ENVIRONMENT

US Geological Survey issues "short statement regarding recent rumours" about Yellowstone.

More than two months' worth of rain fell in two hours on Long Island, causing flash flooding.

Wind power generated 17% of the UK's energy mix last Sunday (10 August).

Latest government figures rubbish fracking lobby group's claims that 57% of UK support it.

Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research say extreme weather caused by trapped atmospheric waves.

Could Tian Tian's predicted panda delivery influence Scotland's referendum vote?

World Elephant Day is celebrated on 12 August and supported by over 65 wildlife organisations

CEO of Oasys Water explains how water from fracking can be recycled cheaply and easily.

Chile earthquake over 3,000 miles away caused Antarctica icequakes.

Over half of the population support fracking, according to UK Onshore Oil and Gas.

Roads closed, RideLondon cycle race curtailed, and music festival cancelled as Hurricane Bertha brings disruption across the country

Each recycled smartphone can protect 40 square miles of forest containing elephants, chimpanzees and gorillas.

50mm of rain fell in an hour cause flash floods and forecasters say more rain and high winds are on the way.

The Wildlife Conservation Society demands ivory stockpiles be destroyed and all markets shut down

Environmental study shows earth's oceans today contain about 60,000 to 80,000 tons of mercury pollution.

Photos show California wildfires that have burned over 100,000 acres in just a few days.

Scientists launch five year project to study Africa's volcanoes.

Hawaii to be served double blow as Julio and Iselle move towards islands.

Firefighters are battling the largest forest fire in Sweden's modern history.

Xiong Zhengfen, 88, rescued from earthquake debris as death toll jumps from 410 to 589.

Brown carbon present in wildfire smoke can contribute to overall global warming, study suggests.

Rural Fermanagh's opposition to fracking shows the UK-wide debate in microcosm.

Magnate Donald Trump vents anger on Twitter as American doctor who contracted Ebola returns to US for treatment.

Warning to shipping in Philippine Sea as Super-Typhoon Halong intensifies.

6.5-magnitude earthquake hist southwestern China - dozens reported dead

Twelve deaths confirmed, and dozens are missing, as landslide blocks Nepal's Sunkoshi river.

A shower of 300-600 mile wide asteroids helped form early Earth's geology says new report.

The impact of climate change will result in a wider temperature range of extreme events, according to research.

Early earth was battered by asteroids vaporising the planet's oceans, study suggests.