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An old coal-burning power plant in China. Credit: Reuters

The Environmental Impact of a Coal Plant in Kenya Is Being Underplayed

David Obura 24/09/2017

Apart from the unfavourable economic and financing aspects for...

Hurricane Maria Devastates Puerto Rico, Kills at Least 32 in Caribbean

Hurricane Maria Devastates Puerto Rico, Kills at Least 32 in Caribbean

Dave Graham and Robin Respaut 22/09/2017

The second major hurricane to rage through the Caribbean...

Damaged electrical installations are seen after the area was hit by Hurricane Maria en Guayama, Puerto Rico September 20, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

Storm Maria Smashes Puerto Rico, Leaves a Trail of Destruction Behind

Dave Graham and Robin Respaut 21/09/2017

Homes were reduced to rubble and debris littered the...

Rescue workers search through the rubble for students at Enrique Rebsamen school after an earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico, September 20, 2017. Credit: Reuters

Legendary ‘Mole’ Rescuers Heroes Again on Mexico City Home Turf

Anthony Esposito and Lizbeth Diaz 21/09/2017

The moles, Topos in Spanish, formed as a volunteer...

A rescue worker attempts to secure the perimeter of a building toppled by the Sept. 19, 2017 earthquake, to keep former residents from trying to get inside – something that has happened in many buildings knocked down or badly damaged by the quake in Mexico City. Credit: Emilio Gody/IPS

Earthquake Leaves Mexico’s Disaster Response System Struggling to Keep Up

Emilio Godoy 21/09/2017

Although basic public services have been restored, economic, commercial...

Hurricane Maria which bore down menacingly on the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Tuesday after devastating the tiny island nation of Dominica and Hurricane Jose (top) both are seen in the Atlantic Ocean in this NOAA's GOES East satellite image taken at 21:45 p.m. EDT on September 19, 2017 (0145 UTC, September 20, 2017). Photo Credit: NASA/NOAA GOES Project/Handout via Reuters

Hurricane Maria Headed for St. Croix, Puerto Rico After Devastating Dominica

Alvin Baez and Robin Respaut 20/09/2017

Maria, a rare Category 5 storm at the top...

Army soldiers from the 602nd Area Support Medical Company gather on a beach as they await transport on a Navy landing craft while evacuating in advance of Hurricane Maria, in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands September 17, 2017. Credit: Reuters

Hurricane Maria Seen Strengthening Into a Major Hurricane

Frank McGurty 18/09/2017

Maria's strength was building as it approached the Lesser...