Wildfires sweeping across US West Coast raze more than 16,000 sq km of land
Trump slammed for denying climate change’s role in US wildfires
Donald Trump was challenged by Californian officials about his earlier comments that bad forest management, rather than climate change, was to blame for the wildfires along the US West Coast. On his visit to the state...
What will the ‘rule of six’ mean for businesses?
Social gatherings of more than six people are now illegal in England. People face fines of up to £3,200 if they do not abide by the new measure, which aims to curb an increase in COVID-19 cases.
Bolsanaro says the Amazon isn’t on fire – our pictures prove it is
Brazil’s president Jair Bolsonaro says it’s a “lie” to claim the Amazon rainforest is on fire. But as Stuart Ramsay reports, the rainforest is on fire – and in Para state alone there are...
Terrifying sandstorm sweeps through Turkey
This is not the sight you want to see when you open your curtains in the morning. In a scene at home in a disaster film, an apocalyptic-looking sandstorm was filmed sweeping through parts of Turkey’s Ankara province on...
Sandstorm sweeps through Ankara
A heavy sandstorm swept over Ankara province’s Polatli and Haymana districts, leaving at least 6 injured.
Natural disaster | 2,000yo Al-Bajrawiya ruins in Sudan threatened by rising Nile floodwaters
The Nile’s floodwaters have already killed 100 people and displaced hundreds of thousands, and they’re now threatening to damage the 2,000-year-old archaeological site of Al-Bajrawiya.