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Kazakhstan recently made headlines following parliamentary elections that were widely seen as strengthening President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's grip on power. He is expected to continue the country's balancing act between Russia, China, and the EU. Right now, everyone seems to want a stake in Kazakhstan. Here's why the resource-rich Central Asian nation is having a moment. 

Typhoons are becoming more powerful and harder to prepare for across Asia, here's how some countries are responding.

In Sudan, date palm trees are an economic lifeline for residents of Northern State. However, drought and successive wildfires in recent years have damaged thousands of trees, threatening the livelihoods of farmers across the region.

A search is under way for more than 20 people who may be missing after flash floods tore through Arizona’s Grand Canyon. More than sixty people were airlifted to safety. Heavy rains sent water surging down the steep, rocky terrain.

Wildfires sweeping across Europe this summer have intensified calls for urgent action to meet climate targets. The EU is placing some of its hopes on carbon capture and storage technology, which traps CO₂ and injects it deep underground. The technology is costly, but a new project in Denmark hopes to change that.

Tens of millions of people have witnessed the most significant solar eclipse since 1999.

It was visible across much western Europe - with a rare total eclipse witnessed in Iceland and Spain.

Extreme weather is causing worldwide destruction, from deadly flooding in Japan to devastating wildfires in the UK.

At least eight people have died after what authorities described as "unprecedented" rainfall hit eastern Japan, causing flooding, power outages, and travel disruption.

Many parts of Europe have also been affected. Since mid-July, wildfires have torn through Western Europe, forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes.

Meanwhile, firefighters in the West Midlands, in England, continue to tackle multiple blazes as extreme heat and dry conditions fuel fast-moving fires that have destroyed homes and forced residents to flee. Dozens of people have been treated by ambulance crews as emergency services respond across the region.

 total eclipse which will be seen by people in parts of southern Spain, North Africa and parts of the Middle East, on 2 August 2027 and is said to be the 'Eclipse of the Century'.

A solar eclipse happens when the Moon moves between the Earth and the Sun.

The sky darkens, and people in the right place may see the Sun's outer atmosphere, called the corona, glowing around the Moon.

At least 160 people are known to have died in massive flash floods and mudslides that engulfed a remote region on the Nepal-Tibet border. Hundreds more people, including travellers from many countries, are missing following the catastrophe.

The missing tourists include more than 100 from India, 54 from the US, and 33 from the UK, as well as more than 100 from Nepal itself, according to Nepal's tourist board. The area is popular with pilgrims and trekkers.

A devastating flood in Nepal and Tibet has left a trail of death and destruction. Torrential rains sent a wall of mud and debris crashing through communities with little warning. Geoff Bennett reports.

More than 150 fires spread in a single day across several of Algeria’s provinces, killing at least 12 people. Footage shows wildfires lighting up the night as fire crews race to contain the blazes before they spread further.

How did over one billion years of history go missing? In this episode of Crash Course Geology, we’ll tour the Grand Canyon and discover how geologists read its rocky layers like chapters in Earth’s biography. We’ll also explore theories about why some of those chapters have disappeared.

The Grand Canyon is considered one of the wonders of the natural world. Last Saturday a major flash flood tore through part of the canyon in the US state of Arizona. At least two people were killed, while several others remain missing. Dozens of visitors had to be evacuated by helicopter. The Grand Canyon attracts millions of visitors every year. So how did one of the world's most famous natural wonders turn into a deadly flood zone? We spoke with Grand Canyon researcher and expert Tom Martin, and with meteorologist Robert Rickey.

It's been a dreadful summer in parts of Europe, with more raging wildfires. More than 300-thousand people fled their homes in France and Spain. And that's despite having some of the best-equipped firefighters in the world.

The UK government is promising the country’s seaside towns greater control over their own futures, with calls for communities to have the power to “reimagine themselves” for the 21st century. Margate, on England’s southeast coast, is often held up as a model of how a traditional seaside resort can reinvent itself. Once known primarily for its beaches and tourism, the town has undergone a transformation as new businesses, artists and visitors have helped reshape its identity.

The small Pacific nation of Palau has largely escaped the mass coral bleaching events that have devastated major reef systems like Australia’s Great Barrier Reef because its reefs are unusually resistant to heat.

As global temperatures soar, Palau is now cultivating “super coral” in a bid to help reefs withstand a warming climate.

Scientists believe this technology could be the best chance to save the world’s coral reefs.

Rescue workers in Colombia are working against the clock to free survivors trapped in buildings and under rubble following Monday's powerful earthquake.

More than 240 people have been confirmed dead - most in the cities of Cali and Pereira.

The magnitude 7.4 quake struck at 07:34 local time and was felt across an enormous area, stretching for hundreds of miles across western Colombia - with fresh aftershocks still being felt the following day.

A state of emergency has been declared by President Abelardo de la Espriella. Giving an update from Pereira, one of the worst hit cities, President Espriella said as well as those killed, thousands had been injured, and hundreds remain missing.

Parts of the UK are experiencing their fifth heatwave of the summer.

It's raising many questions about what's happening to the UK's climate and how prepared it is for rising temperatures.

In the latest of his in-depth videos, BBC’s Analysis Editor Ros Atkins looks at heatwaves - and how we explain them. Produced by Katerina Karelli and Tom Joyner.

The chair of the National Fire Chiefs Council, Phil Garrigan, said further high temperatures in the England weren't being ruled out.

"If we move into a sixth heatwave we need to be prepared and we need to be effective and certainly that focuses in on the role of fire and rescue services," he said.

The Met Office has said some areas of the UK will have the "first meaningful rain in a long time" this week.

El Niño is a natural weather pattern that begins in the Pacific Ocean.

The event developing in 2026 could be the strongest in living memory, according to the Met Office.

But what does it mean, and what will it affect?

Watch as Kilauea, Hawaii’s most active volcano, erupts.

Satellite imagery suggests a massive ice chunk breaking off a high-altitude glacier may have set off a chain reaction that unleashed torrents of water to flood areas of northern Nepal and southern Tibet on Wednesday.

“That sudden slippage released the equivalent amount of energy as detonating 950 tons of TNT explosive,” Matthew Cappucci of My Radar explained to PBS News.

The avalanche-like phenomenon — which did not appear to be linked to seismic activity — likely caused water from a glacial lake to surge into multiple river valleys in the region.

At least 160 people were killed in the subsequent flash floods and landslides in the area.  Hundreds more are reported missing.

From Croatia's Adriatic coast to Britain and Greece, wildfires are flaring across Europe during another intense heatwave. The fires are raising questions about how even regions once considered too wet or too cool for major wildfire risk are becoming more vulnerable. We speak with wildfire researchers Stefan Doerr and Lindon Pronto about what's driving Europe's growing fire threat and what it means for the continent's future.