Typhoon Dolphin hits eastern China, more than one million evacuated
Dolphin, the most powerful tropical cyclone to hit China this year, made landfall with hurricane-force winds.
Dolphin, the most powerful tropical cyclone to hit China this year, made landfall with hurricane-force winds.
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Five elderly people have suffered non-life-threatening injuries, with three falling due to the wind in Japan.
Drone footage shows the remains of a submerged village re-emerging from Indonesia’s Karian Reservoir after a drought.
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South Koreans in Seoul cooled off with a silent disco pool party during a record-breaking heat wave.
Record-breaking temperatures in Slovakia and Austria as Italy places all of its 27 major cities on highest heat alert.
More than half of Americans told the AP-NORC poll that climate change is happening, a slight decline from last year.
Footage shows the moment a lightning strike hit a football player in southern Thailand, during a semi-final match.
Monsoon downpours cause floods and landslides as climate change and El Nino disrupt rainfall patterns.
After more than a dozen people died in recent forest fires, residents and experts try to prevent further tragedies.
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