding us just how unpredictable and powerful nature can be. Some events…
Hurricane Melissa bears down on Jamaica – strongest storm in 174 years
Hurricane Melissa was set to pummel Jamaica on Tuesday as a catastrophic Category 5 storm, the strongest to…
Jamaica braces for Category 5 hurricane
Hurricane Melissa strengthened into a Category 5 storm Tuesday as it drew closer to Jamaica, where forecasters said…