The death toll from a crowded ferry capsizing in Lake Victoria rises sharply to 207, as rescue workers find a lucky survivor. Although hopes were fading of finding any more survivors by day three of the search effort, workers rescued an engineer who had managed to locate a pocket of air in the vessel. The president declared four days of national mourning and said the government would cover the funeral... 

Is something extremely unusual happening to our planet? At this moment, Hurricane Florence is just one of seven named storms that are currently circling the globe. That matches the all-time record, and it looks like that record will be broken very shortly as a couple more storms continue to develop. Back in 2004, a Hollywood blockbuster entitled “The Day After Tomorrow” depicted a world in which... 

The bizarre story of Hurricane Florence just keeps becoming even more strange. The good news is that meteorologists are telling us that the storm is expected to lose intensity as it approaches the east coast, but the really, really bad news is that it is now being projected that Florence will slow down and finally stall just off the coastline. In a worst-case scenario, the Carolinas and Georgia could... 

Why is the number of earthquakes happening around the world increasing so dramatically? In recent days, we have seen very large earthquakes in Venezuela, Fiji, Italy and elsewhere. Here in North America, significant quakes have rattled Oregon, Alaska and the west coast of Mexico. As I reported on all of these important seismic events, it sure seemed like the number of earthquakes was rising, but I... 

Kostas Bakoyannis, the Governor of Central Greece Region, has declared a state of emergency on the island of Evia because of strong forest fires. According to him, at the moment local authorities are helping extinguishing the fire. The main fires are near the village of Kondodespoti; its residents have been evacuated. Also, residents of the neighboring village of Stavros have left their homes. 186... 

Multiple wildfires across Greece’s Attica region have claimed the lives of at least 60 people, firefighters say. With dozens of others injured, authorities have warned of further casualties and pleaded for an EU-wide response. Around half of the victims are from the village of Mati, a holiday resort on the east coast of the Attica region, just 30km from Athens, the local fire brigade said. Local... 

Torrential rains flooded again Mandra and Nea Peramos in West Attica, the villages that were stroke by flash floods in Last November and 24 people lost their lives. Scared and concerned Mandra residents see again rain waters rushing through the streets, covering large areas, and sweeping away cars, garbage bins and other items. A local told news245.gr on the phone ” The streams have swept away everything.... 

So first there was a plane carrying Saudis some 7 days ago catching fire and now a second Russian plane carrying Peruvians catches fire. That is just messed up! Perhaps those Russian airlines should be forced BY LAW to upgrade their planes and run a stricter maintenance service if they don’t do it on their own will. If there isn’t such a law then the Duma (Russian parliament) should issue... 

A large crack, stretching several miles, made a sudden appearance recently in south-western Kenya. The tear, which continues to grow, caused part of the Nairobi-Narok highway to collapse and was accompanied by seismic activity in the area. Now researchers are claiming that in millions of years the African continent could split two. In an article for the Conversation, Lucia Perez Diaz, Pa ostdoctoral... 

Residents in the cities of Ellicott and Baltimore scrambled for safety as heavy rainfall brought flash flooding to the area. Videos posted on social media show raging torrents of water deluging neighborhoods. A flash flood emergency was declared in Ellicott City on Sunday. Videos posted by locals show the city’s Main Street awash with muddy water. “This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY... 

A powerful dust storm and rains have hit Delhi, grounding flights, uprooting trees and bringing traffic on the city’s roads to a standstill, several days after an alert was issued over north India for a massive storm, New Deli TV reports. The storm, which had wind speeds of up to 70 kilometers per hour (45 miles per hour), demolished dozens of homes and destroyed power lines in northern Uttar... 

More and more inhabitants of Portugal’s Terceira Island are suffering from deadly diseases, especially cancer, at rates far out of sync with the rest of the Azores archipelago. Terceira is no different from the other islands, except in one thing. Russia-based video agency RUPTLY has carried out an exclusive investigation into this matter. Lajes Airbase The Lajes Airbase on Terceira Island has... 

Scientists have found a “highly unusual” particle enriched with uranium in the skies over Alaska’s Aleutian Islands. The source of the substance, which is typically used in nuclear fuel and bombs, is still unclear. The mysterious substance “containing a very small amount of enriched uranium” was found at an altitude of 7km (4.3 miles) above Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, according to a... 

Taiwanese authorities turned down Beijing’s offer to help with the search for missing people after the recent deadly earthquake, having rejected the move due to own high capabilities, the deputy minister of Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council said Thursday. “At the moment, we have adequate manpower and facilities in support of the rescue operation… We deeply appreciate their offer,... 

A 6.4-magnitude earthquake has struck the east coast of Taiwan, the US Geological Service (USGS) reported. The epicenter of the quake was reportedly just 1km deep, some 22km east-northeast of Hua-lien. A hotel in Hualien has collapsed following the earthquake, Reuters reported, citing the Taiwanese government. Images posted online appear to show the first floor of the hotel severely damaged, with...