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Indonesia returns 20 green sea turtles to the ocean after Bali smuggling raid

Indonesian authorities on the tourist island of Bali released 20 protected green sea turtles back into the ocean Tuesday after they were found and seized on an empty boat seemingly abandoned by wildlife smugglers fleeing a police raid.

Argentina briefly closes Iguazu Falls to tourists over El Nino

Fear of overflowing rivers forced Argentine authorities to temporarily block tourist access to the breathtaking Iguazu Falls on Monday, attributing rising water levels to the El Nino weather pattern.

WATCH: Tornado in Georgian Bay captured on camera

Northern Tornado Project says a waterspout was confirmed over Georgian Bay on Friday.

Storms cause 5 deaths in Mexico as flood risk eases in southwestern U.S.

Hurricane Simon pounded western Mexico with more wind and rain Monday after tropical weather systems caused five deaths and damage in Pacific coastal towns and resorts.

6.1 earthquake jolts southern Panama after Friday’s destructive tremors

A preliminary magnitude 6.1 earthquake hit southern Panama Monday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or property damage.

Hungary uses water from fish farming to revive drought-hit land

Fish farms in Hungary are teaming up with the national water authority to use the water left in the huge pools when the fish are harvested to help irrigate drought-hit agricultural land and parks.

Hurricane Simon pounds resorts and vulnerable towns along Mexico’s Pacific coast

Hurricane Simon was pounding Mexico’s Pacific coast as a Category 4 storm on Sunday, its eye remaining just offshore as its most powerful winds and rain slammed people living between the Sierra Madre and the ocean.

Isaias moves north into Appalachians and mid-Atlantic

As people in the Florida Panhandle and southern Alabama cleaned up in the wake of Isaias, the storm’s remnants brought heavy rainfall and the risk of flooding across the central Appalachians and the mid-Atlantic region on Sunday.

Puerto Vallarta boards up as Hurricane Simon hits Category 4 strength

Simon has strengthened into a powerful Category 4 hurricane as it barrels toward Mexico’s coast.

4 dead from storm as Isaias brings threat of flash floods across U.S. Southeast

Isaias roared onto the Florida Panhandle, ripping roofs off homes and condominiums, before it moved north Saturday, bringing torrential rain and the threat of flash floods and tornadoes across the Southeast.

Panama declares a state of emergency as powerful quake aftershocks rattle communities

Unnerved residents of rural Panama awoke Saturday on the streets as the aftershocks of two powerful earthquakes that roiled the country shook their communities for hours.

Farmers in this province call this harvest season ‘the worst crop we’ve had’ in more than a decade

Chuck Fossay has been hit hard by a year of extreme and unpredictable weather, which left the Manitoba farmer salvaging what he could from a challenging growing season.

Isaias makes landfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast as a dangerous Category 2 hurricane

Hurricane Isaias crashed into the U.S. Gulf Coast as a dangerous Category 2 storm on Friday, lashing communities with wind and rain and threatening to flood low-lying areas.

Two powerful earthquakes and multiple aftershocks rock Panama

Two powerful 7.7 and 6.6 magnitude earthquakes and a series of aftershocks roiled southern Panama on Friday, collapsing buildings near the epicentre and prompting evacuations nationwide.

One of the world’s wealthiest cities is enduring the world’s most polluted air. Here’s why

Singapore, one of the wealthiest cities in the world, has become the most polluted on the planet as it chokes under a blanket of thick, toxic smog caused by fires in neighbouring Indonesia.