"In this case, the energy released by the glacier flood was equivalent to the output of the world's largest nuclear power plant running at full capacity for 22 days," explains Aslak Grinsted.

As two of Earth's great tectonic plates slowly crash together, the Mediterranean Sea is likely to be wiped off the face of ...

Scientists have, for the first time, observed a massive glacial lake outburst in East Greenland, releasing over 3,000 billion ...

More than £40m has been announced to protect thousands of homes and businesses in Somerset. Ministers confirmed the ...

Conditions were so stormy, that the World Surf League’s kickoff event ... There’s also been reports of flash floods. Like at Waimea Bay, where the waterfall, a 3.5 hike through the valley ...

The states of Sarawak and Sabah, top oil palm growing areas, were among the worst-affected areas by recent heavy rains and ...

The Haj is one of the world’s largest religious gatherings and the ... Earlier in January, heavy rains and floods in Mecca and Medina created significant challenges for pilgrims.