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MEXICO CITY: Hurricane Hilary grew rapidly into Category 4 strength off Mexico’s Pacific coast on Friday and could reach Southern California as the first tropical storm there in 84 years, which forecasters warned could cause extreme flooding, mudslides and even tornados. Hilary had sustained winds near 145 mph (230 kph) early Friday, and was expected
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ODESA: The victim was found along a stretch of beach near the port city of Odesa in southern Ukraine early this summer, cause of death unknown. On the beach was a harbour porpoise. They are washing up dead in droves on the shores of the Black Sea. “Dolphins are not only cute creatures,” Pawel Goldin,
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WASHINGTON: Five youths from India have been named among 17 teen environmental activists from across the globe to receive the 2023 International Young Eco-Hero Award who have taken initiatives to tackle the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. The young eco-warriors who were recognised for their efforts by the US-based non-profit organisation, “Action For Nature”, are
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Young environmental activists scored what experts described as a ground-breaking legal victory Monday when a Montana judge said state agencies were violating their constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment by allowing fossil fuel development. The Montana case, brought by plaintiffs ranging in age from 5 to 22, was the first of its kind
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NEW DELHI: Long-term exposure to fine particle air pollutants (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) may increase the risk of non-lung cancer in older adults, according to a study of millions of Medicare beneficiaries in the US. The researchers led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, US, found that exposures to PM2.5 and NO2
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BEIJING: Severe floods in China’s northern province of Hebei brought by remnants of Typhoon Doksuri this month killed at least 29 people and caused billions of dollars in economic losses, its provincial government said Friday. Official news agency Xinhua reported that rescue crews were still searching for 16 missing people as of Thursday and the
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TOKYO: Airlines cancelled several hundred flights and authorities issued warnings Wednesday as tropical storm Khanun barrelled off Japan‘s southern coast towards South Korea. The storm, which has been downgraded from typhoon status, has already prompted South Korea to begin the evacuation of tens of thousands camping at the World Scout Jamboree, which was earlier hit
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LISBON: More than 1,000 firefighters are battling a series of wildfires in Portugal as it and neighboring Spain experience several days of extreme summer heat, with temperatures in many areas rising above 40 degrees Celsius (104 F). Three major fires raged in Portugal on Tuesday, with the biggest in the southwest near the town of
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HONOLULU: Several Hawaii communities were forced to evacuate from wildfires that destroyed at least two homes as of Tuesday as a dry season mixed with strong wind gusts made for dangerous fire conditions. The National Weather Service said Hurricane Dora, which was passing to the south of the island chain at a safe distance of
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