Weather Markets / Weather
Hurricane Agatha lashes southern Mexico with rain as record-breaking May storm
By Jose Cortes PUERTO ESCONDIDO, Mexico (Reuters) -Hurricane Agatha plowed into beach resorts on Mexico's southern Pacific coast on Monday,...
Read more
First hurricane of the eastern Pacific season approaches southern Mexico
PUERTO ESCONDIDO (Reuters) - The first hurricane of the eastern Pacific season strengthened on Sunday as it spiraled toward the...
Read more
Two more miners found dead in flooded Burkina Faso mine
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) - The dead bodies of two more missing miners have been found at a zinc mine owned by...
Read more
Ukraine’s embattled farmers running on empty as world faces food crisis
By Gus Trompiz and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) - After making it through the spring planting season, sometimes with the...
Read more
Ukraine looks for ways to get its grain out
By Pavel Polityuk and Silvia Aloisi KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine is seeking ways to get grain and vegetable oils out of...
Read more
Storms kill at least 8 in Canada, leave half a million without power
TORONTO (Reuters) -The death toll from powerful thunderstorms in Canada's two most populous provinces this weekend rose to at least...
Read more
Hundreds evacuated amid renewed flooding in South Africa’s coastal province
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Hundreds of people have been evacuated to safety after heavy rains once again hammered South Africa's coastal...
Read more
Powerful storm rips through Ontario, killing at least two
TORONTO (Reuters) - A thunderstorm that nearly packed the power of a tornado rolled through Ontario on Saturday killing at...
Read more
Spain swelters as temperatures soar above May average
MADRID (Reuters) - People waved fans, glugged water and splashed themselves at fountains in Spain on Saturday as the country...
Read more
Burkina Faso rescuers find no survivors in flooded mine’s rescue chamber
By Anne Mimault and Thiam Ndiaga OUGADOUGOU (Reuters) -Rescue workers have found no survivors in a rescue chamber deep inside...
Read more
Sandstorm closes schools, offices and halts flights in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A heavy sandstorm in Iraq, the latest of what Iraqis say is an unprecedented number to hit...
Read more
Poor workers bear the brunt of India’s heatwave
By Sunil Kataria NOIDA, India (Reuters) -For construction worker Yogendra Tundre, life at a building site on the outskirts of...
Read more
World could see 1.5C of warming in next five years, WMO reports
By Gloria Dickie LONDON (Reuters) - The world faces a 50% chance of warming of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial...
Read more
Ukraine calls for moves to unblock ports and prevent global food crisis
By Pavel Polityuk KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine's president said on Monday that trade at the country's ports was at a...
Read more
Indian states ready with plans to mitigate heatwave impact – official
By Jatindra Dash NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Some 80% of Indian states are prone to heatwaves and most have plans...
Read more
Severe dust storms in Iraq cause breathing problems for thousands – medics
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A series of dust storms across central and southern Iraq have led to thousands of Iraqis attending...
Read moreHeavy rain and floods in Afghanistan kill 22, destroy hundreds of homes
KABUL (Reuters) - Heavy rain and flooding has killed 22 people, destroyed hundreds of homes and damaged crops in Afghanistan,...
Read more
Malnourished kids crowd hospital as Ethiopia hit by worst drought in 40 years
GODE, Ethiopia (Reuters) - Malnourished children are flooding into the paediatric ward of the main hospital in Ethiopia's Gode city...
Read more
U.S. to provide $200 million in humanitarian aid for Horn of Africa, State Department says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States will provide more than $200 million in aid for the Horn of Africa to...
Read more
Human activity is leading to more disasters-UN report
LONDON (Reuters) - Human activity is contributing to an increasing number of disasters, with 350 and 500 medium-sized or large...
Read more