Ongoing outbreaks of bird flu have caused devastation to animal populations, and may now infect humans more easily, according to a joint release on Wednesday by three United Nations (UN) organizations....
President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency in the northeastern US state of Vermont as heavy rains triggered flooding from which dozens of residents were rescued by boat.
The move came after officials...
A volcano erupted near Iceland’s capital Reykjavik on July 10, marking the third eruption in the area in two years.
The eruption occurred in a small depression north of Litli Hrútur, with smoke and...
Authorities in the U.S. state of Texas started installing a new floating barrier along the Rio Grande River on Wednesday. It’s the latest effort by the state’s Republican Governor Greg Abbott to...
The global pandemic, erratic weather changes and conflicts have pushed more than 122 million people into hunger. The findings are part of the latest United Nations' annual State of Food Security and Nutrition...
The European Parliament on Wednesday narrowly backed a key biodiversity bill aimed at rewilding EU land and water habitats. European Union lawmakers adopted the legal proposal with 336 votes in favor, 300 against...
Several years of extreme weather, including high temperatures in summer and little snowfall in winter, have accelerated the melting of glaciers in Europe's Alps. There used to be about 1,500 glaciers in...
The bodies of all six people aboard a tourist helicopter which crashed Tuesday soon after take-off in Nepal's Everest region were brought back to the capital Kathmandu.
The Manang Air flight was heading for...
U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry will visit China from July 16 to 19, the Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment said Wednesday. The Chinese and the U.S. sides will have in-depth...
Four stowaways are rescued off the southeast coast of Brazil after spending 13 days at sea hidden in the hull of a ship from Nigeria, says Federal Police chief of Espirito Santo state.
They were found by crew...