Somalia Faces Major Cholera Outbreak
The United Nations has raised alarm over a major outbreak of cholera in southern Somalia. Aid groups are already scrambling ...
Tag: Physical geography
New York Skyscrapers Adapt To Climate Change
With a skyline crowded with ever-more luxury towers, the construction of another Manhattan skyscraper wouldn't normally be remarkable. But the ...
Australia Braces For ‘very Destructive’ Cyclone
Australians are bracing for the worst cyclone in the country's northeast in several years, with residents evacuated and schools closed ...
Sydney Landmarks Switch Off Lights, Others Miss the Memo
Sydney's Opera House and the Harbour Bridge plunged into darkness to mark Earth Hour on Saturday night, but it seems ...
Zimbabwe Floods Leave Villagers Stranded
More than 250 people have been killed so far in this rainy season as floods have left remote communities isolated. ...
Photographer Captures World’s Glacier Melt Over Decade
For the last decade, American photographer James Balog has been on a mission to document climate change through his camera ...
Coral Reefs In Hot Water
A spike in water temperature lasting only days bleached all the coral in a South China Sea atoll, and killed ...
Sea Ice Hits New Record Low At Both Poles
The sea ice cover in the Arctic and Antarctic hit new record lows for this time of year, marking the ...
Indonesia Increases Estimate For Cruise Ship Reef Damage
Indonesia said Wednesday a cruise ship on a voyage organised by a British company had damaged about 18,900 square metres ...
‘Dead Zones’ A Threat To Coral Reefs
Low-oxygen areas of the ocean known as dead zones threaten hundreds of coral reefs worldwide, fragile ecosystems already struggling because ...
Coral Reefs Discovered In Ghana
Ghana’s tourism sector is expected to rake in more foreign exchange following the discovery of Coral Reefs in its marine ...
Indonesia Summons UK Envoy Over Coral Reef Destruction
Indonesia summoned the British ambassador Friday after a cruise ship on a voyage organised by a London-based company smashed into ...
Number of Dead At Rubbish Dump Hits 113
The death toll from Saturday's landslide at a vast dump in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, has now risen to 113 ...
Great Barrier Reef May Never Recover From Bleaching
Australia's Great Barrier Reef may never recover from last year's warming-driven coral bleaching, said a study Wednesday that called for ...
Climate Change Is Making People Sick
From rising levels of air pollution to increased water contamination and a widening range for disease-carrying mosquitoes, climate change is ...
Indonesia Vows Action After UK Cruise Ship Ruins Coral Reef
Indonesia on Wednesday vowed to take action after a British-owned cruise ship smashed into pristine coral reefs and caused extensive ...
Antarctic Penguin Numbers Double Previous Estimates
Almost six million Adelie penguins are living in East Antarctica, more than double the number previously thought, scientists said Wednesday ...
Curbing Pollution Can Prevent 3 Mn Chinese Deaths A Year
China can avoid three million premature deaths each year if it slashes a type of fine particle air pollution to ...
Nyantakyi Faces Tough FIFA Election Fight Against Tanzania’s Leodegar Tenga
Ghana Football Association President Nyantakyi is up against Tanzania’s Leodegar Tenga for a seat on the FIFA Council in Thursday's ...
UK Cruise Ship Damages Pristine Indonesian Coral Reef
A British-owned cruise ship has smashed into pristine coral reefs, causing extensive damage in a remote corner of Indonesia known ...