25 articles from SATURDAY 28.8.2021
US Gulf coast braces as 'extremely dangerous' Hurricane Ida approaches
Authorities in Louisiana and elsewhere on the US Gulf Coast issued increasingly dire sounding warnings Saturday as Hurricane Ida, a storm expected to pack powerful 130 mph winds, moved with unexpected speed toward the New Orleans area.
Researchers discover world's 'northernmost' island
Scientists have discovered what is believed to be the world's northernmost landmass—a yet-to-be-named island north of Greenland that could soon be swallowed up by seawaters.
Thousands rally to 'hug' Spain's dying Mar Menor lagoon
Tens of thousands of people formed a human chain around Spain's crisis-hit Mar Menor lagoon on Saturday in a show of mourning after tonnes of dead fish washed ashore, organisers and officials said.
Residents warned as Louisiana braces for Hurricane Ida
Weather forecasters warned residents along Louisiana's coast to rush preparations Saturday in anticipation of an intensifying Hurricane Ida, which is expected to bring winds as high as 140 mph (225 kph) when it slams ashore on Sunday.
Disease wipes out at least 20 wild bighorn sheep in quick succession in B.C.'s Interior
A disease outbreak is killing bighorn sheep and white-tailed deer near Grand Forks, B.C., and the number of dead is expected to...