Natural hazards are naturally occurring events that have a negative impact on people or the environment. Wildfire burned area was 367 Mha in 2024, ranked 17th since 2001. An estimated 1,965 Tg C ...

Environment Secretary Steve Reed has vowed to clean up the River Thames following warnings that competitors in tomorrow’s Boat Race are risking their health. He said he was “angry” after ...

Fisher-Price issued the recall for about 15,300 3-in-1 SnugaPuppy Activity Centers, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday, April 10. The center's tissue box toy can break apart, ...

Indian benchmark indices ended slightly lower due to losses in financial and IT stocks despite gains in consumer and auto sectors. The BSE Sensex decreased by 67.30 points, while the Nifty 50 declined ...

CINCINNATI – The Ohio River is slowly receding in Cincinnati after cresting Monday night at more than 60 feet high, which broke a seven-year record. Drone video taken by the Hamilton County Sheriff's ...

AUGUSTA, Maine (WGME) -- A bill aims to temporarily pause the use of synthetic turf in Maine to look at potential health and environmental risks. New research shows that those types of fields may ...

SINGAPORE: The 10-year-old girl who died after a fire at a shophouse in River Valley has been identified as an Australian national. In response to queries from CNA, a spokesperson from Australia's ...

The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved an ordinance to adopt fire hazard severity zones recommended by ... from the Santa Lucia Range north along the Salinas River area.

The Mississippi River is expected to reach flood levels in the coming days, impacting Greenville, Vicksburg and Natchez. The article details projected crest levels and the anticipated impacts at ...

SALEM, Ore. – Senate Bill 83, which seeks to repeal the controversial wildfire hazard map and the related regulations, advanced today after a unanimous vote in the Senate Committee on Natural ...

The Ohio River peaked overnight, briefly hitting 60.79 feet. For comparison, the 1997 flood hit 64.70 feet (#9 historic crest), the 2018 flood hit 60.53 feet (#23 historic crest). The river will ...