The Afar Triangle covers 136,956 square kilometres (52,879 square miles) of dry land and is home to a small Afar community that mines salt ... and bubbling sulfur springs make it uninhabitable.

CALCASIEU PARISH, La. (KPLC) - In September, it will be two years since former Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency at the Sulphur mines salt dome area near Sulphur. Since Jeff Landry ...

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In the wind-swept town of Khanke in northern Iraq, a fragile tree stands as a quiet symbol of resilience. Its slender trunk ...

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SULPHUR, La. (KPLC) - Officials say repairs have been completed on water lines in Sulphur and pressure is being restored. All City of Sulphur water customers are under a boil advisory following a ...

MANILA, Philippines — Kanlaon Volcano released over 5,500 tons of sulfur dioxide on the day of its explosive eruption on Tuesday morning (April 8), the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and ...

Iraq approved BP’s $25B contract to develop key Kirkuk oil fields. The Western megadeals may stabilize Iraq’s oil ambitions and play a role in softening Baghdad–Erbil tensions. The BP deal ...

Palestine kept alive hopes of reaching their first FIFA World Cup finals with a dramatic late comeback to beat Iraq 2-1 in Jordan. The victory on Tuesday, at Amman International Stadium in the ...

The harmful effects of climate change in Iraq are undeniable and will increase in the coming decades. Iraq is already experiencing more frequent and severe heat extremes and an agricultural ...