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In Idai's wake, aid groups worry about 'double tragedy' of cholera
Weeks after Cyclone Idai devastated the coast of Mozambique, coastal cities are still struggling to recover. Disease and poverty have created increasingly dangerous circumstances to those who have lost their homes.
Satellites are destined to become space junk. But in the future, we may be able to retool them.
Almost 1 million Haitians are in 'urgent need of humanitarian assistance' after Hurricane Matthew
The current El Niño may hold lessons for how to deal with a warming planet
As scientists have been predicting since 2014, a powerful El Niño in the Pacific ocean is triggering extreme weather events and changes in weather patterns around the world. Some climate scientists are saying the lessons learned from this El Niño could help the world cope with the weather changes we can expect from climate change.
Can the ‘Godzilla’ El Niño’ solve California’s drought problem?
California is in its fourth year of devastating drought. This year’s "Godzilla" El Niño is dropping a lot of rain on the state, but is it enough to resolve a problem that has been building for years.
Shoveling snow while showing off their dance moves
Three Canadian men who specialize in African dance moves have turned snow shoveling into more than just a grind.
A rare first-person account of living through the tropical cyclone that struck Yemen
Tropical Cyclone Chapala struck Yemen on Nov. 3 — leaving flooding and destruction in its wake. Abdullah Nasser Alseele lives in Yemen and lived through the cyclone, just the latest misery for a country torn apart by war.
The ‘Galapagos of the Arab World’ was just lashed with a cyclone. Now it's headed for Yemen
On Monday, Cyclone Chapala slammed the island of Socotra, known for its unusual vegetation. Now the storm — traveling toward the mainland — is headed for war-torn Yemen.
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8 hurricanes that almost packed the punch of Patricia
A look at powerful hurricanes that struck land in the eastern Pacific, western Atlantic and the US Gulf Coast.
Canada is burning and America is choking on its smoke
Canada's wildfires are sending smoke billowing south, thanks to the jet stream and changes in the location of high pressure systems across the US. All that smoke has led to air quality alerts around the US — from the Pacific Northwest to the Upper Midwest.
Pakistanis must deal with a heatwave while fasting for Ramadan
A heatwave has increased temperatures well past 100 degrees in Pakistan, recently. Islamic leaders are telling people in Pakistan not to fast for Ramadan if they feel vulnerable to the heat wave.
Despite the extreme heat wave hitting India 'you have to keep going'
An extreme heat wave is hovering over parts of India. More than 800 people have died from heat related stress in rural areas of India, while city life mostly goes on.
El Niño is back, and global temperature records are in danger
El Niño is back. That could mean trouble for crops from Africa to Australia, drought relief for Brazil and California — and new record global temperatures as the Pacific Ocean warms up and brings the heat along with it.