(VOVWORLD) - US President Donald Trump declared Saturday that an emergency exists in Alabama and ordered federal assistance due to conditions resulting from Hurricane Michael, the 3rd-most powerful ever to...
(VOVWORLD) - Monster Typhoon Mangkhut slammed into the northeastern tip of the Philippines early Saturday, bringing torrential rains and battering winds
(VOVWORLD) - 195 countries met in Bonn, Germany, on Monday for the annual UN Climate Change Conference (COP23) to discuss a global plan to limit the global temperature rise, to end the 'Era...
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(VOVWORLD) -At least six people have been killed in the French Caribbean territory of St Martin after hurricane Irma tore through the region. Head of the region Eric Maire said it...
(VOVWORLD) - President Tran Dai Quang and Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Thursday sent separate messages to American President Donald Trump as hurricane Harvey hit Texas at the tail end of...
(VOVWORLD) - Sylvester Turner, Mayor of Houston, Texas enacted a new curfew on Tuesday to address security problems follwing hurricane Harvey
(VOVWORLD) - Hurricane Harvey in central Texas has killed at least one person and wounded a dozen, becoming the strongest hurricane to hit the US in 13 years
(VOVWORLD) -Experts say that rising temperatures will drive up global sea levels and the number of floods could double by 2050 submerging coastal cities and countries
(VOVworld) - The United Nations has appealed for 119-million USD assistance to 750,000 people in Haiti, which is affected by Hurricane Matthew
(VOVworld) - Disfigured kitchenware, stained and wet books and flash lights are among the items left behind by fierce typhoons that have hit the central region of the country
(VOVworld) - At Tuesday’s online meeting in Hanoi to discuss measures to deal with storms, Deputy PM Hoang Trung Hai asked provinces and cities nationwide to submit their plans by...
(VOVworld ) - Vietnam continues to be singled out as one of the world’s climate change hotspots. With its long coastline and low-lying deltas, researchers warn millions of people in the country...
(VOVworld) – Celebrations for American Independence Day, July 4th have been postponed due to hurricane Arthur, which has hit so far Northeastern states
A: Dear listeners, as the year enters its final days, everybody in the world including the Vietnamese seem to be getting busier and more in a rush. The hurried...
Floods, storms, earthquakes and other disasters forced at least 32.4 million people to flee their homes in 2012
(Swissre) - Swiss Re's latest study reveals that natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in 2012 caused economic losses of USD 186 billion and approximately 14,000 lives
Natural catastrophes caused 160 billion USD worth of damage in 2012, 60% less than in 2011, according to Munich Re, the world's leading insurer based in Germany
The death toll from accidents related to the storm has risen to more than 40 since Sandy made landfall on Monday on America’s East coast
(VOV) – Super storm Sandy swept inland US eastern coast Tuesday morning (Vietnam time), killing at least 13 people and affecting 1,500 kilometer long swathe