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As investigations begin into a Beijing inferno that killed at least 29 people, a rapidly ageing Chinese society needs to take a long hard look at itself.
Only by working together can the world hope to make a significant and much needed difference as the weather turns weirder by the day.
The loss of 132 lives when an Eastern Airlines plane crashed into a mountain in southern China calls for a thorough investigation.
- There were 39 people – 17 Chinese crew members, 17 Indonesians and five from the Philippines – on board at the time of the incident
- Two bodies were recovered by Chinese vessels, as President Xi ordered all efforts be made to search for survivors
A multi-nation search and rescue operation continues for dozens of crew members from the stricken ship.
Fishing boat with crew members from China, Indonesia and the Philippines capsizes south of the Maldives, though exact location and cause are unclear.
One city in Hainan recorded 41.5 degrees Celsius on May 6, the highest in the province since weather records began.
Forecasters have warned more heavy rain, thunder and high winds will hit more areas in southern and eastern China in the next few days.
The attempt to hide the true number killed at the iron ore mine in Hebei province has seen 20 people detained, including local officials
An elderly care centre partnered with the Beijing Changfeng Hospital since 2019 but neither registered the deal, Shanghai-based media outlets report.
Investigators vow to establish the cause and find those responsible for the Chinese capital’s worst conflagration in decades.
Families say they admitted their relatives for the residential and medical care: reports.
Most of the fire victims were elderly or palliative care patients with limited mobility.
Beijing Daily said the cause of the fatal blaze at the city’s Changfeng Hospital in Fengtai District is under investigation.
Agricultural users in the Hetao Plain area have been urged to plant drought-tolerant crops.
Researchers find a global shift from droughts that develop slowly to rapid-onset dry spells marked by quick loss of moisture from plants and soil, posing challenges for ecosystems and weather monitoring.
It is the eighth sandstorm to hit the Chinese capital so far this year, marking the most active spring storm season in a decade.
A new report from China’s aviation regulator reveals little detail, says probe is continuing.
China will have longer heatwaves, more floods and warmer seas this century, climate scientists warn.
The collapse at an open-pit mine in China’s Inner Mongolia, that has left five dead and around 50 missing, comes just as power demand is showing signs of a recovery.
A number of miners and vehicles remain buried after large-scale collapse in mine run by Xinjing Coal Mining Company, state media reports.
Glacial lake outburst floods – or GLOFs – threaten 15 million people around the world, including vulnerable populations in western China.
The 16-year-old was bitten after she jumped into the Swan River in Perth to swim with a pod of dolphins during an outing with friends.
Chinese and international researchers examined wildfires in North America and Southeast Asia for clues to the relationship between blazes and the weather.
Rescuers head to site of shallow 5.5-magnitude quake in mountainous area of Sichuan province prone to deadly temblors.
Mohe in Heilongjiang province hits minus 53 degrees Celsius, with cold snap expected to persist this week, bringing freezing weather to Yunnan province and plummeting temperatures to northeastern China.
