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‘Water is life:’ Unexpected rainfall revives Iraq's historic marshlands

24 Apr 2019

Local farmers are counting their blessings after unexpected heavy rainfall at the end of 2018 caused the dams to overflow by early January and water came gushing back to the wetlands in southeastern Iraq.

Heat record in Germany broken again as mercury hits 41.5˚C

25 Jul 2019

The German Weather Service registered 41.5˚C in Lingen, in the west, which had posted 40.9˚C earlier in the day.

Video: Over 100 killed, millions displaced from floods in India, Nepal and Bangladesh

16 Jul 2019

Assam and Bihar have been among the worst hit. TV footage showed roads and railway lines in Bihar submerged.

Alpine climbing routes crumble as climate change strikes

25 Jul 2019

In the Mont Blanc range, a magnet for mountaineers in the summer, many popular routes up or through the peaks have become too dangerous to take because of the risk of falling debris.

You can have your plate and eat it too, says Polish inventor

01 Jun 2019

Taking a bite, the plate does not have much of a flavour. It calls to mind dry cereal flakes or maybe what you would imagine cardboard to taste like. But Wysocki says what matters is the tableware is biodegradable.

Youths rally across Europe in pre-vote climate protest

24 May 2019

From Lisbon to Oslo, children and Youths skipped school and voiced their anxiety about inheriting a warming planet with melting ice caps and worsening storms, floods and droughts.

Australia's ruling coalition elected to surprise third term

18 May 2019

Opposition leader Bill Shorten had earlier conceded defeat as the coalition came close to a majority in the 151-seat House of Representatives

Climate change is a battle for our lives: UN chief

01 Jul 2019

The world is facing a great climate emergency. Climate change is happening now, and it is progressing faster than it was predicted. The situation will only get worse unless governments world over act now with ambition and urgency, said UN Secretary General António Guterres.

12 killed as flooding, power cuts pile on misery for Karachi residents after rain spell

31 Jul 2019

Authorities said the deaths occurred largely due to electrocutions caused by ill-maintained power lines even as large segments of the city suffered hours-long outages that lasted up to a day in some areas.

VIdeo: Rain floods Al Ain as residents enjoy unexpected weather

19 Jul 2019

The rain was preceded by strong winds laden with dust, accompanied by lightning and thunder, as well as hailstone.

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