Iraqi authorities temporarily closed Baghdad International Airport early Thursday due to a thick fog that has reduced visibility, the transport ministry said.
Rainfall has come as a temporary respite amid an unprecedented drought crisis, but it won't fix Iran's environmental woes.
Tehran’s reservoirs hold 55% less water than last year as Iran faces its worst drought in decades, prompting cloud seeding and water cuts across the capital.
Ethiopia's Hayli Gubbi volcano has erupted for the first time in recorded history, prompting alerts and monitoring by regional authorities.
A long-dormant volcano has erupted in Ethiopia’s Afar region, sending ash across the Red Sea toward Yemen and Oman.
Brazil’s COP30 secures a climate deal that boosts finance for vulnerable nations, despite clashes over fossil fuels and criticism of its weak ambition.
Turkey will host the COP31 climate summit in 2026 with Australia leading the negotiation process, a document released at the COP30 summit in Brazil showed.
Iran has appealed for international help to contain a massive wildfire tearing through the UNESCO-listed Hyrcanian forests, which have been burning for days.
Negotiators scrambled Friday to salvage talks at COP30, as oil-producing nations were accused of resisting any reference to a fossil fuel phaseout
Somalia declares a national state of emergency as worsening drought drives displacement, deepens hunger and overwhelms fragile humanitarian support systems