Focus on Weather
Toll climbs to 8 dead, 21 missing after heavy rains in Brazil
The deluges in Brazil's southern state of Rio Grande do Sul have displaced approximately 1,400 people in more than 100 municipalities, the majority...
Mass fish die-off in Vietnam as heatwave roasts Southeast Asia
Hundreds of thousands of fish have died in a reservoir in southern Vietnam's Dong Nai province, with locals and media reports suggesting a...
Explainer: What’s causing the catastrophic rainfall in Kenya?
The devastating rains in Kenya are a result of a mix of factors, including the country's seasonal weather patterns, human-caused climate change as...
Kenya postpones reopening of schools as flood deaths near 100
Ninety-three people have died in the flooding in Kenya and that number is expected to rise after a boat capsized.
Philippines’ ‘dangerous’ heat hits schools amid power crunch fear
Energy reserves thinning after 13 power plants shut down as Philippines heatwave intensifies.
‘Everyone sits out’: Yangon parks offer heatwave relief
As the sun sets on another scorching Yangon day, the hot and bothered descend on the Myanmar city’s parks, the coolest place to...
At least 70 people killed by flooding in Kenya as more rain is expected through the weekend
The East African country has seen weeks of heavy rains and severe flooding in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, as well as in the country's...
Philippine settlement submerged by Pantabangan Dam reappears due to drought
It is the sixth time the nearly 300-year-old settlement has resurfaced since the reservoir was created to provide irrigation water for local farmers...
‘Extreme’ climate blamed for world’s worst wine harvest in 62 years
World wine production dropped 10 percent last year, the biggest fall in more than six decades, because of "extreme" climate changes: International Organisation...
