In other parts of the West, evacuation orders were lifted in Colorado and Montana towns threatened by wildfires
Washington state Gov. Jay Inslee proclaimed a state of emergency Saturday for counties in the eastern part of the state
Damage was so great that it could not immediately be assessed. Japanese media reports said tens of thousands of homes were destroyed.
A new study has found permafrost at outposts in the Canadian Arctic is thawing 70 years earlier than predicted.
Due to excessively wet weather, Leduc County has declared a municipal state of agricultural disaster.
Lyndon Haskey said the water came alive with jackfish when he was checking a flooded pasture.
A massive landslide that was first discovered last fall blocked a waterway west of the Mackenzie River. Scientists say it's something that could happen more often in the territory as the climate warms up.
The Outer Hebrides are already suffering from the impacts of climate change including higher tides, longer storms and erosion.
The tsunami threat around the Pacific from a huge undersea volcanic eruption began to recede Sunday, while the extent of damage to Tonga remained unclear. Satellite images showed the spectacular eruption that took place Saturday evening, with a plume of ash, steam and gas rising like a mushroom above the blue Pacific waters.
An advocacy group has put a price tag on the heaving roads and leaning buildings ubiquitous to the Northwest Territories.
The blaze in forestry south of Loch Morlich near Aviemore has now been extinguished.
The suspected lightning strike in the Highlands also dislodged boulders the size of washing machines.
British Columbia has declared a state of emergency and thousands have been evacuated.
A devastating landslide in Papua New Guinea buried over 2,000 people, prompting the government to seek international aid amidst challenges posed by unreliable census data and the destruction of a main highway.
The word for it here is Schneemangel or snow shortage. There's a phrase for when the snow is plentiful too - das weisse Gold - white gold. It's a reflection of how many alpine communities depend on winter sports for their livelihoods. World Cup skiers will race on artificial snow this Saturday as the Alps see record high temperatures.
26 fires are burning in the Old Crow district but Yukon Wildland Fire says the community is not at risk
A 300-metre wide, 1,000-meter high rock slid into the sea causing the initial wave and more of the rock face is unstable.
Crews continue to work a 13-hectare blaze about 40 kilometres northwest of Haines Junction. The risk of wildfire is now considered 'extreme' in many parts of the territory.
Deadly floods in northern Chile left homes and roads destroyed.
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