MANAUS, Brazil — Communities dependent on the Amazon rainforest’s waterways are stranded without supply of fuel, food or filtered water. Dozens of river dolphins perished and washed up on shore. And thousands of lifeless fish float on the water’s surface. These are just the first grim visions of extreme drought sweeping across Brazil’s Amazon. The … Read more
Tropical storm Philippe is dropping heavy rains in the northeast Caribbean and forcing governments to close schools in the region as forecasters warned of flash flooding This satellite image provided by NOAA on Monday, Oct. 2 2023 shows Tropical Storm Philippe, center right. Philippe is threatening to unleash heavy rains and flash flooding in the … Read more
BENGALURU, India — Sanjay Chauhan witnessed monsoon rains lash down over his home and farm in the Indian Himalayas this year with a magnitude and intensity he’s never experienced before. “Buildings have collapsed, roads are broken, there were so many landslides including one that has destroyed a large part of my orchard,” said the 56-year-old … Read more
A police officer from the NYPD Highway Patrol looks to motorists drive through a flooded street after heavy rains as the remnants of Tropical Storm Ophelia bring flooding across the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, at the FDR Drive in Manhattan near the Williamsburg Bridge, in New York City, U.S., September 29, 2023. Andrew Kelly | Reuters … Read more
Members of the rescue groups from the Egyptian military carry a useless physique as they stroll within the mud between the destroyed buildings, after a strong storm and heavy rainfall hit Libya, in Derna, Libya September 13, 2023. Ahmed Elumami | Reuters Storm Daniel has left Libya, a rustic grappling with battle and financial disaster … Read more
Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden authorised an emergency declaration for Florida as Hurricane Idalia approaches and strengthens. Idalia is projected to develop to a Class 3 hurricane because it approaches the Florida coast, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis mentioned, bringing with it heavy rain, wind and the potential for storm surge. … Read more
A strong earthquake and an aftershock have rocked Indonesia’s resort island of Bali and different elements of the nation on Tuesday, inflicting panic however no quick experiences of injury or casualties DENPASAR, Indonesia — A strong earthquake and an aftershock rocked Indonesia’s resort island of Bali and different elements of the nation on Tuesday, inflicting … Read more
OKUMA, Japan — At a small part of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant’s central management room in northeastern Japan, the handled water switch change is on. A graph on a pc monitor close by reveals a gradual lower of water ranges as handled radioactive wastewater is diluted and launched into the Pacific Ocean. Within the … Read more
On this picture taken from video, Maui Emergency Administration Company Administrator Herman Andaya speaks throughout a information convention in Wailuku, Hawaii, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. AP | Mike Householder The pinnacle of Maui County’s emergency administration company resigned on Thursday, a day after he defended his resolution to not activate sirens throughout catastrophic wildfires which … Read more
The demise toll, now at 96, from catastrophic wildfires in Hawaii is anticipated to rise considerably within the coming days as search groups make their means via the wreckage within the devastated city of Lahaina. Hawaii Gov. Josh Inexperienced stated search groups will possible discover 10 to twenty our bodies day by day in an … Read more