ENVIRONMENT

Locals who saw the waterspout off the Suffolk coast mistook it for a tornado.

India's iconic tiger Jai remains missing after more than 100 days.

More mammals, birds and plants were found in protected areas than outside.

As only about 60 vaquita porpoises survive today the ban is crucial to avoid extinction of the species.

Migaloo was spotted in Iluka in northern New South Wales and also off the Gold Coast in Queensland.

The historic journey began on 9 March, 2015, with the aim of promoting clean energy.

Extrapolated data from a new survey suggests a third of solar industry jobs have been lost in the last 12 months.

Thousands of homes near LA were evacuated wildfires raged in drought-parched canyons north of the city.

Five year drought in California means fires are spreading with ease say firefighters.

Hottest day ever recorded was 56.7C in Death Valley in 1913, but that figure is disputed.

Final leg of Solar Impulse flight could be most difficult, because it's too sunny

The Chinese army has been deployed to rescue stranded villages and provide supplies

Quartz crystals from Long Valley caldera reveal how gas powering supereruptions accumulates in just a year.

Patches of ground on Bely Island bubbles underfoot in what is believed to be a newly recorded phenomenon.

Heavy downpours cause havoc in Beijing and other parts of China, leading to some of the worst flooding in years

The UK is getting ready for some severe thunderstorms and some might have an ominous red tint.

Massive magma reservoir is growing beneath the Toba caldera - but we are safe for thousands of years

Asteroid impact would have burned huge oil reserves, potentially blocking 90% of the sun for years.

Scientists get unprecedented view of poorly understood process of caldera formation.

British Antarctic survey says glacier retreat may contribute to sea levels rising.

Geologists say Colli Albani has potential to unleash an eruption as big as Mount Vesuvius.

An aeroplane powered by energy from the sun has arrived in Egypt, its penultimate stop.

The fuel-free plane will now set off on the ultimate leg of the adventure tour to Abu Dhabi.

Gas pressure, rather than a surge in volcanic magma, appears to have caused uplift.

China was criticised for 'harming' coral reef ecosystems and interfering with traditional fishing rights.

Tectonic plates at subduction zone under Bangladesh have been building up strain for over 400 years.

The typhoon is expected to dump more rain on already flooded areas in and around Wuhan.

In one week, Wuhan received nearly as much rain as London gets in a whole year.

Report calls for better understanding of the environmental impact of death, challenging burial myths.