Oil spill tars Peruvian seaside towns, leaves fishermen jobless
Thousands of barrels of crude oil that were spilled off Peru's central coast have taken a grim toll: dead birds adrift in the sea and irate fishermen stuck on the docks.
Hundreds of homes in Tonga's smaller outer islands have been destroyed, and at least three people were killed after Saturday's huge eruption triggered tsunami waves.
In volcano’s wake, an agonizing wait for news from Tonga
Footage shared moments before the internet connection was cut showed people running inland, searching for higher ground in a very flat country.
Drinking water and ash big concern as Tonga assesses tsunami damage
The eruption and resulting tsunami cut off phone and internet lines for the entire island, as well as damage to an undersea cable, which could take more than a week to restore.
Shrouded by ash, Tonga's fate remains unclear after powerful volcano erupts
As reports of the volcano’s effect trickled in from far-flung countries Sunday there was little word from Tonga, the island nation just 40 miles from the site of the extraordinary explosion.
Japan sees meter-high waves and tsunami warning after massive Tonga eruption
According to the weather agency, a small tsunami of less than 1 meter was observed across a wide area of the country's Pacific coast. All advisories were lifted by Sunday afternoon.
Typhoon Rai's deadly path through Philippines 'exceeded all predictions,' forecaster says
A lack of real-time data and case studies of similar storms in the region made it difficult for forecasters to predict just how much the storm would intensify.
After major storms highlighted New York's weaknesses in the face of climate change, the city is erecting a $1.45 billion system of walls and floodgates to protect it from rising sea levels.
Are tornadoes linked to climate change? The science isn't yet definite.
While research has linked recent extreme weather events to global warming, there remain important gaps in the scientific understanding of twisters and how they relate to climate.
Death toll rises to 13 after Indonesia's Semeru volcano erupts
Rescuers working through the night freed as many as 10 people from the debris.
18,000 still stranded as floods threaten to be Canada's costliest natural disaster
Estimates suggest insured losses will far exceed the CA$3.6 billion caused by wildfires that hit Alberta's oil-producing region of Fort McMurray in 2016.
Some 70 years ago it was taboo to deploy the SDF for disaster relief. Today it's indispensable.
Today, it is almost a given that the SDF will be called upon to assist local communities and prefectures after a disaster. But, 70 years ago, it was basically forbidden.
