Carnival, Royal Caribbean cruises delayed by Cyclone Alfred
Carnival Cruise Line’s Carnival Luminosa ship will be delayed returning to Brisbane, the cruise line told USA TODAY. “Given ...
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Wildfires and Droughts
Increased Frequency and Intensity In recent decades, wildfires have become more frequent and intense, a trend that can ...
Cyclone Alfred stalls off Australia's east, residents sandbag homes, transport, schools shut
Cyclone Alfred stalled off Australia's east coast on Thursday delaying landfall as officials shut airports, schools and public transport and residents stockpiled supplies and sandbagged homes against ...
Philippine defense chief warns allies will fight if China restricts flights over South China Sea
Australia separately protested last month after accusing a Chinese J-16 fighter jet of firing flares that passed within 30 meters (100 feet) of an Australian P-8 Poseidon surveillance jet in daylight ...
Residents prepare for the first cyclone in 51 years to hit the Australian coast near Brisbane
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Residents were stacking sandbags to protect low-lying properties Wednesday ahead of a tropical cyclone forecast to become the first in 51 years to hit the Australian east ...
First of 60,000 refugees from Bhutan arrive in U.S.
The U.S. has offered to resettle 60,000 of the estimated 107,000 Bhutanese refugees of Nepalese origin now living in seven U.N. camps in southeastern Nepal -- their home for the p ...
Carolina wildfire map: North and South Carolina enter state of emergency as residents evacuated
North and South Carolina enter state of emergency as residents evacuated - More than 175 fires have scorched 6.6 square miles ...
China Sends Ominous Warning With Warships Near Australian Coast
The Chinese naval task group continued in a westerly direction while transiting off Australia's southern coast.