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Pakistan’s Lahore remained the world’s most polluted city, while visibility in parts of northern India fell to zero. Seasonal crop burning, low winds, and dropping temperatures contribute to toxic smog in these

National weather office AEMET has issued its highest possible alerts the Spanish provinces of Tarragona, Malaga and Valencia. Two weeks ago flash floods in Valencia and other parts of Spain killed more

An ongoing eruption of the Lewotobi Laki-Laki volcano on the island of Flores has caused dozens of flight cancellations to and from Bali, which is 500 kilometers away. International airlines have had

Several influential world leaders won’t be attending an action summit this week at the center of climate talks in Azerbaijan. High on the agenda is a deal to boost climate funding for

Much is at stake at the UN climate conference in Bakum yet Azerbaijan’s ruler is pushing ahead with investments in oil and gas. Critics often end up in prison or exile. In

Every year, Delhi celebrates the festival of Diwali by lighting fireworks, sending the Indian capital’s already thick smog to toxic levels. The government is under pressure to enact regulations to curb air

Fadoul Saleh, an elderly Chadian herder, is facing his worst year. Drought and floods have wiped out his livestock. How will he and thousands of others survive as the Sahel is hammered

The eastern province of Guantanamo has suffered severe damage due to the storm, which made landfall on Sunday. Electricity has been restored in Havana, but many residents outside the capital remain without

Beachgoing tourists and locals have been replaced by hundreds of mysterious black balls. Authorities have closed the two beaches as they carry out tests and remove the material. Two popular beaches in

Hong Kong authorities are scrambling to find out why nine monkeys – three of them endangered – died in a span of just two days at the city’s oldest zoo. Part of