Hurricane Mitch leaves Nicaragua and Honduras devastated, and over 10, 000 dead

• Hurricane Mitch dumped as much as 65 cm of rainfall in a single day. • Thousands of landmines, laid during the nations' civil wars, have been scattered all over by floods and

Unprecedented depletion of corals threatens marine ecosystems in the tropics

Can the Indian economy cope with unusual weather phenomena?

After a year of droughts and famines, South Asia is bracing itself for La Nina, the other half of El Nine weather phenomenon which had wreaked havoc all over the world last year. Malaysia has already

El Nino's little sister La Nina is all set to bring rain in abundance to Australia, Indonesia and some other parts of Asia

Unusual weather conditions have led to fire outbreaks in several parts of the world, the latest being Florida

The fires raging in north Florida, usa, have had a devastating ecological impact. Firefighters are battling wildfires, aggravated by the El Ni

El Ni o, the warm ocean current in the South Pacific can do the incredible, it can slow down the rotation of the Earth

Thanks to El Ni o, east and central Africa is reeling under a deadly onslaught of killer diseases

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