The death toll continued to rise on Wednesday as landslides and flooding damaged homes and stranded thousands of people.
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U.K. Agency Issues Climate Change Warning Before U.N. Summit
With more extreme weather events expected to bring floods and droughts, the body urged world leaders to focus on mitigating the effects of global warming.
As Floods Ravage China, 14 Die After Bus Falls Off Bridge
The casualties come amid violent inundations in the country that have left a total of at least 29 people dead and displaced more than 120,000 across northern areas.
How Record Rain and Officials’ Mistakes in China Led to Drownings on a Subway
The deluge in the city of Zhengzhou revealed how China’s years of go-go construction had left its cities vulnerable to climate change.
How Record Rain and Officials’ Mistakes Led to Drownings on a Subway
The deluge in the city of Zhengzhou revealed how China’s years of go-go construction had left its cities vulnerable to climate change.
Hurricane Sam Strengthens to a Category 4 Storm
The fourth named storm to form in less than a week was forecast to strengthen Saturday night as it moved across the Atlantic Ocean.
‘They Are Manufacturing Foreigners’: How India Disenfranchises Muslims
Persecution in a remote Indian province spawned Modi’s new draconian citizenship law.
How the Netherlands is Avoiding River Flooding
Extreme rainfall is causing deadly and destructive floods globally. The Netherlands averted disaster this summer by creating flood plains.
The Latest News on Tropical Storm Nora
The storm, which was downgraded from a hurricane, battered western Mexico with rain and was also blamed for at least two injuries in Jalisco State.
Climate Change Contributed to Europe’s Deadly Floods, Study Finds
Warming increased the likelihood of the record downpours last month in Germany and Belgium and also made them wetter, according to a study.