Japan plans to release water that was contaminated in the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster into the Pacific Ocean. A team of inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency has been assessing the... Read more »
Nepal is struggling to rebuild in the aftermath of catastrophic natural disasters in recent months. Hundreds of people have died in flooding and landslides triggered by monsoon rains in June, August and... Read more »
Six people are suing the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan. They all lived in Fukushima and developed thyroid cancer after an earthquake and tsunami damaged the reactor in 2011.... Read more »
Rescue teams in western Ghana are searching the site of a huge explosion on Thursday that killed at least 17 people. Dozens were injured in the accidental blast in the western town... Read more »
Tongans have fled to higher ground after an undersea volcano erupted, sending tsunami waves crashing onto the South Pacific island and triggering warnings as far as the US West Coast. There were... Read more »
A tsunami has hit the Pacific nation of Tonga after an undersea volcano erupted. The extent of the damage is still unclear as many phone lines are down. Warnings remain in place... Read more »
Rescue efforts are under way in the Philippines after one of the most powerful storms in the world this year hit land. Typhoon Rai blew from the Pacific Ocean into the Siargao... Read more »
A rare tropical cyclone has made landfall on the Arabian peninsula, killing at least nine people in Oman and Iran. Cyclone Shaheen hit their coastlines, reaching wind speeds of up to 150... Read more »
The charity Christian Aid says the 10 worst climate disasters this year have cost $140bn in insurance claims. Bushfires in Australia caused $5bn in losses, killed nearly three billion wild animals and... Read more »
At least three people have been killed and 11 wounded in an explosion in Afghanistan’s eastern Khost province. “A motorcycle rigged with a bomb exploded during a football match,” said Sayed Ahmad... Read more »