Torrential Rains Bring Floods, Landslides to India
The monsoon season has led to dozens of fatalities.
Landslides and Mudslides
Climate Change Is Making Floods and Landslides More Likely, Study Finds
High-altitude regions will get more extreme rain than previously thought, making floods and landslides more likely, a study finds.
‘It Could Have Been So Much Worse’: Mountain Collapse Narrowly Misses Swiss Village
Fifty million cubic feet of rock came to rest just shy of Brienz and its schoolhouse.
Devastating Floods Leave More Than 120 Dead in Rwanda
Floods and landslides killed more than 120 people in Rwanda, according to the government. Most deaths were recorded in the country’s western and northern provinces.
New Zealand Declares State of Emergency After Cyclone Gabrielle
The cyclone battered most of New Zealand’s North Island and caused severe flooding, landslides and power outages.
New Zealand Floods: Rain and Flooding Batters Auckland
Auckland declared a local state of emergency as a devastating deluge prompted chaotic scenes, evacuations and power outages. “Steep roads just became rivers of water,” one resident said.
She Is Africa’s First Heat Officer. Can She Make Her City Livable?
Eugenia Kargbo remembers when Sierra Leone’s capital was greener and cooler, and is now trying to help the city combat rising temperatures.