disasters
Nepal calls for help after nation-devastating quake
April 27, 2015The death toll soared past 3,700, even without a full accounting from mountain villages that workers were still struggling to reach two days after the disaster.
Read moreUN to EU: Take bold steps to rescue refugees
April 24, 2015Senior UN officials demand that EU leaders create sufficient channels for safe and regular migration.
Read moreStudy links Texas quakes to fracking
April 24, 2015Scientists have linked a swarm of small earthquakes west of Fort Worth, Texas, to nearby natural gas wells and wastewater injection.
Read moreWildfire is first of many more due to California drought
April 21, 2015"California water policy, water management, and infrastructure need to be changed: those systems were built in an old climate and the reality is, we're in a new climate."
Read moreToday in environmental history: Deepwater Horizon spills into Gulf of Mexico
April 20, 2015On this day in 2010, a BP oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, resulting in the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history.
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