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Flood affected villagers head to safe shelters in Dinajpur [image by: Morshedur Rahman]

Bangladesh Eliminates Post-Flood Disease Deaths

Kamran Reza Chowdhury 07/09/2017

Given the number of people affected, it is striking...

A caravan of camels loaded with sacks of raw salt travels across the desert near Tichit, Mauritania December 5, 2006. Credit: Reuters/David Rouge

Will the Sahara Desert Soon Cover Large Parts of South Europe?

Baher Kamal 05/09/2017

The Sahara is the largest hot desert on Earth,...

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What Earthquake Science Can Tell Us About North Korea’s Nuclear Test

Neil Wilkins 04/09/2017

Within hours of North Korea's latest underground nuclear test,...

A group of people are shuttled to dry ground in a trailer after being evacuated by boat from the Hurricane Harvey floodwaters in Houston, Texas August 29, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Rick Wilking

Tropical Storm Harvey Makes Landfall Again, Texas Death Toll Mounts

Ruthy Munoz and Gary McWilliams 30/08/2017

The storm that first came ashore on Friday as...

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The World Protests as Amazon Forests Are Opened to Mining

Beatriz Garcia 30/08/2017

Brazil opened thousands of kilometres of previously protected Amazon...

Rescuers carry a child who survived after a mudslide at a rubbish landfill in the Dar Es Salam neighbourhood, on the outskirts of the capital Conakry, Guinea, August 22, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Saliou Samb

Guinea Mudslide at Rubbish Dump Claims at Least Eight Lives

Saliou Samb 23/08/2017

The disaster followed landslides in Sierra Leone and Democratic...

Residents save belongings in floodwaters after a mudslide in the mountain town of Regent, Sierra Leone, August 14, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Ernest Henry

Nearly 400 Bodies Recovered from Mudslide in Sierra Leone

Christo Johnson and Umaru Fofana 16/08/2017

Dozens of houses were buried when a mountainside collapsed...