Water
Honduran minister says new mining restrictions not retroactive
By Gustavo Palencia TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) - The Honduran government's recent push to sharply restrict mining will not apply to existing...
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Too much water? Argentina farm belt rains mark shift away from drought fears
By Maximilian Heath BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Heavy rains in Argentina's farm belt and expectations of more to come are...
Read moreTwo more flood deaths as Australia’s Queensland warns of severe storms
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Widespread flash floods unleashed by heavy rain in Australia's northeastern state of Queensland have killed two people,...
Read moreRussian forces unblock water flow for canal to annexed Crimea, Moscow says
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian forces restored water flow to a canal linking the Dnieper River in Ukraine to Russian-annexed Crimea,...
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Capybaras, marsh deer, anteaters flee Argentina wildfires; many don’t escape
By Matias Baglietto and Lucila Sigal PASO DE LA PATRIA, Argentina (Reuters) - Wildfires in Argentina's north are forcing local...
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Portugal may limit street cleaning, watering of green spaces as drought drags
LISBON (Reuters) - Facing a worrying winter drought, Portugal may have to limit irrigation of green spaces and use of...
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Ethiopia turns on the turbines at giant Nile hydropower plant
By Dawit Endeshaw ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) -Ethiopia began producing electricity on Sunday from its Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a...
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Cyclone Batsirai’s rains bring temporary relief to Madagascan water seller
By Christophe Van Der Perre SAMPONA COMMUNE, MADAGASCAR (Reuters) - Standing at the side of a highway in the south...
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World’s glaciers contain less ice than thought – report
By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) - Advances in satellite technology have revealed that the world's glaciers contain significantly less ice...
Read moreWestern Australian officials warn of catastrophic bushfire conditions
(Reuters) - Western Australian officials warned on Saturday of forecast "extreme to catastrophic fire conditions" as a large bushfire burned...
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Relief efforts ramp up in Tonga, more aid arrives
(Reuters) - Humanitarian aid to Tonga is ramping up after the airport was cleared of ash, making it safe for...
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Explainer-Wall of ice at Fukushima’s crippled nuclear plant
By Elaine Lies and Ju-min Park TOKYO (Reuters) - The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant said this...
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Some money services reopen in Tonga, drinking water the priority
By Kirsty Needham and Praveen Menon (Reuters) -Tongans queued for limited money services that were restored in the Pacific island's...
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New Zealand water ship unloads in Tonga as other aid trickles in
By Praveen Menon, Kirsty Needham and Tom Westbrook WELLINGTON/SYDNEY (Reuters) - Life-saving water supplies from a New Zealand navy ship...
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Planes, ships head for devastated Tonga as aid operation ramps up
By Praveen Menon and Kirsty Needham (Reuters) - The first aid flights reached Tonga on Thursday with more en route,...
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Tongans deafened by volcanic blast as they fled for safety
(Reuters) - When Tonga's Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano violently erupted, sending shockwaves and tsunami across the Pacific, the blast in...
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Argentine towns sizzle amid ‘hottest days in history’
By Juan Bustamante and Miguel Lo Bianco BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Cities and towns in Argentina and neighboring countries in...
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Mekong group urges better water management collaboration as record drought persists
BANGKOK (Reuters) - The inter-governmental Mekong River Commission (MRC) on Thursday called on China and mainland Southeast Asian countries to...
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Heavy rains leave Brazil indigenous group homeless again
By Leonardo Benassatto SAO JOAQUIM DE BICAS, Brazil (Reuters) - Three years ago, the collapse of the tailings dam at...
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Four beekeepers detained in protest at Chilean capital, police stung
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Four beekeepers were detained after protesting in front of Chile's presidential palace in Santiago on Monday, according...
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