Locals fear shops may run out of bottled water after a burst water pipe has forced five schools to close and may leave 40,000 homes without supplies. Yesterday, a burst water main at Bryn Cowlyd ...

The L.A. wildfires have coincided with a 16-fold rise in hospital visits for fire-related injuries, such as burns and smoke exposure. Although the smoke’s immediate effect has begun to dissipate ...

More and more, people are experiencing the climate crisis through water. Water cycle patterns are disrupted meaning rainfall or snowmelt arrives either too early or too late or with too big or too ...

Health hazards from soot and smoke blown indoors onto furniture and walls can linger for months, researchers say: “Wind will get through every crack.” By Hiroko Tabuchi Armed with two garden ...

Dwr Cymru have reported a burst water main that is affecting supplies to thousands of homes. The issue is at the Bryn Cowlyd Water Treatment Works, Dolgarrog. This is served by Llyn Cowlyd located ...

Los Angeles is already infamous for poor air quality. But the fires scorching the area now are sending up plumes of black smoke that pose threats to human health beyond that of standard wildfires.

Residents left with little or no water after a pipe burst and road collapsed have accused Thames Water of ignoring problems in the area for months. Water supplies have now been returned to ...

The plumes of smoke are even visible from space. Residents of many fire-prone areas—as well as those far downwind—have grown familiar with the orange, apocalyptic haze of wildfire smoke as ...

Along with the wildfires, residents must deal with other hazards: smoke and ash. Smoke is made of tiny particles. Smoke particles 2.5 micrometers or smaller in size — known as PM2.5 — are particularly ...

Residents have been left with little or no water after a pipe burst and part of a road collapsed. Twenty properties on Kidmore Road in Caversham Heights, Berkshire, have been affected. Local ...

North-west England's water company United Utilities has warned people to check their pipes for leaks, as sub-zero temperatures can cause them to freeze. Warmer conditions can also lead to further ...