May 2024

Magnitude 4-6 quake rocks S. Iran – agency

An earthquake measuring 4.6 degrees on the Richter scale hit Lamerd area in Fars Province, south of Iran, on Saturday, according to Iranian local authorities.

At least 300 houses were damaged in the quake, Iran’s state-owned news agency reported, cit…

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New US research shows pollen can change the weather

WASHINGTON: For the past two years, researchers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Global Systems Laboratory (GSL) have been developing the first pollen forecast of its kind in the U.S. The forecast can predict both the …

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Flash floods kill 153 people in Afghanistan

At least 153 people have lost their lives in Afghanistan’s northern Baghlan province in flash floods triggered by torrential rains, said Afghan Interior Ministry on Saturday.

Spokesperson for Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior Affairs Abdul Mateen Qa…

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