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Indonesia Contains Fire Hotspots at Bromo National Park...
PROBOLINGGO, Indonesia — Indonesia has reduced the number of active wildfire hotspots in Bromo Ten...

Somali Mothers Trek Weeks Seeking Food Amid Deepening Drought...
Somali Mothers Walk for Days as Drought Leaves Families With Nothing BAIDOA, Somalia — After ne...

France Imposes Water Restrictions Across Nearly Seventy Percent of Cou...
PARIS — France has imposed water-use restrictions across nearly 70% of its territory as an intense...

Rising Extreme Heat Frequency Prompts New UN Assessment of Global Risk...
Rising extreme heat is pushing the United Nations system to treat heat less as a series of isolated ...

Wildfires Rage in Western US States Amid Hot Conditions...
SPOKANE, Washington — Wildfires continued to burn across the western United States on Wednesday as...

Wildfires Force Evacuations in Western US States...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Wildfires burning across parts of the western United States prompted evacuation warnings and road...

Warnings Issued for More Heavy Rains in Flood Prone Areas...
WASHINGTON — Authorities issued warnings Tuesday for additional heavy rainfall expected in flood-prone regions across ...

Coral Triangle Day Highlights Urgent Conservation Efforts...
JAKARTA — Organizations across the Coral Triangle region marked Coral Triangle Day on Tuesday with events focused on o...

Heavy Flooding Hits Accra Ghana as Trash Clogs Drainage Systems...
ACCRA, Ghana — Heavy flooding struck multiple areas of Ghana’s capital Accra over the weekend as torrential rains ov...

Russian Strikes Damage Nuclear Site Near Chernobyl...
**KYIV** — Russian forces struck a spent nuclear fuel storage facility near Ukraine’s Chornobyl nuclear power plant ...

7.8 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Southern Philippines With Tsunami Warnings...
MANILA — A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the southern Philippines early Monday, prompting tsunami warnings for c...

Severe Storms Kill at Least Two Across Southern United States...
ATLANTA — Severe storms swept across parts of the southern United States, killing at least two people and causing wide...

Barge Collision Damages Maryland Rail Bridge on Northeast Corridor...
PERRYVILLE, Maryland — A barge struck a key Amtrak rail bridge over the Susquehanna River in Maryland on Saturday afte...

Dangerous Weather Outbreak Triggers Alerts Across Central US...
CHICAGO — A dangerous weather outbreak has prompted severe thunderstorm alerts and watches across parts of the Central...