Environment

US court asks DuPont to pay $1.6 million to victim of toxic contamination

Other legal suits in the pipeline will result in punitive damages against DuPont, say lawyers.

Oct 12, 2015

Indonesia: Hundreds of orangutans face evacuation as forest fire spreads

Thick smoke from forest fires is severely affecting the health of orangutans in the country.

Oct 10, 2015

Indonesia haze kills baby, chokes several infants as forest fires burn

Scores of babies in Indonesia have been admitted to the ICU due to haze-related acute respiratory infections.

Oct 10, 2015

Vulnerable 20: Twenty nations vulnerable to climate change seek action

Twenty of the countries most vulnerable to climate change, from the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan to the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu, formed a new group to press for tougher action to curb warming. Finance ministers from the 20 nations joined for the first time in Lima, Peru to form The Vulnerable 20, or V20.

Oct 9, 2015

Mexico: Popocatepetl volcano spews ash to produce stunning display

Mexicos Popocatepetl volcano erupted over several days, belching ash over Mexico Citys blue sky, authorities reported.

Oct 8, 2015

Indonesia: Drone footage shows devastating forest fires

A drone video released by environment activist group Greenpeace on Thursday (October 8) showed widespread forest fires and burnt peatland in Indonesias West Kalimantanprovince on Borneo Island.

Oct 8, 2015

Indonesia seeks help from Russia, Singapore over haze that kills '1 lakh people each year'

Greenpeace claims the Indonesian forest fires can release more carbon dioxide than the entire UK this year.

Oct 8, 2015

Guatemala: Dramatic drone video shows devastation left in wake of mudslide

Dramatic drone footage from Guatemala taken days after mud and rock engulfed the small town of Santa Catarina Pinula last week has emerged, revealing the extent of the devastation that killed more than 150 people.

Oct 7, 2015

Mexico: Colima volcano erupts again spewing smoke and ash

Mexicos Colima volcano erupted late on 4 October and continued on until 5 October spewing ash and smoke into the air, authorities reported.

Oct 6, 2015

South Carolina: Drone footage shows widespread flooding after unprecedented rainfall

Floodwaters inundating South Carolina after unprecedented rainfall have resulted in nine deaths, more than 500 road and bridge closures and hundreds of rescues of people trapped in homes and cars by the rising water, officials said on 5 October.

Oct 6, 2015

China: 4 killed as Typhoon Mujigae wreaks havoc

Typhoon Mujigae, the 22nd typhoon of the year, has wreaked havoc on south China, killing at least four people in Guangdong Province. The typhoon, bringing gales and downpours, made landfall in the coastal city of Zhanjiang in Guangdong Province at 2.00pm on 4 October, packing winds of up to 111mph.

Oct 5, 2015