Landslides and a tsunami destroyed the homes of about one-third of the population on a Solomon Island but lives were likely spared as residents with memories of previous disasters fled quickly to higher ground, officials said Tuesday.

Largest earthquake since Napier was the only major rattle in 12 months of stability underfoot, says GNS Science.

Lava flowing from a volcano in the Democratic Republic of Congo is threatening a population of endangered chimpanzees.

Extreme weather brings hope of end to decade-long drought.

It's been another year of wild weather across New Zealand with snow, hail storms and waterspouts all putting in appearances.

A lethal combination of soaring temperatures and high winds gave the New South Wales bushfire season a vicious jolt with more than 80 fires raging across the state.

There are a million questions one could ask the woman sitting on a Sri Lankan hospital bed, but for now only one matters: is she Padma Wawlanbokke?

Fiji will today start cleaning up and counting the cost after Cyclone Mick swept across the Pacific nation yesterday.

Was it just me or did the lady who was crying about her island going under water because of global warming seem fake?

Police and army experts say they're urgently checking the safety of about 1,800 bridges in northern England amid some of the worst storms ever recorded in Britain.