The Antarctic ozone hole has swelled this month to one of its biggest sizes on record, UN and US scientists say, insisting that the Earth-shielding ozone layer remains on track to long-term recover

"After the rain, there was a silence followed by terrible thunder and lightning," says 63-year-old resident Cristina Inga.

The Australian state of Victoria is on track for its hottest and third driest October on record, as the effects of a severe El Nino weather pattern take hold.

Indonesia's weather agency failed to predict that the effects of the El Nino weather phenomenon this year would be worse than in 1997, a senior minister said on Wednesday, as the government conside

All areas of Namibia have only a 25 percent chance of experiencing a wetter than normal rainy season, a 40 percent likelihood of a normal rainy season, and a 35 percent chance of below-normal amoun

Nakuru county has formed a team to deal with the expected El Niño rains.

It turns out that common chemical coolants actually lead to ozone depletion.

Strongest El Niño in decades, will have wide-ranging effects